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- Page 1 SmartPlantPi HR Grove Moisture Sensor Assembly Addendum Manual May 2017 Version 1.0 Version 1.0 May 2017...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
1) Keep all water away from the electronics and power supply at all times! 2) SmartPlantPi is designed for indoor use only and should be placed in a dry environment where no water or rain can reach to avoid short circuiting the electronics 3) Insert the moisture sensor into the CENTER of the flower pot, and keep it near the center of the plant and away from the water coming out of the holes cut in the watering pipe. - Page 3 SwitchDoc Labs is building on the strength and reception of our last successful No Soldering Kickstarter Project - OurWeather. 6 Page Version 1.0 May 2017...
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Page 5: What Is In The Smartplantpi Hr Grove Moisture Sensor Assembly Addendum Manual
This Addendum Manual shows how to use the High Reliability Grove Moisture Sensor with SmartPlantPi. The High Reliability Grove Moisture is a new product from SwitchDoc Labs and is included with all new SmartPlantPi kits. This new product dramatically reduces electroplating on the Grove Moisture Sensor and increases the length of time these inexpensive moisture sensors will work in most environments. -
Page 6: The Parts List For The High Reliability Grove Plant Moisture Sensor
The Parts List for the High Reliability Grove Plant Moisture Sensor X1 – Grove Cable X2 – Grove Cable X3 – Grove Cable (You may want to use the 50cm Grove Cable included in SmartPlantPi) X4 - Grove PowerSave – New board from SwitchDoc Labs. Turns off the power to the moisture sensor reducing electroplating action. 9 Page Version 1.0 May 2017... -
Page 7: Assembly
X5 – Grove Moisture Sensor – Identical to the two Moisture Sensors included in SmartPlantPl. Assembly Step 1) Power off your SmartPlantPi system Step 2) Connect a 50cm Grove cable (or shorter if desired) to a Grove Moisture Sensor (Part X5). Note: This is identical to the Grove Moisture Sensors shipped with SmartPlantPi. Step 3) Plug the other end of the 50cm Grove cable into the OUT Grove Connector on the Grove PowerSave (Part X4) Step 4) Plug a Grove cable into the CONTROL Grove Connector on the Grove PowerSave (Part X4) Step 5) Plug the other end of the Grove Cable in Step 4) into the D6/D12 Connector on the Pi2Grover board 10 Page Version 1.0 May 2017... - Page 8 Step 6) Plug a Grove Cable into the IN Grove connector on Grove PowerSave (Part X4) and connect this to the A1 port on the A1 Port of the Grove 4 channel ADC included with SmartPlantPi (the same place that the Grove Moisture Sensor was connected previously – see the main assembly manual) The latest version of SmartPlantPi (Version 012 and above) software supports this HR Grove Moisture sensor. https://github.com/switchdoclabs/SDL_Pi_SmartPlantPi Now you are complete! You know you have connected it correctly if SmartPlantPi is measuring the Soil Moisture on power up. If it isn’t, check your connectors very carefully. 11 Page Version 1.0 May 2017...
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Page 9: Support
Support As with all SwitchDoc Labs products, technical support is given through the forums on www.switchdoc.com (support- >forums). If you have issues that can be solved by our fabulous customer service department, please go to www.switchdoc.com and send your issues through our Contact page on the top menu. 12 Page Version 1.0 May 2017... -
Page 10: Disclaimer
Disclaimer SwitchDoc Labs, LLC takes no responsibility for any physical injuries and possession loss caused by those reasons which are not related to product quality, such as operating without following the operating manual and cautions, natural disasters or force majeure.
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