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Raspberry Pi 3 Home Automation Projects

You're reading from   Raspberry Pi 3 Home Automation Projects Bringing your home to life using Raspberry Pi 3, Arduino, and ESP8266

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781783283873
Length 226 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Shantanu Bhadoria Shantanu Bhadoria
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Ruben Oliva Ramos Ruben Oliva Ramos
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Items required for the project

The gardening system has three parts: the control system, the humidity sensor that measures the humidity content of the soil, and a separate irrigation mechanism that irrigates the plants as required. We will use low-power components for our system (other than the irrigation pump) so that we can run them 24/7 without worrying about energy costs and they will also give us the flexibility of powering our system with batteries.

Waterproof junction box

You probably have a garden outdoors. You might want to keep your outdoor electronics near your garden as well; it will help to have a junction box that protects your electronics from rain and similar acts of nature. You can use hot-melt glue or quick...

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Raspberry Pi 3 Home Automation Projects
Published in: Nov 2017
Publisher: Packt
ISBN-13: 9781783283873
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