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Description of the Automated Plant Feeder project
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= What we have = | = What we have = | ||
* peristaltic pumps (that are functional! [https://youtu.be/wCjZatDsfN0]) | * peristaltic pumps (that are functional! [https://youtu.be/wCjZatDsfN0]) | ||
* tubing of various sizes, and a couple of reservoirs that could be used | * tubing of various sizes, and a couple of reservoirs that could be used | ||
* power supply, harvested from the same machine | * power supply, harvested from the same machine | ||
* Arduino and 1sheeld | * Arduino and 1sheeld | ||
All are located in a bulk barn bag, which I have put back up in the storage area above the DIYBio area for now, though if we get started on | |||
= What we need = | = What we need = | ||
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* Your help! | * Your help! | ||
As many can probably tell you, I (Trevor) am pretty bad at actually getting to hacklab on a regular basis, as much as I would like to life seems to often get in the way. Nevertheless I don't want this project to sit around forever as I feel like it could be a useful addition to the lab. This is also a nice way of venturing into wetlab style / liquid handling activities, that may come in handy for users of the photography darkroom or diybio areas of hacklab. So it would be great if others who may be interested in this project could participate and help out, either in planning, building, or otherwise supporting the activity. | As many can probably tell you, I (Trevor) am pretty bad at actually getting to hacklab on a regular basis, as much as I would like to life seems to often get in the way. Nevertheless I don't want this project to sit around forever as I feel like it could be a useful addition to the lab. This is also a nice way of venturing into wetlab style / liquid handling activities, that may come in handy for users of the photography darkroom or diybio areas of hacklab. So it would be great if others who may be interested in this project could participate and help out, either in planning, building, or otherwise supporting the activity. | ||
* Perhaps some embedded sensors in the plant soil to measure water content / resistivity (like those at My Plant Link [http://myplantlink.com] - though I have a feeling that a resistivity sensor of some kind would work just fine, suggestions welcome) | |||
* A nice enclosure of some sort would be nice to house the final product - perhaps cut on the laser cutter, for coolness factor, and as it lives right around the corner from the plants. Yay lab things working with other lab things! :) | |||
= Progress to date = | = Progress to date = | ||
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= Deadlines to keep in mind = | = Deadlines to keep in mind = | ||
Should we wish to enter the 1sheeld competition (which, along with the shield, also provides a free year of access to codebender [http://codebender.cc/] to host any code developed for this project, and the potential of winning an arduino 3d printer), the deadline for that competition is June 16th. But even if we don't make it in, I think it's a worthy endeavour to make happen, particularly if it turns out to be a warm summer, to keep the plants happy. :) | Should we wish to enter the 1sheeld competition (which, along with the shield, also provides a free year of access to codebender [http://codebender.cc/] to host any code developed for this project, and the potential of winning an arduino 3d printer), the deadline for that competition is June 16th. But even if we don't make it in, I think it's a worthy endeavour to make happen, particularly if it turns out to be a warm summer, to keep the plants happy. :) | ||
[[File:Pumps.jpg]] | |||