Week 3: substituting in a new component

We decided to improve upon the project by substituting the Arduino component. Using the ESP8266 NodeMCU, we can connect it to our phones, remotely control it, and monitor the sensors.

We started on the design poster and the project report as well.







This circuit above is the final design. It allows us to track the humidity, moisture and temperature levels using the ESP8266, and we can view them in real time using the Blynk app.








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