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Step 12Watering System: Step 4 moisture sensors
I first soldered a wire to each of two galvanized nails. This took a couple of tries but the secret is to scrape off some of the galvanized coating from where you want to solder with a knife. This helps the solder stick to the nail.
Next, hook the nails up to the breadboard and the breadboard to the arduino. Check out the pictures for a diagram. We connected the nails to analogue input 0 and used the pin 13 LED as an output.
Then be joyful and celebrate.
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Question for you about the moisture sensors. One nail was connected directly to +5V. And the other nail was connected to the Arduino analog pin (zero in your case) correct? In your video you can see how one nail has a red wire connected to it (I assume this goes to the Arduino). The second nail looks like it may have a black wire connected to it but it's not exactly clear. And you don't mention that it is getting power. You don't mention it in the video or describe it above, so I just wanted to make sure I understood how to do it correctly. Your diagram seems to show it is connected directly to power. Please confirm.
I love it. Can't wait to build my own. Great job!