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Automated Garden Watering using Arduino
by raghuandgoutham
How many times have you been "too busy" to water
your garden that it now looks like this. Well, not to
worry. Here, we have come up with a DIY solution so
that you can use your "busy schedule" to do
something more productive than watering plants. This
idea is very light on the pocket too and requires basic
knowledge of electrical engineering and programming
an Arduino.
The basic idea is that we make use of a soil moisture
sensor to sense whether the soil has sufficient
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moisture or not. If it has enough water, then the water
pump is not activated. But if there is a deficit of
moisture in the soil, the water level in the tank is
checked using a water level sensor before activating
the water pump. If the water level in the tank is low,
then the pump is not activated. An LCD is used to
indicate the moisture level of the soil, the status of the
pump, water level in the tank etc. Let's get right into
building it.
Step 1: Components Required

Arduino UNO

Moisture sensor (make sure it comes with LM393 driver)

Water level sensor

LCD display with I2C (A regular display can be but the program must be changed suitably)

AC water pump

Relay Module

Buzzer

4 LEDs (preferably of different colors)

Resistors for the LEDs (220 )

Step 2: Connections

Water Level Sensor to Arduino : GND to GND, +5V
to +5V, OUT to A0
Moisture Sensor (pre-connected to driver) : GND to
GND, +5V to +5V, OUT to A1
I2C LCD Display to Arduino : GND to GND, +5V to
+5V, SDA to A4, SCL to A5 (Also connect back light
supply pin to +5V)
Buzzer : + to D2, - to GND
LEDs : As shown is figure.
Relay to Arduino : GND to GND, +5V to +5V, IN to
D7
Connect the water pump to the AC source through
the relay output with normally closed configuration.

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Step 3: Programming the Arduino

The .ino file of the program has been attached. The program is written for the display we used which was a 16x2
I2C LCD. If you have any other display you'll have to make the suitable changes.

http://www.instructables.com/ORIG/FYE/LN43/IYOQ6GH3/FYELN43IYOQ6GH3.ino

(https://cdn.instructables.com/ORIG/FYE/LN43/IYOQ6GH3/FYELN43IYOQ6GH3.ino)

Step 4: Video To Demonstrate The Working

Sorry about the dog barking in the video...

https://vimeo.com/202403291

https://vimeo.com/202403573

Step 5: (Optional) Suggestions

Please feel free to comment below in case of any doubts.

And if you have any ideas and/or suggestions for us, don't hesitate to let us know! It will be greatly appreciated.

Hope you enjoy your gardening..:D

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