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- Soldering iron and solder
- Wire strippers
- Drill and step
- PVC tube cutter
- Screwdriver set
- Set of standard wrenches
- Allen key sets - standard and metric
- 10-24 and 10-32 taps and tap handle
- This project involves high-voltage wiring (mains 110V). Take appropriate safety precautions when working with mains voltage, and ensure that everything is unplugged before touching electrical connections.
- This project also involves moderately pressurized water. Use appropriate sealing strategies on all joints, and always leak-test before installing.
- Most importantly, water and electricity can be dangerous in combination. Plan your electrical layout to eliminate any possibility of leaking water coming in contact with electrical connections. We suggest a basic layout strategy in the instructions, but use care and common sense to keep yourself safe.
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Start by drilling a 1-1/16” hole in a plastic reservoir using a step bit.
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Slide the thru-fitting into the hole and tighten down the fitting nut.
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Thread a ¼” NPT male barb into the fitting using plumbers tape to ensure a watertight seal.
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Cut a section of ¾” OD, ½” ID tubing using a PVC pipe cutter and connect the barb on the reservoir to the inlet side of the pump.
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Cut another section of hose and attach it to the outlet side of the pump. Slide a ¼” NPT female barb into the other side of the hose.
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The outlet side of the pump is pressurized, so be sure to secure the hose on the barbs with hose clamps.
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Thread a push-to-connect fitting into the tube barb, once again using plumber’s tape on the threads.
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Cut a short length of ¼” OD tubing using the PVC cutter and press it firmly into the push-to-connect fitting.
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Attach a manual valve to the tube.
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Cut another short length of tubing and connect it to the inlet side of the filter. Using a filter will prevent sediment from clogging the mist nozzles.
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Attach another short length of tubing to the outlet of the filter.
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Secure an electric solenoid valve on the outlet side of the filter. The inlet of the solenoid is labeled with a “2”.
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Add tubing to the outlet of the solenoid valve and attach the 90 degree push-to-connect fitting to the end. We used a stainless steel standoff with 10-24 tapped threads on one side and 10-32 threads on the other to connect the mist nozzle to the 90 degree fitting.
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Fill the water reservoir.
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Temporarily remove the tubing that enters the solenoid valve and place this end into a bucket to collect water during the priming process.
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Open the manual shut-off valve.
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Plug in the water pump. Water will gush out into the bucket in an uneven stream with bubbles.
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Wait for the bubbles to turn into a continuous, solid stream of water. This should only take a few seconds.
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Once the stream looks good, close the manual shut-off valve. With the manual shut-off valve closed, the pump should pressurize and turn off within a few seconds. If the pump does not turn off, check for air or water leaks at the intake or outlet connections.
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Now that the system is primed and stable, it is a good time to check for leaks. Dry off any spilled water, and then wait for a few minutes. If any water appears, check the nearest seal.
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Re-attach the tubing to the electric valve. Open the manual shut-off valve and check for leaks again.
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At this point, the pump is primed. We recommend leak-testing the downstream seals and the mister nozzles. To do so, close the manual shut-off valve, bypass the electric valve, and re-open the manual shut-off valve to supply pressure to the downstream system.
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Seal any leaks and test again.
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Attach the hex standoffs to the underside of the planter, threading into 8-32 wood inserts.
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Bolt the stepper to the acrylic mounting plate with four M2.5 x 8mm bolts. Also attach the 5mm bore side of the shaft coupling to the stepper shaft.
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Attach the other side of the coupling to the 0.25” diameter shaft and slide the shaft through the bearing.
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Attach the acrylic plate and stepper motor to the standoffs.
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Slide an oil-embedded thrust washer onto the top side of the shaft.
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Add an acrylic ring to prevent water and debris from contaminating the bearing. This should be glued in with silicone or waterproof caulking.
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Slide the shaft collar over the shaft and tighten the collar bolts.
