Arduino Electrical Conductivity (EC - PPM - TDS) Meter

/*
  ElCheapo Arduino EC-PPM measurments
 
  This scrip uses a common USA two prong plug and a 47Kohm Resistor to measure the EC/PPM of a Aquaponics/Hydroponics Sytem.
  You could modift this code to Measure other liquids if you change the resitor and values at the top of the code.
 
  This Program will give you a temperature based feed controller. See Read me in download file for more info.
 
  28/8/2015  Michael Ratcliffe  Mike@MichaelRatcliffe.com
 
 
          This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.
 
 
    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program.  If not, see .
 
    Parts:
    -Arduino - Uno/Mega
    -Standard American two prong plug
    -1 kohm resistor
    -DS18B20 Waterproof Temperature Sensor
 
    Limitations:
    -
    -
 
    See www.MichaelRatcliffe.com/Projects for a Pinout and user guide or consult the Zip you got this code from
 
*/
 
 
//************************** Libraries Needed To Compile The Script [See Read me In Download] ***************//
// Both below Library are custom ones [ SEE READ ME In Downloaded Zip If You Dont Know how To install] Use them or add a pull up resistor to the temp probe
 
 
#include <OneWire.h>
#include <DallasTemperature.h>
 
 
 
 
 
 
//************************* User Defined Variables ********************************************************//
 
 
//##################################################################################
//-----------  Do not Replace R1 with a resistor lower than 300 ohms    ------------
//##################################################################################
 
 
int R1= 1000;
int Ra=25; //Resistance of powering Pins
int ECPin= A0;
int ECGround=A1;
int ECPower =A4;
 
 
//*********** Converting to ppm [Learn to use EC it is much better**************//
// Hana      [USA]        PPMconverion:  0.5
// Eutech    [EU]          PPMconversion:  0.64
//Tranchen  [Australia]  PPMconversion:  0.7
// Why didnt anyone standardise this?
 
 
float PPMconversion=0.7;
 
 
//*************Compensating for temperature ************************************//
//The value below will change depending on what chemical solution we are measuring
//0.019 is generaly considered the standard for plant nutrients [google "Temperature compensation EC" for more info
float TemperatureCoef = 0.019; //this changes depending on what chemical we are measuring
 
 
 
 
//********************** Cell Constant For Ec Measurements *********************//
//Mine was around 2.9 with plugs being a standard size they should all be around the same
//But If you get bad readings you can use the calibration script and fluid to get a better estimate for K
float K=2.88;
 
 
 
 
//************ Temp Probe Related *********************************************//
#define ONE_WIRE_BUS 10          // Data wire For Temp Probe is plugged into pin 10 on the Arduino
const int TempProbePossitive =8;  //Temp Probe power connected to pin 9
const int TempProbeNegative=9;    //Temp Probe Negative connected to pin 8
 
 
 
 
//***************************** END Of Recomended User Inputs *****************************************************************//
 
 
OneWire oneWire(ONE_WIRE_BUS);// Setup a oneWire instance to communicate with any OneWire devices
DallasTemperature sensors(&oneWire);// Pass our oneWire reference to Dallas Temperature.
 
 
float Temperature=10;
float EC=0;
float EC25 =0;
int ppm =0;
 
 
float raw= 0;
float Vin= 5;
float Vdrop= 0;
float Rc= 0;
float buffer=0;
 
 
 
 
//*********************************Setup - runs Once and sets pins etc ******************************************************//
void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(TempProbeNegative , OUTPUT ); //seting ground pin as output for tmp probe
  digitalWrite(TempProbeNegative , LOW );//Seting it to ground so it can sink current
  pinMode(TempProbePossitive , OUTPUT );//ditto but for positive
  digitalWrite(TempProbePossitive , HIGH );
  pinMode(ECPin,INPUT);
  pinMode(ECPower,OUTPUT);//Setting pin for sourcing current
  pinMode(ECGround,OUTPUT);//setting pin for sinking current
  digitalWrite(ECGround,LOW);//We can leave the ground connected permanantly
 
  delay(100);// gives sensor time to settle
  sensors.begin();
  delay(100);
  //** Adding Digital Pin Resistance to [25 ohm] to the static Resistor *********//
  // Consule Read-Me for Why, or just accept it as true
  R1=(R1+Ra);// Taking into acount Powering Pin Resitance
 
  Serial.println("ElCheapo Arduino EC-PPM measurments");
  Serial.println("By: Michael Ratcliffe  Mike@MichaelRatcliffe.com");
  Serial.println("Free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under GNU ");
  Serial.println("");
  Serial.println("Make sure Probe and Temp Sensor are in Solution and solution is well mixed");
  Serial.println("");
  Serial.println("Measurments at 5's Second intervals [Dont read Ec morre than once every 5 seconds]:");
 
 
};
//******************************************* End of Setup **********************************************************************//
 
 
 
 
//************************************* Main Loop - Runs Forever ***************************************************************//
//Moved Heavy Work To subroutines so you can call them from main loop without cluttering the main loop
void loop()
{
 
 
 
 
GetEC();          //Calls Code to Go into GetEC() Loop [Below Main Loop] dont call this more that 1/5 hhz [once every five seconds] or you will polarise the water
PrintReadings();  // Cals Print routine [below main loop]
 
 
delay(5000);
 
 
}
//************************************** End Of Main Loop **********************************************************************//
 
 
 
 
//************ This Loop Is called From Main Loop************************//
void GetEC(){
 
 
//*********Reading Temperature Of Solution *******************//
sensors.requestTemperatures();// Send the command to get temperatures
Temperature=sensors.getTempCByIndex(0); //Stores Value in Variable
 
 
 
 
//************Estimates Resistance of Liquid ****************//
digitalWrite(ECPower,HIGH);
raw= analogRead(ECPin);
raw= analogRead(ECPin);// This is not a mistake, First reading will be low beause if charged a capacitor
digitalWrite(ECPower,LOW);
 
 
 
 
//***************** Converts to EC **************************//
Vdrop= (Vin*raw)/1024.0;
Rc=(Vdrop*R1)/(Vin-Vdrop);
Rc=Rc-Ra; //acounting for Digital Pin Resitance
EC = 1000/(Rc*K);
 
 
//*************Compensating For Temperaure********************//
EC25  =  EC/ (1+ TemperatureCoef*(Temperature-25.0));
ppm=(EC25)*(PPMconversion*1000);
 
 
;}
//************************** End OF EC Function ***************************//
 
 
 
 
//***This Loop Is called From Main Loop- Prints to serial usefull info ***//
void PrintReadings(){
Serial.print("Rc: ");
Serial.print(Rc);
Serial.print(" EC: ");
Serial.print(EC25);
Serial.print(" Simens  ");
Serial.print(ppm);
Serial.print(" ppm  ");
Serial.print(Temperature);
Serial.println(" *C ");
 
 
/*
//********** Usued for Debugging ************
Serial.print("Vdrop: ");
Serial.println(Vdrop);
Serial.print("Rc: ");
Serial.println(Rc);
Serial.print(EC);
Serial.println("Siemens");
//********** end of Debugging Prints *********
*/
};