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Arduino Aquaponics: EnvDAQ Upgrade with pH and Dissolved Oxygen
by IAquaponics on September 27, 2013
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Intro: Arduino Aquaponics: EnvDAQ Upgrade with pH and Dissolved Oxygen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Step 1: Wiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Step 2: Arduino Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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It's pronounced "Iowa Aquaponics".
Intro: Arduino Aquaponics: EnvDAQ Upgrade with pH and Dissolved Oxygen
One compliment we often hear about Environment Data Acquisition Shields (EnvDAQ) is the inclusion of a prototyping area so you can customize the board with other
sensors to suit your needs. And the most requested sensor suite we receive (and is included in the new Aquaponics Controller ) are pH and Dissolved Oxygen probes.
Unlike our standard kits, this configuration runs an Arduino Mega R3 in order to handle both probes.
Parts
1 x Arduino Mega R3
1 x Ethernet Shield R3
1 x pH Kit: Probe, Circuit and BNC
1 x DO Kit: Probe, Circuit and BNC
1 x EnvDAQ Shield Kit -or-
1 x Breadboard
1 x DHT-22
1 x 4.7k resistor
1 x LDR
1 x 10k resistor
1 x Bi-Color (Red/Green) 5mm LED
6 x 3-Pin Female Headers (We didn't have that so we used 3 x 10-Pin Female Headers)
8 x Male-Male jumper wires
Image Notes
1. pH Circuit and BNC
2. Dissolved Oxygen circuit and BNC
3. EnvDAQ Shield
4. Optional cable ties
5. RX and TX pins
Step 1:Wiring
Starting with a standard EnvDAQ Shield, insert the female headers in the prototyping area. The BNC header goes in the first row (Image 2: Right to left). Insert another
female header in second row, again right to left. This one is used for the bottom of the probe circuit - VCC, PRB, GND. Finally, place a female header in the next to last
row; the last row remains open for the jumper wire.
Solder the headers in place. Next, you need to solder the four adjacent pins on the header to connect the bottom of the circuits to the probes circuit header PRB(C) to the
BNC and from the bottom circuit GND(C) to the probe GND(BNC).
Insert the jumper wire into the appropriate holes and bend the tip to hold them in place. Make sure to bend the tips towards the header pin they connect to.
As an optional step you can use cable ties to keep everything nice and neat.
Finally, connect the other end of the jumper wires in the Arduino Mega pins.
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Image Notes
1. Start with the EnvDAQ Shield
Image Notes
1. 3 x 10-Pin Female Headers. The BNCs and Circuits only require three pins in
each row.
2. The pH probe circuit top. Note the header goes in the next to last row - the last
row is used for the jumper wire. From top-to-bottom the pins are RX, TX, GND.
3. The pH circuit bottom (left) and the probe (right) will use the first three pins (top-
to-bottom). The first and second rows (this time from top-to-bottom) are soldered
together underneath. The third row (top-to-bottom) is used for VCC.
4. The dissolved oxygen probe uses the last three rows (top-to-bottom). Again,
solder the first and second (top-to-bottom) rows together underneath. The last row
is used for the VCC connection.
Image Notes
1. Red - VCC
2. Green:
RX -> TX
3. Yellow:
TX -> RX
4. Black:
GND
5. Keep everything neat.
6. Screw terminals to make parts replaceable and extend them to various
enclosure surfaces.
Image Notes
1. From top to bottom: DO
VCC
PRB
GND
2. Top to bottom: DO
GND
TX
RX
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Image Notes
1. pH Circuit
2. Note the Serial #: 2
3. TX -> RX2
RX -> TX2
4. Solder the bottom of the female headers together: PRB(C) -> PRB(BNC)
and GND(C) to GND(BNC).
5. First row header
6. Second row header
7. Next to last row header.
Image Notes
1. DO Circuit
2. TX -> RX3
RX -> TX3
3. Solder the bottom of the female headers together. PRB(C) -> PRB(BNC) and
GND(C) -> GND(BNC).
