Smart Plant Tracker
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The Smart Plant Tracker helps you to take care of your plants, it tracks the temperature, the lights and managing the lights according to the environment, in addition and sends you a warning when the temperature isn’t correct.
Lets build one:
The Physical Setup - Steps 1-5
The Technical Setup - Steps 6-13
For result video download --> Smart Plant Tracker
For the code download --> CODE
Supplies
Circuit Playground Express Board
Blynk application
USB cable
Lamp stand
Aluminum foil
Duct tape
Decoration paper
Scissors
WIFI connection
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Duct the Circuit to the head of the lamp.
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Cut the Aluminum foil according to the arrows, 2 strips.
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Attach the Aluminum around the head and the stand according to the arrows.
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Decorate the lamp as you like, there is an example in the images below:
1. Cut the the decorating paper as the red line.
2. Attach the paper to the stand of the lamp using the duct tape. 4.3 Do the same to the lamp head. According to the images below.
The Physical Setup - Done
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Download the Arduino software to your computer.
https://www.arduino.cc
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Download the “Blynk” app to your smartphone.
https://blynk.io/en/getting-started
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set up a new project in the “Blynk” app and set it according to the images.
Copy the code to you Arduino software.
Change the “auth” variable to the authorization code in your “Blynk” app.
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Change the “ssid” and “pass” variables to you WIFI connection info.
Upload the code to the Circuit using USB cable.
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Enjoy the new Smart Plant Tracker.