{"id":206,"date":"2018-10-17T05:56:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T05:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2018\/10\/17\/raspberry-pi-based-garden-monitoring-system-supplies-five-sensors\/"},"modified":"2018-10-17T05:56:22","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T05:56:22","slug":"raspberry-pi-based-garden-monitoring-system-supplies-five-sensors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2018\/10\/17\/raspberry-pi-based-garden-monitoring-system-supplies-five-sensors\/","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Pi based garden monitoring system supplies five sensors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oct 16, 2018 \u2014 by Eric Brown <\/p>\n

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On Kickstarter: SwitchDoc Labs\u2019 \u201cSmart Garden System\u201d is a Raspberry Pi and Grove-based environmental monitoring and plant watering system with sensors for soil moisture, sunlight, air quality, temperature, and humidity.<\/p>\n

Spokane Valley, Wash. based SwitchDoc Labs (SDL) has launched a more advanced, up to nine plant Smart Garden System (SGS) kit version of its earlier SmartPlantPi<\/a> kit. The Raspberry Pi based kit, which requires no soldering, is promoted as being an educational system for learning about gardening as well as the Raspberry Pi and IoT technology.<\/p>\n

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Smart Garden System prototype<\/b>
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\nThe SGS provides feedback on a the plants\u2019 environment, soil, and condition, and is capable of remote notifications and automatic watering. The SGS follows other Raspberry Pi based gardening kits that have launched this year including the <\/p>\n

BioControle<\/a><\/p>\n

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OpenMinder<\/a><\/p>\n

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Like the SmartPlantPi<\/a>, the SGS is being funded on Kickstarter. It surpassed its funding goal with 13 days left and is available for $115 with 3D printed stand and one plant sensor, or $175 with a kit that adds a Raspberry Pi 3 B+, 5V\/2A power supply, nylon standoffs, and pre-loaded SD card. There are also \u201cFull SGS\u201d kits with 4- or 8-plant extender boards starting at $255. Shipments are due in November.<\/p>\n

The kit attaches I2C connected sensors to the Pi via one of Seeed\u2019s unnamed, Raspberry Pi Grove connector boards. The final product will reduce the cable clutter seen in the images of the prototype:<\/p>\n

The basic SGS kit consists of:<\/p>\n