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tony-osp / SmartGarden-Pi

SmartGarden system based on Raspberry Pi 3
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wiki? #1

Open Giaitzoglou opened 7 years ago

Giaitzoglou commented 7 years ago

hi is there any wiki or startup guide for installing in the raspberry pi?

tony-osp commented 7 years ago

The Raspberry Pi version is still in Alpha/development stage, and I don't have much documentation for it.

Satellite remote stations are the same as in the earlier Arduino version: https://github.com/tony-osp/SmartGarden. There is documentation for that version.

Master station is different, since it is based on RPi. Actually hardware for the Master station is pretty simple, it is basically RPi 3 or 2+, with suitable circuit to drive irrigation valves directly connected to the Master station - it can be as simple as standard relay module, just make sure they can work off 3.3V signal. Also you can use OpenSprinkler-style multi-channel valve control board with serial interface.

Hardware pin assignment is defined in device.ini config file, which is imported by the hardware. There are comments in device.ini file with explanation and sample.

Complexity is increasing if you want to build true multi-station system, in that case you need to connect MoteinoMega with suitable RF module as the RF/wireless interface, and need to have remote stations.