IOT Plant Monitoring with Live Dashboard and Display LCD

It is a system made using ESP32 for monitoring the various factors required for plants to grow. It provides a live IOT dashboard that can be viewed by ANYONE FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

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Inspiration

Most plant monitoring systems are only able to be monitored in local area networks as accessing the system from outside the local network becomes costly or difficult. I decided to make such a plant monitoring system but with the added ability to access the various values FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

What it does

It can monitor my garden statistics in a very detailed graphical format from anywhere in the world. As I am the dashboard ADMIN, i can even make some changes in the dashboard and make some analysis. Even others can monitor the garden sensor values with just a simple link.

How we built it

I used the Cayenne Online Dashboard to connect my ESP32 with the cloud. The following sensors were used for monitoring the plant - LDR sensor for light intensity, DHT11 sensor for temperature and humidity, Soil moisture sensor and MQ135 for air quality sensor. I also used a Nokia 5110 LCD for displaying the same values near the system too.

Challenges we ran into

It was fun working with all these sensors and IOT. I was facing some issues while connecting the Nokia 5110 LCD with the ESP32 as i needed to connect some resistors. But then I was able to figure it out by calculating the correct resistor value.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Here's the link for my IOT Garden Dashboard - https://cayenne.mydevices.com/shared/60d7bf30518adb4d4aeb12f0 - IT'S LIVE You can see 5 graphs each for sun light intensity, soil moisture, humidity, temperature and air quality. Anyone can access the link from anywhere.

What we learned

I got to learn to integrate my plant monitoring system to an online facility to monitor it from anywhere in the world.

What's next for IOT Plant Monitoring with Live Dashboard and Display LCD

I would try to improve the system for more efficiency and add few more sensors and a display LCD once the situation in my area is normal and the stores are opened after the pandemic.

Built With

  • arduino
  • arduino-uno
  • cayenne
  • esp32
  • internet-of-things
  • iot
  • plant-monitoring
  • sensors
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