Use a capacitive soil moisture sensor (it’s corrosion-resistant). If using a resistive type, power the sensor only during readings (use a transistor or MOSFET controlled by Arduino).

This project implements a semi-automated plant watering system using Java and the Firmata protocol. It reads soil moisture data from a sensor and controls a water pump based on thresholds. The system ...

Halloween is about tricks and treats, but who wouldn’t fancy a bit to drink with that? [John Sutley] decided to complete his Halloween party with a drink dispenser looking as though it was dumped by a ...

If you’ve got a smart home, or you just want to know how soaked your garden is getting in the winter, you might want to measure rainfall. There are a bunch of ways to go about it, and this capacitive ...

This paper presents the design and experimental analysis of a novel, cost-effective, and robust soil moisture sensor based on a non-conventional Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) technique integrated ...

Abstract: Low hysteresis sensing is the development target of next generation moisture sensors. Porous polyimide (PI) sensors based on non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) method suffer from ...

Samsung's Note, A-series, and S-series devices include several safety measures. One of these safety measures includes an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance. Another one is built-in ...

The cloud seeding scheduled to be held on Wednesday in the national capital has been put on hold, given the insufficient moisture in the clouds. According to a statement issued by IIT Kanpur, the ...