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Attach the 3D printed pedestal on top of the shaft collar.
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Next attach the magnet to the bottom of the 6in pot.
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Insert the acrylic nut into the pot and attach the magnet to the bottom.
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The pot should now snap into place on the pedestal via the magnet.
For lights, we used 24V white LEDs with a MOSFET Power Control kit to control brightness. However, we recommend using 100W grow bulbs that emit UV light for best plant results.
To set humidity levels, we used an off-the-shelf humidifier that was controlled by a Beefcake relay.
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Snip the plug from the humidifier and strip back roughly ¼” of wire housing.
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Attach one wire to the AC neutral. The other wire attaches to the normally open pin on the relay, as shown in the wiring diagram below.
Smart Home Programming Overview: How do we control a smart herb garden and cookie jar using Assistant Services and the Home Graph API?
- A user adds our custom Smart Home app to their list of Home Control apps in the Google Home app.
- The user makes a request to a Google Assistant-powered device like “Start watering the Basil".
- The Home Graph API notifies the Provider Service that a request has been made to start the process in the “Basil” zone.
- The Provider Service finds the user’s garden device (running on a Raspberry Pi) and sends an appropriate websocket request.
- The Raspberry Pi running the Garden receives the message and sets the correct GPIO pins to trigger the relays that run the watering valves.
- In the Actions Console, click Add/Import project
- Enter a name for the project and click Create Project
- Choose Home Control as your project type
- Choose Smart Home as the control experience
- Save the project ID in the dashboard for later use
- On the left hand side under SETUP, click Invocation
- Add your app's name. Click Save.
- On the left navigation menu under DEPLOY, click on Directory Information
- Add your app info and click Save
- From your actions project dashboard, click the settings cog and select Permissions
- In the left hand menu, select Service Accounts and +Create Service Account
- Give the account a name, a Role of Owner and have it Furnish a new private key
- Click Save and copy the service-account.json file into the provider_server directory of the project
- Navigate to the Google Cloud Console API Manager
- Enable the Home Graph API
- On your project dashboard, navigate to Credentials
- Copy the 'Key' column value for the 'Api Key' entry
- Paste that key into the cloud/config-provider.js as the 'Config.smartHomeProviderApiKey' value
- In cloud/config-provider.js, replace the existing values for 'smartHomeProviderGoogleClientId' and 'smartHomeProvideGoogleClientSecret' with your own unique values
- On your project dashboard, under Build --> Actions, click on the actions.devices action and enter your fulfillment url. This will be {the endpoint where you're hosting the project}/smarthome (e.g. https://smarthome-exampleproject.appspot.com/smarthome).
- Under Advanced Options --> Account Linking, select Oauth/Authorization Code as the linking type and enter your client information (i.e. the values you entered for 'smartHomeProviderGoogleClientId' and 'smartHomeProvideGoogleClientSecret')
- Click Save
- Navigate to 'Actions' and click 'Test'
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If you are using Google App Engine, simply run 'gcloud app deploy' under the correct gcloud project
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If you are using a server hosted elsewhere, install dependencies and start by running:
npm install
npm start
- Make sure you're using a device logged in under the same account as the Google Developer Project
- In the Google Home app, in the menu, click Home Control
- Click the (+) button and add your [test] app
- The provider server should receive a SYNC request and respond with all of the devices in the cloud/devices.js file
- Install an SD card with a Raspian-stretch lite image and clone the smart-home project in the pi user's home directory
- Substitute your provider server endpoint for the value PROVIDER_ENDPOINT in garden/app.js and garden/cookie.js
- Change directories to the garden with
cd garden
- Install the relevant dependencies with
npm install
- To start the Garden app run
sudo node app.js
- To start the Cookie app run
sudo node cookie.js
- In the actions console simulator or any Assistant powered device, run the query "Start watering the basil"
- The provider server should get an EXEC request for action.devices.traits.StartStop and the relay should activate and turn on the sprinkler