Cytron MICRO:BIT Auto Plant Watering project kit

Lessons include

Lesson 1 : Hello!

• Introduction to micro:bit and MakeCode.

Lesson 2 : What’s the Soil Moisture Level?

• Display soil moisture level through micro:bit by using Maker Soil Moisture Sensor.

Lesson 3 : Dry? Moist? Or Wet?

• Monitor the soil moisture level and differentiate it between dry, moist and wet.

Lesson 4 : Water the Plant

• Turn on the water pump to water the plant when the soil is dry.

Lesson 5 : Servo Motor, Direct the Pipe!

• Control the direction of the water pipe by using a servo motor to water the plant thoroughly.

Additional Activities: Visualize Soil Moisture Level, Music On

• Plot a bar graph to show the soil moisture level and make the auto plant watering system to play melodies and sound notifications.

Kit contains

• 1x Lesson guide (English Version)
• 1x Maker Soil Moisture Sensor
• 1x REKA:BIT (without micro:bit V2)
• 1x Micro Submersible Water Pump DC 3V-5V with Pipe
• 1x Analog Micro Servo 9g (3V-6V) with servo horns and screws
• 1x Grove 4 Pin Buckled 50cm Cable
• 1x Servo Male - Female Extension Cable 30cm
• 1x 4xAA battery holder with DC plug
• 4x PKCELL Heavy Duty AA Battery
• 1x Tiny Phillips Screwdriver - Transparent
• 2x Popsicle stick
• 3x Cable Ties
• 2x Double Sided Tapes

Links

• English Guide Book - Auto Plant Watering Kit for micro:bit (PDF)

Video

Note! This kit does not include micro:bit board. Check below.