Plant133

The original, simple web interface used to configure and control the Plant133 device has been replaced by a new interface based on the Svelte framework.

I wrote a  blog post on how to build a self-hosted Svelte interface for ESP32-based devices.  The interfaces can be very compact and work nicely.

I wrote a new blog post on Making Plant133 More Reliable.  It covers the fix of a bug in the PCB, and the most common part failures: pumps and moisture sensors.

Here is a recent example of a moisture sensor that failed due to corrosion.

I'm trying out a fix of sealing the edges of the sensor PCB with epoxy to see if that will alloiw it tor survive longer.

I also posted a brief note about 3D-printing fixtures for aligning stencils with PCBs when applying solder paste. This made board assembly much easier!