Description

The EcoDuino Auto Planting Kit is the perfect kit to get started with plant automation. The kit contains everything you need to automate a plant watering system, including an EcoDuino control board, sensors, actuators, an immersible pump and more. Program the EcoDuino using the Arduino C programming language and grow your plants much faster and easier. DFRobot designed EcoDuino to register plant conditions, such as temperature, humidity, etc., and automatically water your plants based on the collected data.

Details

What’s included in the EcoDuino – Auto Planting Kit:

• Free Life – EcoDuino Control Board x1
• Enclosure x1
• Moisture Sensor (SEN0114) x1
• DHT11 Temperature and Humidity Sensor (DFR0067) x1
• Water-tube x1
• Immersible pump
• 6xAA Battery Holder with DC2.1 Power Jack (FIT0141) x1
• Micro USB cable (FIT0265) x1
• Screwdriver flat head x1
• Screwdriver Phillips head x1
• DC adapter-Female x2
• Cable x2

Key benefits of the EcoDuino – Auto Planting Kit:

• If you’re looking for a way to create an automated indoor plant watering system with Arduino, then the EcoDuino board is the perfect solution! The board is protected from water splashes, so it is safe to use beside your plants.
• The kit includes a series of microcontrollers, sensors and actuators, helping you collect data about plant conditions, such as humidity, temperature, light intensity, etc. The EcoDuino can message you and update you on the current state of your plants through wireless communication. 
• You can also set up the system to automatically water your plants based on the humidity level or at a specific time interval. You will need to manage your EcoDuino system through a PC with a graphic user interface.

Specifications:

• Board power supply: 6~12V DC
• Bootloader: Leonardo
• 4 Analog I/O ports, 5 Digital I/O ports
• Terminal for interfacing a Carbon rod(Soil moisture sensor)
• Terminal for interfacing a DS18B20 temperature sensor(Soil temperature sensor)
• Terminal for interfacing a motor or a solenoid valve
• Potentiometer to set the threshold soil moisture value of watering
• Xbee slot
• Micro USB
• 3.5mm screw terminal
• Board dimensions: 75 x 50 mm
• Diving pump power supply: 4.5~12V DC
• Pumping head: 200cm
• Flow capacity: 100-350L/H
• Power range: 0.5W-5W
• Pump dimensions: 38x38x29mm

The cool thing about the EcoDuino is that it is developed based on Arduino, which means you can program EcoDuino in an Arduino IDE environment and use any Arduino compatible hardware in your EcoDuino system.

The EcoDuino supports an Atmega32U4, so you won’t need to use an adapter.  Sketches can be uploaded via a Micro USB, just like Arduino Leonardo.  Another improvement is that the DS18B20 sensor is now directly supported. 

Specifications