SOIL MOISTURE SENSOR

The soil moisture sensor have two probes which is used

to measure the volumetric content of water in soil.
These two probes allow the current to pass through
the soil and then it gets the moisture value present in
the soil. When there is water present in the soil, there
will be less resistance and therefore soil will conduct
electricity. As a result, the moisture level sensed by
the sensor will be higher. When there is less water in the
soil, it will conduct less electricity and therefore resistance will
be more.

Technical Specifications:
 Input voltage – 3.3-5V
 Output voltage- 0- 4.2 V
 Input current- 35mA
 Output voltage- Analog/Digital
Pinouts of Soil Moisture Sensor:
 Vcc- Power supply
 A0- Analog output
 D0- Digital output
 GND- Ground

TTL SIM800 GSM MODULE:

SIM800 GSM module
used in irrigation system
project to interface with
the Arduino to send and
receive messages. As
basically is a modem, this
device is connected with
PCB to take different types
of outputs from the board.
It is interface the GSM module with Arduino and TTL output is taken. This quad-band
GSM module works on frequencies ranging from GSM 850MHz, EGSM 900MHz,
DCS 1800MHz and PCS 1900MHz. GSM modules also are highly compatible with
Arduino and microcontrollers. TTL SIM800 GSM Module is assembled in 24*24*3mm
size to fit almost every device be it smartphone PDA etc
Technical Specifications:
 Quad band based
 Required voltage -9VDC-12 VDC
 Power supply- switching regulator based
 Power required- 1 MA
  Operating temperature- -40 TO + 85-degree Celsius

Features of GSM 800 Module:

 Coding scheme- CS-1, CS-2, CS-3, CS-4 Tx power
 It consumes low power
 Equipped with audio channels that include a microphone input and receiver
output

Arduino UNO board

Arduino UNO is the cheapest and easiest to
interface microcontroller. This microcontroller
consists of 14 digital I/O pins and 6 Analog
pins. Arduino UNO microcontroller also
supports serial communication using the TX
and Rx pins. The biggest advantage of using
Arduino is that you can optimize and modify
the software and the Arduino board according
to your requirement.

Features of Arduino UNO

Arduino UNO salient features are:
 Microcontroller (MCU)                                            ATmega328
 Operating Voltage (DC)                                          5V
 Input Supply Voltage (External )                             6-20VDC (MAX)
 Recommended Input Supply Voltage (DC)            7-12V
 Number of Digital Input / Output (I/O) Pins            14
 PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) outputs                 6 (Pin 3, 5, 6,9,10 and 11)
 Input Pins (Analog)                                                 6 (A0-A5)
 DC Current (Max)                                                   40 mA (per I/O Pin)
 DC Current for 3.3V Pin                                         50 mA
 Flash Memory                                                        32 KB (ATmega328) ( 0.5
KB used by boot-loader)
 Clock Speed (Ceramic Resonator)                        16 MHz
 SRAM (Memory)                                                    2 KB (ATmega328 MCU)
 EEPROM (Memory)                                               1 KB (ATmega328 MCU)
DESCRIPTION

The Arduino Automatic Smart Plant

Watering kit is based on Arduino Uno which
has integrated into the mainboard of
microcontrollers, sensors and actuators, the
Arduino Smart Plant Watering system can
make your efforts to grow plants much
easier.

In this system, sensors are used to collect

data which can show you plant conditions
like moisture, temperature, humidity, light
intensity, etc. It is also can send a message
to inform how plants are doing through wireless communications. It will also watering plants
automatically when they are thirsty or at a pre-determined interval. Adding a RTC wil be set timing
watering and a 16 x 2 LCD will show the time and the soil moisture status.

The kit includes a pump, capacitive soil moisture sensors, water switch to redirect the water to up to 4
plants and pipes for the water to go through. Compared with the resistance moisture sensor, the soil
moisture sensor is made of a corrosion resistant material, which will provide a long service life.
Arduino Automatic Smart Plant Watering allows providing all your own smart plant monitoring system
with ease of use and unlimited options!

Arduino Automatic Smart Plant Watering system will be manage through a PC with a graphic user
interface. When powered the board after uploading the Arduino program , the board using up to the 4
soil moisture sensors to determine the soil level in the plant. The board will send the command to the
switch to open a specific channel for a specific plant that needs water currently (up to 4 plants at
once). Afterward, the board will send the command to turn on the pump and suck water into the
switch, the switch will separate the stream and will give just enough water for your plants. Then it will
close the pump and the switch and continue to check when does your plant needs water.

Specification:
Board power supply: 6~12V DC
Arduini UNO Micro controller: Atmega32U4
TTL SIM800 GSM module
Hitachi 16×2 LCD display
DHT 11 Temperature and Humidity sensor
SEN0114 Grove Soil Moisture Sensor
Terminal for interfacing a carbon rod(Soil moisture sensor)
Terminal for interfacing a motor or a solenoid valve
Potentiometer to set the threshold soil moisture value of watering
5 analog I/O ports, 6 digital I/O ports
Xbee slot (using Serial1)
Mirco USB
3.5mm screw terminal
Board dimensions: 61x52mm (2.4x2 in)
Board weight: 15g
Diving pump power supply: 3.5~12V DC
Pumping head: 220cm
Flow capacity: 100-350L/H
Power range: 0.5W-5W
Pump dimensions: 38x38x29mm (1.5x1.5x1.1)
Pump weight: 125g
Connecting Wires
Transistors
Power Supply
Relay
Resistors
Terminal Connector
Voltage Regulator
Packing List:
Auto watering control board x1
Enclosure x1
Moisture Sensor (SEN0114) x4
DHT11 Temperature and Humidity Sensor(DFR0067) x1
Water tube x4
Immersible pump
6xAA Battery Holder with DC2.1 Power Jack(FIT0141) x1
Mirco USB cable(FIT0265) x1
Screw driver flat head x1
Screw driver phillips head x1
DC adapter-Female x2
Cable x2          
Documents:
Wiki & External links
(Auto flower watering kit (SKU: KIT0003)）Sample Code and User manual（v2.2）
Schematic Circuit Diagram of Automatic Plant Watering & Irrigation System
DHT11 Datasheet 
Moisture Sensor Schematics
Schematic V2.0
Autowatering library (v0.1)
DHT library (v0.1)