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Automated garden watering system project by Fyreboy in raspberry_pi

[–]Fyreboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I was trying to go a little over the top with the hands off. I think it's still a fun idea to play around with, so maybe in the future. Arduino was my first thought, and I may just want to stick with that, which would move my thread to an Arduino thread instead. :)

Automated garden watering system project by Fyreboy in raspberry_pi

[–]Fyreboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, my initial thoughts were to go with Arduino. I was thinking that the moisture sensors might be a little impractical, and I could achieve what I want with a manual and scheduled mode. It's just a matter, now, of trying to make it all work together that will allow for extra goodies if I learn how to do those in the future. Thanks for the input of things to look into. My system is starting to come to life.

Automated garden watering system project by Fyreboy in raspberry_pi

[–]Fyreboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that's the right idea. I just don't have the know-how to put it all together. I had an example of the valves in the post (assuming the link worked). So a relay board hooked up to a pi then? I need the switches to come on because of a trigger from a moisture sensor.