The Plant Pot
Intro: The Plant Pot
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a smart plant pot that can e-mail you once thirsty, hot/cold, sleeping etc. charge it like a cell phone, no prior gardening, electrical or programming experience required.
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update 8: wireless charging & solar skin 2.0 (in progress... follow for updates).
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update 7: pot2 - www.instructables.com/id/Pot2/
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update 6: www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Smart-Plant-pot/
update 5: new body proposal, stackable cubes
update 4: solar sking upgrade - https://www.instructables.com/id/Solar-Powered-Plan...
update 3: color change upgrade - https://www.instructables.com/id/Glow-a-Pot/
update 2: $4.50 wifi upgrade - https://www.instructables.com/id/Envolysis/
update 1 :The Plant Pot basic ( 9/16/2014 )
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what? think of me as a smart plant pot that can let you know about your plant's condition. with the help of a microcontroller and sensors, the plant pot alerts the user about the plant's condition. it is connected to the cloud, so the user can control the plant pot remotely from any browsing capable device.
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why? Plants are the building blocks of planet earth yet most people know very little about them. Or maybe you may be scared of not succeeding. some may just not have the time to always make sure their plants are healthy. Plants clean the air. They also naturally absorb negative energy in the air, giving off positive. So for a healthier planet, the plant pot is here to assure no plant fails.
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how? the plant pot is an open source, non-profit instrument. unlike mainstream electronics/products (needing constant yearly model changes), the capabilities of plant pot is assured to be always at the highest possible level by the end users. the end user can either collect my parts him/herself and put together the plant pot on their own or make a donation to the plant doctor team and get one shipped to them worldwide (either as DIY kit or finished product).
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the Plant Pot is happy to be here on planet earth, let's build !
STEP 1: Frame & Electronics
I can be made from many different materials. currently I am made out of a plastic pot. My planned upgrade is a custom made clay pot.
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Plant pot can be;
- hand made with clay
- cut out of existing plastic pot
- can be 3D printed (last step for updates)
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In my heart I am equipped with;
- cactus micro board with onboard wifi chip
- light, water, temperature & humidity sensors
- battery case (short pin 18650s) orbattery case (regular 18650s)
- rgb led module
- mini breadboard
- jumper cables
- 18650 batteries
STEP 2: Built in WiFi Plant Health Monitor
plant pot can be recharged/reprogrammed via usb. attached you can find the code.
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Green means every condition is as needed for the current plant/strain automatically through our online database. the end user simply enters the plant type and age on the webpage
Yellow means plant is sleeping (no light) or fault in the lighting system, if the light is off during ON stage.
Red means the plant is too cold or hot depending on the season.
Blue means the plant is thirsty.
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Once either of the sensors are triggered I can send an e-mail (tweet). The user can read my sensor data on the cloud.
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visit for more information on cloud data management / sign-up
STEP 3: Attention Needed !
cold
thirsty
asleep
alive & healthy
STEP 4: History
Plant Pot - made on earth . 2014
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STEP 5: 3D Printed Body
update coming soon..
the illustrator file, pot1_laser.ai is 6.35mm thickness design for the local cnc machine. it is much thicker than needed. 3mm should be perfect. will upload a thinner wall version soon.!
32 Comments
megamindkaamil 5 years ago
YogeshJ21 5 years ago
please help me as soon as possible beacuse my courier is on line
Akin Yildiz 5 years ago
BismillahM 8 years ago
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Akin Yildiz 8 years ago
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mikeghen 8 years ago
Nice tech!
Akin Yildiz 8 years ago
thank you for your interest
technochatter 8 years ago
Make a version 2.0 of this project:
Add a pH sensor to measure the soil pH and update status with IOT so that it notifies when to add manure or change the soil.Then it will be the perfect upgrade :-)
Akin Yildiz 8 years ago
great idea.!!
ShivankRules 8 years ago
Hi, Akin How you charge your 18650 li-ion batteries...instead of 18650 batteries I have purchased 3.7v li-ion battrey,
Akin Yildiz 8 years ago
18650 batteries are 3.7V li-ion.. which battery exactly did you get.?
there are many ways to charge them, but the simplest is a usb li-ion charger; http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-Durable-Rechargeable-L...
and also get a battery holder, these are for 18650s; http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=li-ion+charge...
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let me know which battery ur using and for what.? thank you for your interest !!
ShivankRules 8 years ago
hi Akin, thanx for the charger... I m 3.7 li-ion battery(attached a pic below) for the esp8266-01 module to upload data on thingspeak...i was confused for the charging of this battery....
ShivankRules 8 years ago
battery pic..
Akin Yildiz 8 years ago
this is a very different battery, almost like a cell phone battery. i'm not sure what the 3rd connection is for, usually for temperature (or battery level). you should find the + and - on the cables, probably the one with red line and black if there is any, and all you have to do is to connect those 2 cables to an appropriate charger (leaving the 3rd cable alone). where did you find that.? you can use the battery charger link i've sent you with this battery. it will work..
skr0013 9 years ago
Akin Yildiz 9 years ago
2.0 will address all these issues..
https://www.instructables.com/id/Smart-Pot-System/
and eventually the electronics will be built into the frame, never touching the plant/soil. I have read the article you've posted, it is very interesting. you can read my response on the other comment.
MasterLuke 9 years ago
Thank you for sharing this project! I love the desing and functionality. You have definitly won my vote with this one. If you are still looking for testers I would love to help out. I curently have one plant but I am planing to expand soon.
Thanks
Luke
Akin Yildiz 9 years ago
hello luke, I am sorry that I have missed your comment. I am in the process of 3D printing the bottom part area, once done I will let you know first.! thank you very much for your interest. I have uploaded a few new pictures and a video, you should check it out..!
MasterLuke 9 years ago
Thanks! and yeah they look great.
kkalemba 9 years ago