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minus-squarefossilesque@mander.xyzOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agohttps://www.instructables.com/Soil-Moisture-Sensor-Raspberry-Pi/
minus-squareblackstampede@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoYeah, I’ve messed around with water sensors before. I just thought it would be neat to measure it via stress on the plant itself.
minus-squareLinkerbaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoAn RPI to measure moisture seems complete overkill. There’sESP Home for small sensors https://www.instructables.com/Building-a-Wireless-Soil-Moisture-Sensor-With-ESPH/
minus-squareAbsentBird@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoPi picos are pretty good for iot projects like that. ESP are more power efficient, but a pi can be more self sufficient. I think it depends on the project.
minus-squareLinkerbaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThe linked project recommended a Pi3 though.
https://www.instructables.com/Soil-Moisture-Sensor-Raspberry-Pi/
Yeah, I’ve messed around with water sensors before. I just thought it would be neat to measure it via stress on the plant itself.
An RPI to measure moisture seems complete overkill. There’sESP Home for small sensors https://www.instructables.com/Building-a-Wireless-Soil-Moisture-Sensor-With-ESPH/
Pi picos are pretty good for iot projects like that. ESP are more power efficient, but a pi can be more self sufficient. I think it depends on the project.
The linked project recommended a Pi3 though.
Ah, that’s just overkill.