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Collecting sensor data in FarmOS using GrovePi and Node-RED

A simple way to collect data from sensors, like temperature and humidity and store it in FarmOS.

Solar powered off-grid pasture monitoring system with wifi access

This system was setup to allow me to monitor my bison in my fairly isolated ranch in southern Virginia from anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. It is solar powered and connected to the Internet via a mobile broadband device. Images are captured every 1.5 minutes from two webcams connected to a Raspberry Pi computer. Every hour a Python script on the Raspberry Pi places the past hours photographs in a zip file, and sends it to me in an email.

Open Pipe Kit- Sensor Data Collector

A Pipe is a device that directs the flow of data from a sensor to the place of the Pipe owner's choosing. With Open Pipe Kit it's easy to build Pipes, even for folks who don't program. That means a Pipe will be in the places where you can't always be and you'll always know what is going on. You can send data to Google Sheets, Farm OS, Adafruit.io, and many other places. Check out https://OpenPipeKit.github.io. for guides on building your first pipes.

Heated Greenhouse Table

Heated greenhouse tables serve two main purpose on the small market garden veggie farm. First, it offers a place with a fairly constant temperature to ensure high germination rates. Not too unlike the Sweat Box Germination Chamber (http://farmhack.org/tools/sweat-box-germination-chamber), However, this tool allows us to continue growing the seedlings under optimal conditions until they get a bit stronger. Secondly, we can get some onion plants out to the greenhouse to free up room in our seedling room. We start onions and greenhouse tomatoes under lights in the basement, then move them out to the greenhouse when we are ready to start heating the greenhouse/nursery.

Automated Irrigation Controller

Using a moisture sensor, an Arduino, and a valve we document how to create a simple, battery powered, irrigation controller.

chicken coop automatic controls

Still a work in progress This will allow you to automatically control artificial light in your chicken coop along with an actuator for a door.

Bpex, outside case

A box designed for outside sensors. Adapted to agriculture, it protects against rain but allow electronics to measure humidity, temp, gas... Designed with openscad to be 3D printable and fully parametric : size, thread size, angle... BPEX is for Boitier Parametrique Extérieur