BionicCactus

Robotic lighting and watering for house plants that's configurable through a simple web interface. Written in C++ for ESP8266 microcontroller using the Arduino framework and PlatformIO. Features include:

• Set desired soil moisture levels and watering frequency
• Set lighting schedule and control brightness
• Monitor water resevoir levels and recieve email notifications when it's time to refill
• Simple setup and monitoring through web interface
• Persist settings to flash memory

Software

Overview

Watering System Configuration

Installation

1. Install PlatformIO
2. Build and Upload

platformio run --target upload

To run in simulation mode with only the ESP8266 (no PCB connected) change Settings.hpp

#define SIMULATED false

to

#define SIMULATED true

3. See wiki for setup and configuration

Hardware

PCB and Schematics

Clone the KiCAD PCB Repository for PCB and circuit schematics.

3D Printed Components

• Robotic Gardening Planter Pot
• Light with Drip Tray
• Enclosure and Pump Bracket