watering-controller module

This module implements the rdk:service:generic API for the automated plant watering workshop.

With this model, you can set up automated plant watering based on a moisture sensor and relay to control a water pump.

Requirements

This module assumes you have a Viam machine configured with a board component that is connected to a soil moisture sensor and relay.

Model: devrel:watering-controller:plant-watering

With this model, you can set up plant watering based on a moisture sensor and relay to control a water pump.

Navigate to the CONFIGURE tab of your machine in the Viam app. Add devrel:watering-controller to your machine.

Attributes

The following attributes are available for devrel:watering-controller:plant-watering generic service:

Name	Type	Required?	Default	Description
board_name	string	Required	N/A	The name of the board component to use to control the GPIO for the moisture sensor and relay.
sensor_pin	string	Optional	"40"	The physical pin number for the moisture sensor module.
relay_pin	string	Optional	"8"	The physical pin number for the relay module.
auto_start	boolean	Optional	true	Setting to start this control loop when the machine starts, otherwise wait until start command.

Example configuration

{
    "board_name": "board-1"
}

Commands

This module implements the following commands to be used by the DoCommand method in the Control tab of the Viam app or one of the language SDKs.

start

Start the control loop for reading the moisture sensor data and triggering the relay for the water pump.

{
    "start": []
}

stop

Stop the control loop.

{
    "stop": []
}