Image Notes
1. pH Circuit and BNC
2. Dissolved Oxygen circuit and BNC
3. EnvDAQ Shield
4. Optional cable ties
5. RX and TX pins
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Step 2:Arduino Code
Arduino IDE: 1.0.3
Before we amend the code, lets discuss how it works. The Arduino communicates with the probe circuits over serial, with the circuits handling the grunt work making
sense of the probes. On a 60 second interval, we call each function to get the sensor data. The pH and DO functions read from serial until a specific sequence is found,
building on the preceding characters, formats a return string suitable to a GET request and returns the string. Finally, a request is made to the webapp.
To start, declare two input strings
// In the declarations, define two input strings
String phsensorstring = "";
String dosensorstring = "";
Next, we need to set two more Serial connections, but at a 38400 baud rate. To finish the setup we will reserve space for the input and sensor strings from the circuit.
// In setup(), start the serial outputs
Serial.begin(9600); // Standard Serial
Serial2.begin(38400); // pH Serial
Serial3.begin(38400); // DO Serial
// Still in setup(), reserve space for the sensor data
phsensorstring.reserve(30);
dosensorstring.reserve(30);
Just as we get the DHT and LDR values, two new functions are created to get the pH and dissolved oxygen values. They read from Serial to get the respective values,
create a return string formatted as a chunk of the GET request and then reset the sensor string.
// Get pH
String getPH() {
char phchar;
while (phchar != '\r') {
phchar = (char)Serial2.read();
phsensorstring += phchar;
}
String ph_reading = "&H=" + phsensorstring;
phsensorstring = "";
return(ph_reading);
}
// Get DO
String getDO() {
char dochar;
while (dochar != '\r') {
dochar = (char)Serial3.read();
dosensorstring += dochar;
}
String do_reading = "&O=" + dosensorstring;
dosensorstring = "";
return(do_reading);
}
The main loop calls each function on a 60 second interval and then sends a request to the webapp
void loop() {
// Get Temperature and Humidity
String DHTSensor = "";
DHTSensor = getDHT();
Serial.println("DHT: " + DHTSensor);
// Get LDR Reading
String LDR = "";
LDR = getLDR();
Serial.println("LDR: " + LDR);
// PH
String PHSensorValue = "";
PHSensorValue = getPH();
Serial.println("pH: " + PHSensorValue);
// DO
String DOSensorValue = "";
DOSensorValue = getDO();
Serial.println("DO: " + DOSensorValue);
// Send Data to Webapp
GAE(webapp + "adacs/arduino?" + DHTSensor + LDR + PHSensorValue + DOSensorValue);
Serial.println("");
delay(60000);
}
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The full Arduino sketch:
/*
The Environment DAQ (V2) Shield with pH and Dissolved Oxygen Probes.
