Automatic Plant Watering System
December 2024
In this project, I was tasked with creating a Automatic Plant Watering System (APWS) using Arduino hardware and Java. My goal was to use the Grove Board provided in the EECS 1011/1021 kit to communicate with the sensors, which included a moisture sensor for determining soil moisture levels, an LED which turns on when the pump runs, an OLED screen for displaying the soil moisture, and a stop button that shuts the program off if pressed.
Features
- Uses an arduino kit and external moisture sensor to detect plant moisture levels
- Automatically decides if the plant needs water based on detected moisture levels
- Displays live moisture data on a graph on the computer monitor
- Uses a water pump and water reservoir to adjust plant moisture levels accordingly
- Also makes uses of external OLED display to display real-time moisture levels
Code
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Hardware
- Grove Beginner Kit For Arduino (see here) - This will be how the robot is controlled
- Moisture sensor - This will give the robot moisture information
- OLED display - This will display the moisture levels
- Water pump - This will be used to water the plant
- Water reservoir - This will hold the water for the pump
- Jumper wires - These will connect everything
- USB cable - This will be used to connect the Arduino to a computer for programming
- Laptop - This will be used for programming the Arduino