This is part of a little project to create a small hydroponics garden that can be placed in a window that uses flood drain style hydroponics The intention at this point is for the garden to be self contained and run from a solar charged battery pack, however providing for a hardwired version also especially during testing Once a base system has been tested I will post a parts list and other design information up as part of this repo.
- Small kitchen herb garden
- Bedroom window flower garden
- Office window plants
- A small and self contained window garden
- Easily accessable and easily cleaned reservoir
- Overflow prevention
- Use of cheap commodity parts
- Either mains or solar/battery powered
- Must be able to run a small pump
- Must be able to cope with real time for scheduling etc
- Must connect to a wifi network
- Must be able to sense water level in both the reservoir and bed
- Must be able to sense light (P2)
- Must be able to sense voltage for (P2)
- battery level
- solar input
- ESP8266 Microcontroller
- Water pump (get specs)
Apply Dave's razor, what are the minimum number of features/capabilities required for the current project intention to be realised? Intention for MVP - provide a development platform for testing the flood drain and timing capabilities. A basic working model that provides pump control and the minimum number of sensors for operation