*/
#include <SPI.h>
#include <Ethernet.h> // Ethernet Shield
#include <DHT.h> // DHT. Credit: Adafruit Industries
// Ethernet Shield
byte mac[] = { 0x90, 0xA2, 0xDA, 0x00, 0xA1, 0x90 };
//byte myIP[] = { 192, 168, 1, 15 };
//byte gateway[] = { 192, 168, 1, 1 };
char server[] = "http://www.myapsystem.appspot.com";
EthernetClient client;
// Makes it easy to change app names
String webapp = "http://www.myapsystem.appspot.com/";
// DHT-22
#define DHTPIN 3
#define DHTTYPE DHT22
DHT dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);
// Probe input strings
String phsensorstring = "";
String dosensorstring = "";
// DIGITAL PINS
int connectedOn = 6;
int connectedOff = 7;
// ANALOG PINS
int AmbientLDR = A0; // Light Dependent Resistor
// Sending DHT data
char temp_str[10]; // Temperature string
char rh_str[10]; // Relative Humidity String
void setup() {
// Start Serial Output
Serial.begin(9600); // Standard serial
Serial2.begin(38400); // pH serial
Serial3.begin(38400); // DO serial
delay(1000);
// Disable SD card if one in the slot
pinMode(4,OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(4,HIGH);
// Start Ethernet
Ethernet.begin(mac);
//Ethernet.begin(mac, myIP);
//Ethernet.begin(mac, myIP, gateway);
delay(1000); // Give Ethernet a second to initialize
Serial.println(Ethernet.localIP());
// Reserve space for the sensor data
phsensorstring.reserve(30);
dosensorstring.reserve(30);
// Start DHT
dht.begin();
// Set Pin Modes
pinMode(connectedOn, OUTPUT);
pinMode(connectedOff, OUTPUT);
Serial.println("Setup Complete");
}
void loop() {
// Get Temperature and Humidity
String DHTSensor = "";
DHTSensor = getDHT();
Serial.println("DHT: " + DHTSensor);
// Get LDR Reading
String LDR = "";
LDR = getLDR();
Serial.println("LDR: " + LDR);
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// PH
String PHSensorValue = "";
PHSensorValue = getPH();
Serial.println("pH: " + PHSensorValue);
// DO
String DOSensorValue = "";
DOSensorValue = getDO();
Serial.println("DO: " + DOSensorValue);
// Send Data to Webapp
GAE(webapp + "adacs/arduino?" + DHTSensor + LDR + PHSensorValue + DOSensorValue);
Serial.println("");
delay(60000);
}
String getDHT() {
float h = dht.readHumidity();
float t = dht.readTemperature();
if (isnan(t) || isnan(h)) {
Serial.println("Failed to read from DHT22");
} else {
float ftemp = (((9.0/5.0) * t) + 32.0);
String temp = dtostrf(ftemp, 3, 1, temp_str);
String rh = dtostrf(h, 3, 1, rh_str);
String dhtUrl = "Temp=" + temp + "&umidity=" + rh;
return(dhtUrl);
}
}
String getLDR() {
int ambientLDR = analogRead(AmbientLDR);
String lightUrl = "&mbientLDR=" + String(ambientLDR);
return(lightUrl);
}
// Returns the current pH value
String getPH() {
char phchar;
while (phchar != '\r') {
phchar = (char)Serial2.read();
phsensorstring += phchar;
}
String ph_reading = "&H=" + phsensorstring;
phsensorstring = "";
return(ph_reading);
}
// Returns the current Dissolved Oxygen value
String getDO() {
char dochar;
while (dochar != '\r') {
dochar = (char)Serial3.read();
dosensorstring += dochar;
}
String do_reading = "&O=" + dosensorstring;
dosensorstring = "";
return(do_reading);
}
void GAE(String link) {
boolean success = httpRequest(link);
if (success == true) {
delay(5000);
boolean currentLineIsBlank = true;
String readString = "";
char newString[100];
while (client.connected()) {
if (client.available()) {
char c = client.read();
//Serial.write(c);
if (c == '\n' && currentLineIsBlank) {
//Serial.println("Reached end of request");
while(client.connected()) {
char f = client.read();
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readString += f;
}
}
if (c == '\n') {
currentLineIsBlank = true;
} else if (c != '\r') {
currentLineIsBlank = false;
}
}
}
client.stop();
Serial.println(readString);
} else {
Serial.println("Not connected.");
}
}
boolean httpRequest(String link) {
// if there is a successful connection
if (client.connect(server, 80)) {
Serial.println("GET " + link + " HTTP/1.0"); // For dev mode
client.println("GET " + link + " HTTP/1.0");
client.println();
// Turn connected LED on
digitalWrite(connectedOff, LOW);
digitalWrite(connectedOn, HIGH);
return true;
} else {
// You couldn't make the connection
Serial.println("Connection Failed");
//errors += 1;
client.stop();
// Turn connected LED on
digitalWrite(connectedOn, LOW);
digitalWrite(connectedOff, HIGH);
return false;
}
}
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