Autonomous Plant Watering and Monitoring System

 During this week we mainly focused on building the outer design of the project. We decided to go with the plant pot because of various reasons. The plant pot ensures that the circuit is concealed and that it can blend with the environment. It is an efficient use of space to embed the electronics in the plant pot, which saves up space and reduces clutter The soil moisture sensor is directly in the soil to continuously measure the moisture levels. The LCD screens outside to show the statues of the plant and the sensors. The temperature and humidity sensor is on the outside to measure the levels, and the rest of the electronic components are hidden at the base of the pot.

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.

 Taking care of plants can often be challenging. People may encounter common problems such as under-watering or overwatering, which can waste water and even harm plants. This project designs a circuit that can optimise the water output autonomously and track sensor levels. The sensor levels can then be viewed in an app with real-time updates. All the components in the circuit will be inside a plant pot, with the LCD screen outside showing the statues of the plant. The picture above shows the original circuit design. We decided to improve upon it by adding the following changes:  - An LCD screen will show the status of the moisture levels and the pump's activity.  - An app to track the status of the sensors and the plant  - Temperature and humidity sensor  On the first day, we began coding the Arduino. It was wired to the LCD screen, the humidity and temperature sensor, and the water pump. The Arduino was programmed to detect dirt moisture levels and turn on/off ...

 - Since we made considerable progress in the first week, we decided that in the second week, we should get an early start with dividing up the work for the project report and the design poster. The 4 chapters of the project report were split between the 4 group members, while the design poster was divided between 2 group members. Also, we started to tidy up and tape up the circuit to make it look neat. And began to think of ways to hide the circuit using the plant pot We also decided to use the ESP8266 because it has a WiFi module. This would enable remote access and view the sensor levels using an app with real-time updates.