soil moisture sensor

Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor V2.0

February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 by piddler

Basic tutorial of how to setup a Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor with the Raspberry Pi via an ADS1115 ADC. PREREQUISITE: https://www.piddlerintheroot.com/analog-to-digital-converter/ CALIBRATION EQUIPMENT: Small cup of water CALIBRATION PROCESS: 1. Place soil sensor on dry surface 2. Run cap_calibration script, enter ‘y’ on first prompt 3. Place soil sensor in small cup of water 4. … Read moreCapacitive Soil Moisture Sensor V2.0

January 17, 2019November 17, 2017 by piddler

Basic tutorial of how to setup a soil moisture sensor with the Raspberry Pi. PARTS: RPI 3 – https://amzn.to/2VA9pQY 4 Amp Power Adapter – https://amzn.to/2CTptWu 16GB micro SD – https://amzn.to/2SFMwd3 120 pcs jumper cable: https://ebay.to/2VAb9cY Soil Moisture Sensors: https://amzn.to/2DfX5hs SCHEMATIC: CODE: #!/usr/bin/python import RPi.GPIO as GPIO import time #GPIO SETUP channel = 21 GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM) GPIO.setup(channel, GPIO.IN) def callback(channel): if … Read moreSoil Moisture Sensor