Hardware for building a wifi-connected DIY monitoring/control system for a hydroponic crop
Success in hydroponic systems can be increased by having adequate control over a wide array of different variables. Having automated monitoring and control will mean faster reaction times and provide…
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Building a DIY control infrastructure for a hydroponic crop: Part one
Controlling an entire hydroponic crop using electronics is not a trivial task. This includes everything from the automated control of things like relative humidity and ambient temperature, to other variables,…
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Controlling pH in hydroponics using only electricity
The ability of plants to assimilate nutrients changes as a function of pH. This makes maintaining the pH of nutrient solutions within an acceptable range – most commonly 5.8 to…
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The best cheap sensor setup for relative humidity in hydroponic automation projects
I have written in the past about humidity in hydroponics, especially how accurately measuring humidity is hard due to problems with the sensors. In my experience during the past 5…
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Creating a robust pH/EC monitor for hydroponics using Atlas probes and an Arduino
A few months ago I talked about how you could build a simple sensor station for your hydroponic projects using an arduino (see here). However this small project used the…
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Five dos and don’ts for automated pH control in hydroponics
The pH is one of the most important variables to control in hydroponic culture as it plays a key role in the availability of different ions and their absorption dynamics.…
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A simple Arduino based sensor monitoring platform for Hydroponics
Last time I posted about automation I talked about how I use an Arduino to automate the monitoring and management of my home hydroponic system. Today I want to talk…
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Measuring ion concentrations in hydroponics using electronic tongues
One of the biggest problems in hydroponic research is the measuring of individual ion levels in hydroponic solutions. Right now there is no commercial solution for the accurate tracking of…
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Automated media moisture monitoring in hydroponic crops
Irrigation control is one of the most important things to control in a hydroponic crop. Irrigate too frequently with a media that has high water retention and your plants will…
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Automating a hydroponic system: Sensors and monitoring
Hydroponic systems benefit greatly from gathering more information as this gives the grower the ability to better diagnose problems and better understand the evolution of their hydroponic crops. Usually growers…
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