Plant Watering Kit for BBC Microbit
This super fun kit combines two of our favourite hobbies:Â Forgetting to water the Plants and the BBC Micro:bit!
Make an automated Plant watering kit and learn to code the BBC Microbit at the same time!
The kit works by monitoring the moisture level in the plant pot soil. If the moisture level drops below a certain threshold, the water pump is switched on via a MOSFET transistor. The pump will run for a software configured amount of time and will then switch off.
Check out this Proto-PIC guide which has a step by step tutorial on how to get the most from your kit
Kit contains:
- 5 × Alligator Clip Wires
- 1 × Submersible Water Pump With Mosfet Driver Board
- 1 × 2xAAA Battery Pack to power the micro:bit
- 1 × 4xAA Battery Pack to power the pump
- 1 × Plastic Tubing
You will also need:
a BBC Microbit – we didnt include one in the kit to keep the price down, but if you need one you can get it here
2xAAA batteries,
4xAA batteries,
a computer with an internet connection,
a pen or pencil,
a piece of paper
some water (a medium to large size container to hold water)
a medium to large plant pot, … and of course a plant!
Note:
Cool plant pot NOT included! (but we can tell you how to make one if you drop us a mail!)
Simon Harvey –
Bought for my 11 year old to learn about programming. She loved it and cannot wait to get onto the next project.
Well written instructions and easy connections.