<div dir="ltr"><div>I haven't gathered a huge amount of information, but what I have gathered so far is documented here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xuxKAHy3DJVmZk-Qmj4OfKzkg6ykFumVrg_ocUXG7zg/edit?usp=sharing">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xuxKAHy3DJVmZk-Qmj4OfKzkg6ykFumVrg_ocUXG7zg/edit?usp=sharing</a></div><div><br></div><div>I'll be adding information to it as I go along. After that, I want to come-up with a design that will at least work on paper before starting prototyping/experimenting. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 1:30 PM, Alan Secker <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alansecker0@gmail.com" target="_blank">alansecker0@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">Nice project.<br>
<br>
We would need to gather the spec for each device before anything else.<br>
How much info have you gathered so far.<br>
<br>
Regards<br>
<br>
Alan<div><div><br>
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On 04/03/16 10:14, Ishaq wrote:<br>
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I have a project I want to get input from you guys on. I want to develop<br>
an environment monitoring and watering system for an allotment.<br>
<br>
I already have solar power in the allotment and want to use that to<br>
power the rest of the project.<br>
<br>
The solution will consist of multiple sensor units, a controller and<br>
actuators to control the watering depending on various sensor inputs.<br>
<br>
The sensor units will be powered by small solar cells (I want to avoid<br>
using batteries or running power lines from a centralised source).<br>
<br>
The sensor unit will consist of a temperature and humidity sensor, a<br>
soil moisture sensor, a light sensor and a low power zigbee wireless<br>
transmitter. I am thinking of using an Arduino based microcontroller to<br>
control all the components on the sensor unit.<br>
<br>
The brains will consist of a zigbee hub Attached to a Raspberry pi. The<br>
pi will use the data from the sensors and use an algorithm to switch on<br>
relays that will control the flow of water through soaker pipes laid out<br>
on the ground.<br>
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The watering system will be gravity fed/powered from rain water tanks.<br>
<br>
Further, I want to use the data from the sensors to provide environment<br>
for reporting through a website, and possibly a camera to monitor and<br>
report visual activity.<br>
<br>
So that's what I have in mind. I've done some research on the components<br>
required, but it'd be great to get feedback from anyone that's done<br>
somthing similar before.<br>
<br>
I'm also interested in hearing about other folks experiences of IOT Tech.<br>
<br>
On 3 Mar 2016 21:52, "Alain Williams" <<a href="mailto:addw@phcomp.co.uk" target="_blank">addw@phcomp.co.uk</a><br></div></div><span>
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On Thu, Mar 03, 2016 at 05:40:50PM +0000, Ishaq wrote:<br>
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> 4. IOT / Home automation<br>
<br>
I have long said that to bring us together we need a project that we can<br>
collaborate on - IOT is sufficiently new, exciting & unknown that it<br>
might work.<br>
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