Automatic Hydroponic POT

Automatic Hydroponic POT

A hydroponic system can grow plants and vegetables faster and year-round with an efficient use of resources. Plants grown this way usually yield more, require less space, and conserve soil and water. This system is an ideal solution if you are an apartment dweller who does not have an outdoor gardening plot. Throughout the growing process, one needs to control several factors such as lighting, water quality, air circulation, and more. Here we use Deep water culture (DWC) which is a hydroponic method of plant production by means of suspending the plant roots in a solution of nutrient-rich, oxygenated water. This method uses floating rafts to suspend plant roots into a pond of water often 8–12 inches deep. Since there is a relatively large reservoir of nutrient rich water for each plant, there is buffering for pH, EC, and temperature, which means these elements of the system won’t fluctuate undesirably. For oxygenation of the hydroponic solution, an airstone is added. This air stone is then connected to an airline that runs to an air pump. Sunlight is usually required for the growth of the plants but in hydroponics, it is supplemented with artificial lighting. The lighting has to be according to the plant’s type and requirement.

The Automatic hydroponic grow pot provides the following advantages:

  • Dimmable Plant Grow Light
  • Automatic Water feeder Pump
  • Reserve Water Tank with Low Level Alert
  • Adjustable Plant grow Settings
  • Wall Mount as well as Desk top placement
  • Also acts as wall decor
  • Fully Automatic Operation

Hardware Required

  1. AVR Micro Controller
  2. Soil Moisture Sensor
  3. LED grow Light
  4. Pump Motor
  5. Power Port & DC power Adapter
  6. Resistors Capacitors
  7. Diodes & transistors
  8. Buttons & Switches
  9. Electrical & Wirings
  10. PCB Board
  11. Base frame
  12. Water Tank
  13. Pipes & fittings
  14. Connectors
  15. Screws and Fitting

Software Required

  1. Keil IDE
  2. Express PCB
  3. C language

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