https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UII7ddvU4-8&feature=youtu.be a close-up of my garden showing springtails below wikipedia says they are the largest of modern hexapods that are not considered insects because they have internal mouthparts they are called springtails because they have an spring loaded appendage folded underneath them for jumping when threatened. that is the long...
READ MOREi spent a lot time about 2 degrees south of the equator where the days and nights are about the same length. the seasonal variations in the length of day light in the northern hemisphere has always thrown off my internal clock. the darkness in the day still confuse me...
READ MOREPart 1 Sensor Testing Hello World Arduino Side 1. Power Board 2. Press on Power Button 3. Plug in micro USB 4. Open Arduino IDE 5. In the IDE go to Tools Board and select “Arduino Mega Arduino Mega2560” 6. Go to Tools Port and select “usbserial-XXXXXXX” where...
READ MOREi enjoy looking at things i cannot see - such as concentrations of soluble solids in water. in such instances i really appreciate the power of visualization even more. we use atlas-scientific sensors often and the following tutorial is on how to use atlas-scientifics pH and EC sensors using a...
READ MOREdownload this pdf on how to setup library files on OS X! setting up OS X Arduino library
READ MOREand san mateo was the clear winner in a couple of gardens i help manage remotely. here in is san mateo oakland, chicago, milwaukee
READ MOREi have always enjoyed using 1-wire devices because i like that i can use multiple digital sensors from the same data pin. this was another fun document to write. here are further instructions on how to use a 1-wire temperature sensors with the v2 controller. the v2 controller has inbuild...
READ MOREi had fun creating this tutorial on how to update your v2 controller and linux applications the kernel files for this can be downloaded here
READ MOREsystem configuration once the sensors from the garden are connected to the v2 controller board, we are ready for system configuration. we will configure host names, time zones and wifi. at which point the raw data from the sensors should be ready for remote visualization through the api. configuring a...
READ MOREaquaponics uses bacteria to break down fish waste to grow plants without soil in a recirculating water system. smart aquaquaponics allows you to use your computer or mobile devices to visualize and control your aquaponics garden remotely. a typical garden is shown below: in this post we will looking at...
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