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The Program

This program is used as a timer mechanism for a and hydroponic/aeroponic system controlling lighting and irrigation. The raspberry pi is used to turn on/off lighting and a water pump. Lighting is on for 13hrs and off for 11hrs. The water pump is set on for 1 minute every five minutes.

###There are three different buttons.

• Button 1: Turns on/off the system.
• Button 2: Changes time that motor is on. 3 different times: 30 secs, 60 secs, or 90 secs on in a 5 minute cycle.
• Button 3: Changes time that LED is on. 6 different times: 11hrs, 12hrs, 13hrs, 14hrs, 15hrs on in a 24hr cycle.

###Future Improvements:

• To add a temperature and humidity sensor for better monitoring √
• To add other physical buttons capable of changing the motor and lighting times. √
• To create software over a network for remote access to the system changing motor timing and light timing as well as send information on humdity and temperature.

##The Physical System The electrical system is adaptable to many different situations and types of hydroponic/aeroponic systems. For my garden I decided to separate the water from the actual plants.

##Hardware System