{"id":10431,"date":"2015-09-24T09:15:47","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T16:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=10431"},"modified":"2021-06-16T15:58:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-16T22:58:51","slug":"an-automated-ecosystem-for-home-and-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/an-automated-ecosystem-for-home-and-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"An Automated Ecosystem for Home and Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the weather starts to cool, it becomes increasingly important to think about how to maintain those perennials in your garden. To help out, Instructables user <span class=\"author\"><a title=\"view khaled.benkhalifa.16's profile\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/member\/khaled.benkhalifa.16\/\" rel=\"author\">khaled.benkhalifa.16<\/a>\u00a0put together <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/AUTOECO-SYSTEM-FOR-HOME-AND-GARDEN\/\">a project designed to monitor and track environmental conditions to help your garden thrive<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iucV80LjFQY?start=77&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>To make your very own, automated home garden monitoring system, you&#8217;ll need a <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wf32\">chipKIT WF32<\/a> to collect the plant data and control irrigation valves and light intensity. You&#8217;ll also need a <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/zybo\">ZYBO<\/a>, a small water pump, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/Products\/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,401,884&amp;Prod=PMOD-WIFI\">PmodWiFi<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Set up Xillinux (or Linux or ZYBO) to get started. Then, add sensors to the garden to measure what you&#8217;re tracking (temperature, moisture, etc.). Connect the chipKIT, ZYBO, and PmodWiFi to the sensors, and get started!<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qOYesHOtnyM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>A few months ago, we featured the similar <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/index.php\/smart-irrigation-system\/\">smart irrigation system<\/a>. 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