Mini Hydroponic System
Hydroponics simulation model with Fischertechnik TXT Controller
For simulation and practical purposes I created this prototype including a re-circulating pump and sensors to study various hydroponic techniques more closely.
The prototype allows to automate the start and end of the re-circulation of the water to distribute the nutrients and allow all the plants to absorb them equally by means of a 5v submersible pump. It also has a lamp with 15 LEDs (12 red 3 blue) powered at 12v by a DC-DC 1A step-up source.
To obtain information on water quality, I measure its parameters (PH and TDS) with analog sensors connected to the inputs of the Fischertechnik TXT Controller and the temperature obtained by the I2C BME680 environmental sensor.
See also: Mini Hydroponic System v2
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