In this tutorial, we will show how to use an Arduino to DIY a Garden Automatic Watering System. We will be controlling a water solenoid valve with an Arduino, to turn the water valve ON/OFF by detecting the percentage of the soil moisture through the soil moisture sensor. Once the percentage of the soil moisture […]

By design, the Plantmate Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor cable is 85cm long with a micro USB adapter. Some DIY users may want to extend the cable to fit their own project. Is it possible to extend the cable to 33-feet? Let’s find out if it is possible. The cable that I am going to use […]

In this project, we show how to use the ‘Plantmate DC 5V to 3.3V, 5V, 6.6-12.6V converter & Water Comparator Module’ to control the ‘Plantmate DC 6.6V Mini Water Pump with Water Sensor Plate’ with an Arduino UNO board. What’s the goal of this project? We are going to use this module to stop the […]

In this project, we show how to use the ‘Plantmate DC 5V to 3.3V, 5V, 6.6-12.6V converter & Water Comparator Module’ to control a DC 12V water pump’s speed and ON/OFF with an Arduino UNO board. Hardware: Plantmate DC 5V to 3.3V, 5V, 6.6-12.6V converter & Water Comparator Module’ 12V DC water pump Jumper wires […]

This is a simple method to DIY water sensor probes for the Plantmate DC Converter & Water Comparator Module. Material: Copper Foil  A piece of discarded credit card size plastic Wires Mini USB male connector (it comes with the Module) 3/16” Copper Foil Discarded gift card 2 conductor wires Mini USB male connector Tools: Scissor […]

Overview: Whether you’re a professional gardener or just a plant lover, it is ideally important to monitor your soil moisture level. In this tutorial, we are about to learn how to interface Plantmate Ⓡ Moisture Sensor with Arduino then display the soil moisture value in percentage (%) on an OLED display. Introduction to PlantmateⓇ Capacitive […]

Step 1: Hardware need for this project:   0.91-inch OLED Display Module 10 x Jumper wires (Female to Female)  Arduino Pro Mini 3.3V USB to TTL Serial adapter (Recommend this adapter “DSD TECH USB to TTL Serial Adapter with FTDI FT232RL Chip Compatible with Windows 10, 8, 7 and Mac OS X”) 0.91-inch OLED Display Module […]