Growerbot

solar-powered, wifi-connected, smarter gardens

luke

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Description

Growerbot uses open-source hardware and software to help people everywhere grow more food with less work. Our solar-powered soil sensors and irrigation controllers share data over wireless connections, allowing growers to monitor all of the most essential environmental criteria for plants. As more users share data, we'll be able to help predict crop disease outbreaks earlier, quantify the benefits of sustainable farming practices, and fundamentally advance our understanding of how best to grow food in the real world. And, maybe I'll even be able to keep my lettuce alive for more than a week!

Components

1 × 3D printed enclosure printed on a lulzbot taz v1 in abs
1 × .5 watt solar panel http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/05w-solar-panel-55x70-p-632.html?cPath=1
1 × arduino-compatible, custom pcb from fusion pcb
1 × wifi link electric imp, currently
1 × temperature and humidity sensor dht22 , aka am2302. http://www.adafruit.com/products/385

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Project Logs

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3D Printable Enclosure
luke • 08/13/2014 at 07:15 • 0 comments

Here’s stls’s for you to print your own soil probe enclosure!
Growerbot v1
luke • 08/13/2014 at 06:54 • 0 comments

Growerbot v1 wasn't as sleek as my newer versions: it ran off of ac power and has a very maker-esque aesthetic:) I recommend it for indoor gardening hacking: it directly controls 2 ac outlets, one for running a pump and another to supplement light.
Simplified Plant Monitor
luke • 08/13/2014 at 06:51 • 0 comments

Here's the simplest version I could come up with of an Arduino-based plant monitor, good as a starting point for hacking gardening: http://makezine.com/projects/potted-plant-protector/
Garduino
luke • 08/13/2014 at 06:48 • 0 comments

I made this project's first version several years ago; you can find step-by-step instructions and source files for garduino here: http://garduino.dirtnail.com/

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Build Instructions

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Step 1

populate circuit board. source here:
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Step 2

3d print enclosure body ( ), lid ( ), and soil probe tip (). i've successfully printed on both an ultimaker in pla and a lulzbot in abs; the abs should stand up to repeated use better.
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Step 3

program the arduino with the bootloader, as per