Parts and materials
- Arduino Nano R3
- Arduino 4 Relays Shield
- Ultrasonic Sensor – HC-SR04 (Generic)
- PIR Motion Sensor (generic)
- LED (generic)
- Adafruit Standard LCD – 16×2 White on Blue
- DFRobot Gravity: Analog Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor- Corrosion Resistant
- RobotGeek DC Liquid Pump – Large
- Liquid valve
- Water Tank
- DHT22 Temperature Sensor
Necessary Equipment and Devices
- Soldering iron (generic)
Pertaining to this project
An upgraded IKEA portable wardrobe serves as the primary framework.
Styrofoam insulation was added, and a new shelf was constructed in the centre.
Three shelves follow these.
With a heating mat, the lowest one is mostly used for seed beginning.
The other two are used for plants.
An ABC pipe “furnace” circulates air, heats, and measures temperature and humidity.
Both temperature and humidity are determined using a DHT22 sensor.
A little 12V “squirrel cage” fan controls humidity.
The brain of the control unit is an Arduino Nano-compatible board.
To display all relevant metrics and status, there is an I2C LCD.
When someone enters the area, the IR motion sensor activates the LCD backlight.
There is an RTC relay clock that provides the system with a “day/night” reference through a digital pin.
To mimic actual conditions, the interior temperature has two setpoints for “night” and “day.”
For around 15 hours during “daytime,” the lights are left on.
Irrigation system: A two-pump block is connected to a rain (or snow)water barrel by an electric valve and a filter.
An ultrasonic sensor measures the level of the water.
For each zone, two capacitive soil moisture sensors separately monitor humidity and activate water pumps.
When the water level in the barrel reaches a crucial level and an LED flashes a “low water” alert, the irrigation is cut off.
Code
#include <DHT.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
#include <HCSR04.h>
#include <SandTimer.h>
#define DHTPIN 2
#define DHTTYPE DHT22
DHT dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27,20,4);
HCSR04 watersens(5,6);
SandTimer timersensor;
SandTimer backlightimer;
SandTimer pump1timer;
SandTimer pump2timer;
const int lowaterled=4;
const int venthum=7;
const int irsensor=8;
const int pump2=9;
const int heaterpin=10;
const int lightpin=11;
const int pump1=12;
const int timerpin=13;
int h=0;
int t=0;
int Soil1=0; //lower soil moisture sensor
int Soil2=0;
int settemp;
int daytemp=26;
int nightemp=23;
int timervalue;
int motiondetect;
int waterlevel;
void setup() {
dht.begin();
lcd.init();
timersensor.start(2000);
backlightimer.start(30000);
pump1timer.start(10000);
pump2timer.start(10000);
pinMode(heaterpin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(timerpin, INPUT);
pinMode(lightpin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(lowaterled, OUTPUT);
pinMode(venthum, OUTPUT);
pinMode(irsensor, INPUT);
pinMode(pump1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(pump2, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(pump1, HIGH);
digitalWrite(pump2, HIGH);
}
void loop() {
sensorcheck();
lowater();
settempset();
humidcontrol();
runheat();
runlights();
lcdprint();
lcdbacklight();
watering();
}
//===========Functions=============
void sensorcheck(){
if (timersensor.finished()){
h=dht.readHumidity();
t=dht.readTemperature();
timervalue=digitalRead(timerpin);
Soil1=analogRead(6);
Soil2=analogRead(7);
Soil1=map(Soil1,560,270,01,99);
Soil2=map(Soil2,545,270,01,99);
motiondetect=digitalRead(irsensor);
waterlevel=watersens.dist();
waterlevel=map(waterlevel,3,57,99,01);
timersensor.startOver();
}
}
void lowater(){
if (waterlevel<=3){
digitalWrite(lowaterled, HIGH);
}
else{
digitalWrite(lowaterled, LOW);
}
}
void watering(){
if ((waterlevel>=3)&&(Soil1<=24)){
digitalWrite(pump1, LOW);
// if (pump1timer.finished()){
// digitalWrite(pump1, HIGH);
// pump1timer.startOver();
// }
}
else{
digitalWrite(pump1, HIGH);
}
if ((waterlevel>=3)&&(Soil2<=24)){
digitalWrite(pump2, LOW);
// if (pump2timer.finished()){
// digitalWrite(pump2, HIGH);
// pump2timer.startOver();
// }
}
else {
digitalWrite(pump2, HIGH);
}
}
void settempset(){
if (timervalue==HIGH){
settemp=daytemp;
}
else{
settemp=nightemp;
}
}
void lcdbacklight(){
if (motiondetect==1){
lcd.backlight();
}
else if ((motiondetect==0)&&(backlightimer.finished())){
lcd.noBacklight();
backlightimer.startOver();
}
}
void humidcontrol(){
if(h>=72){
digitalWrite(venthum, HIGH);
}
else if (h<=65){
digitalWrite(venthum, LOW);
}
}
void runheat(){
if(t>=settemp){
digitalWrite(heaterpin, HIGH);
}
else{
digitalWrite(heaterpin, LOW);
}
}
void runlights(){
if (timervalue==LOW){
digitalWrite(lightpin, HIGH);
}
else{
digitalWrite(lightpin, LOW);
}
}
void lcdprint(){
lcd.setCursor(0,0);
lcd.print("T/H:");
lcd.print(t);
lcd.print("/");
lcd.print(h);
lcd.setCursor(10,0);
lcd.print("WL:");
lcd.print(waterlevel);
lcd.print("%");
lcd.setCursor(0,1);
lcd.print("Z1:");
lcd.print(Soil1);
lcd.print("%");
lcd.print(" ");
lcd.print("Z2:");
lcd.print(Soil2);
lcd.print("%");
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