Ralph Yamamoto
Published © GPL3+

Outdoor Vegetable Garden Monitor and Maintenance Controller

Smart system to monitor and water the garden using the Onion Omega2+ with the IBM Watson IOT Platform.

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2nd Place
Onion.io Presents the Summer '17 Omega-thon
Top 5
Onion.io Presents the Summer '17 Omega-thon
Outdoor Vegetable Garden Monitor and Maintenance Controller

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Onion Corporation Omega2+ & Arduino Dock 2 Bundle
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12V Soil Humidity Sensor Controller
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DHT11 Temperature & Humidity Sensor (4 pins)
DHT11 Temperature & Humidity Sensor (4 pins)
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Adafruit Water Solenoid Valve
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Logitech HD Webcam C525
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Garden Misting System
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1/2 Inch Double Female Hose Connector
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1/2 Inch by 25 Foot Hose
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1/2 Inch by 10 Foot PVC Pipe
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Software apps and online services

Watson
IBM Watson
Arduino IDE
Upverter
Upverter

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)
Tektronix DMM

Story

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Schematics

Garden Controller Schematic

Code

gardenController.ino

Arduino
This is code to use the Arduino Dock to send measurements to the Omega2+.
#include <Adafruit_Sensor.h>
#include <DHT.h>
#include <DHT_U.h>

#define DHTPIN            2         // digital pin 2
#define photocellPin      0         // analog pin 0
#define moisturePin       1         // analog pin 0

#define DHTTYPE           DHT11     // DHT 11
//#define DHTTYPE           DHT22     // DHT 22 (AM2302)
//#define DHTTYPE           DHT21     // DHT 21 (AM2301)

// datatype for our sensor
typedef struct weatherData {
  float temperature;
  float humidity;
  int ambientLight;
  int soilMoisture;
} weatherData_t;

int photocellReading;
int moistureReading;

// dht object
DHT_Unified dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);

uint32_t delayMS;

weatherData_t sensorResponse;


bool getTemperature(DHT_Unified &dht, sensors_event_t &event) {
  dht.temperature().getEvent(&event);
  if (isnan(event.temperature)) {
    return false;
  }
  return true;
}

bool getHumidity(DHT_Unified &dht, sensors_event_t &event) {
  dht.humidity().getEvent(&event);
  if (isnan(event.relative_humidity)) {
    return false;
  }
  return true;
}

bool getLight() {
  photocellReading = analogRead(photocellPin);
  sensorResponse.ambientLight = photocellReading;
}

bool getMoisture() {
  moistureReading = analogRead(moisturePin);
  sensorResponse.soilMoisture = moistureReading;
}

// function to get the weather
// on success, updates the global sensorResponse obj
// on fail, does nothing and returns false
bool getWeather() {

  bool status = false;
  sensors_event_t event;

  // try to read the temperature
  if (getTemperature(dht, event)) {
    status = true;
    sensorResponse.temperature = (event.temperature * 1.8) + 32;  //convert to fahrenheit
  }
  else {
    Serial.println("Could not get temperature.");
    return false;
  }
  
  // try to read humidity
  if (getHumidity(dht, event)) {
    status = true;
    sensorResponse.humidity = event.relative_humidity;
  }
  else {
    Serial.println("Could not get humidity.");
    return false;
  }

  // read light sensor
  getLight();

  // read soil moisture
  getMoisture();
  
  return status;
}

// main responder to serial commands
// response encoded in JSON
void responder() {
  // read the weather sensor
  if (getWeather()) {
    String temperature = String(sensorResponse.temperature);
    String humidity = String(sensorResponse.humidity);
    String light = String(sensorResponse.ambientLight);
    String moisture = String(sensorResponse.soilMoisture);

    // encode output to JSON
    String response = "{\"temperature\":" + temperature + ", \"humidity\":" + humidity + ", \"light\":" + light +  ", \"moisture\":" + moisture + "}";
    Serial.println(response);
  }
  else {
    // send false
    Serial.println("false");
  }
}

void setup() {
  // start serial
  Serial.begin(9600);

  // initialize DHT sensor
  dht.begin();
  sensor_t sensor;
  dht.temperature().getSensor(&sensor);
  dht.humidity().getSensor(&sensor);
  delayMS = sensor.min_delay / 1000;
}

void loop() {
  // check for input on serial port
  if (Serial.available() > 0) {
    // read the input
    int inByte = Serial.read();
    delay(500); // small delay before responding

    // respond only if correct command is received
    if ((char)inByte == 'r') {
      responder();
      delay(delayMS);
    }
  }
}

Credits

Ralph Yamamoto

Ralph Yamamoto

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Comments

Awards
2nd Place
Onion.io Presents the Summer '17 Omega-thon
Top 5
Onion.io Presents the Summer '17 Omega-thon
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