The WiFi connection is not as reliable as I would have liked:-( So I’ll have to play with that a bit more. Eventually it should also display info about the running/upcoming program & station etc. It currently displays the hostname, the IP address and the current date/time. For now, it’s kept in place by two rubber bands -) I want to use the LCD to display status info. The WiFi dongle is inside the box as indented, but the LCD module did not fit:-( I might look at a higher version of that box eventually. So the current setup consists of the Pi, the OpenSprinkler Pi with a zone extension board, a SainSmart LCD Module For Arduino 20 X 4 with I2C daughter board and an USB WiFi dongle. I have both running here already, so it did not make a big difference -) So I settled on the Raspberry Pi as base-board. When I was ready, the BeagleBone Black was just on it’s way to the revision facelift. And in the end, it came just down to availability. I liked the `real OS’ setups better than the Arduino-like version. I looked a bit more into OpenSprinkler and especially into the different setups. When I saw Daniel’s setup Garden Automation, I knew that this is a setup I would like -) (Daniel is an organizer/marshal RobotGarden in Livermore, were I hang around once in a while.) We have circuits which would benefit from different patterns, from the normal lawn watering to drip circuits for some flower/veggie beds to some pots and even some soaker-hoses for trees.
Anything that is controlled by a 24VAC relay could be controlled by the OpenSprinkler Pi.Like Apple TV, Roku, and other set top boxes.Weather information is incredibly valuable to farmers.
Wide angle lens for cell phones clipped over the camera provides full room view.
Could remotely watch AND spray squirrels. When peaches were ripening I had a sprinkler here. Folks are adding lenses to take advantage of the excellent electronics.It has all the features of a standalone controller, but probably still good to start with hardware controller and add RaZberry for automation.It's like a jailbroken IOS device but the open aspect is encouraged AND it is inexpensive.Group from University of Cambridge wanted a truly personal computer without breaking the bank. Designed as an affordable computer for kids, to encourage programming like we had in the 90s.The Official Raspberry Pi Site – Greg’s Pi bookmarks – Editor's Notes Replaces Rainbird with network capable controllerĮxpansion module for 16 extra stations ($55)Ĭommunication. HDTV (during setup or dependent upon purpose)Ĭontrolled with GoogleCalendar, timer/cron, webĢ4VAC power supply (feeds the Pi with 5VDC)
(old digital camera castoffs)Ĭamera (optional $20-$35 depending on vendor) “Ultimate Camera Kit” = $95 (from Amazon/3rd party) Spreadsheets, word-processing, and playing games.“ It’sĬapable of doing everything you’d expect a desktop computer to do,įrom browsing the internet and playing high-definition video, to making
To learn how to program in languages like Scratch and Python. Little device that enables people of all ages to explore computing, and Monitor or TV, and uses a standard keyboard and mouse. "a low cost, credit-card sized computer that plugs into a computer