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Aug 07, 2023

Arduino Plant Watering Kit combines Nano RP2040 Connect with moisture sensor and submersible pump

You’ve probably seen a few plant watering projects based on Arduino over the years, and now the company has decided to launch its own Arduino Plant Watering Kit based on the Arduino Nano RP2040

You’ve probably seen a few plant watering projects based on Arduino over the years, and now the company has decided to launch its own Arduino Plant Watering Kit based on the Arduino Nano RP2040 Connect board and everything you need to get started to water your indoor plants.

Arduino Plant Watering Kit content:

Simply connect the moisture sensor and the water pump (through the relay) to the Nano RP2040 Connect board, insert the moisture sensor in a flower pot, and put the pump in a recipient filled with water. Once the hardware installation is done, you’ll be able to set up the automation and connect the kit to a custom dashboard on your phone. Plant watering can be automated with the moisture sensor, or you can check the humidity level through the app since the sensor data can be accessed from the Arduino IoT Cloud, and manually trigger watering if you wish. You’ll find instructions to get started on the documention website.

If you don’t feel like having the electronics in the open air close to a glass of water, Arduino also provides the files for a 3D printed enclosure so you can print the enclosure by yourself if you wish to do so. The results can be seen below. I haven’t shared the link on Printables because it returns a 404 error at this time…

Arduino Plant Watering Kit is available now and sells for $53 or 50 Euros on the company’s store.

Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.

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