Physical Hardware & Smart Gadgets · Starter
The plant that texts you
A probe in the soil, a message on your phone when the plant is dry, and a pump that waters it if you would rather not get up.
- Parts
- $35
- Effort
- 5 days
You end up withA planted probe, a phone that gets the message, and a week of it working.
What you will use
- Adafruit STEMMA soil sensor
- Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W
- MicroPython
Grounded in
Adafruit STEMMA Soil Sensor$7.50 capacitive moisture sensor over I2C. The cheapest way into the track, which is why it is the Starter.
Enroll and build this — $950
You make the real choice at the end of week one.