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SamWE19 said:
Fair point. So the ardunio would do the controlling but will have to somehow create a login via WiFi for the home assistant to control the ardunio
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Been playing with this a bit more. In Home Assistant you can install and add on called ESP Home and then use little Arduino boards to make all your sensors wireless which then communicate with HA via ESP Home. Then you have a single dashboard where you control everything from whether its relays, wifi switches etc based on the data from the sensors. I am also using Mqtt in the same way. Lots of very clear documentation so its good for code mongs like me :)

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I plan to have 3 tables 14 x 4 ft and res will be 750l.

I’m setting up 3 2 inch solenoid valve that switches Between the tables using an arduino
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How do you plan to drain the tables back into the res as a 750L res is not going to allow for gravity draining?
 
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klx said:
Been playing with this a bit more. In Home Assistant you can install and add on called ESP Home and then use little Arduino boards to make all your sensors wireless which then communicate with HA via ESP Home. Then you have a single dashboard where you control everything from whether its relays, wifi switches etc based on the data from the sensors. I am also using Mqtt in the same way. Lots of very clear documentation so its good for code mongs like me :)



How do you plan to drain the tables back into the res as a 750L res is not going to allow for gravity draining?
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I won’t be using a gravity drain. It will have two pumps one to drain one to fill

The same way this works with a control bucket

The control bucket would have 3 solenoid valves each going to a separate flood table. So I can split the 750l to 3 floods each happening one after each other
 
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SamWE19 said:
I won’t be using a gravity drain. It will have two pumps one to drain one to fill

The same way this works with a control bucket

The control bucket would have 3 solenoid valves each going to a separate flood table. So I can split the 750l to 3 floods each happening one after each other
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Oh ok cool yeah I have seen those. I will look more into it as it looks like I have secured a new, larger space :)
 
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hey klx, when you do the 2inch net pots in the 3x3 do you flood during lights out? can the roots go 12-13 hours with no water? thanks man.
 
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klx said:
Been playing with this a bit more. In Home Assistant you can install and add on called ESP Home and then use little Arduino boards to make all your sensors wireless which then communicate with HA via ESP Home. Then you have a single dashboard where you control everything from whether its relays, wifi switches etc based on the data from the sensors. I am also using Mqtt in the same way. Lots of very clear documentation so its good for code mongs like me :)



How do you plan to drain the tables back into the res as a 750L res is not going to allow for gravity draining?
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Hey buddy I’m just getting round to this sensor stuff.

I want to do as you describe here as I will have many many sensors and relays. Which ardunio board do you recommend that can wirelessly connect to home assistant and doesn’t cost a bomb each as i will probably need like 6 arduinos
 
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Hey mate, I will be using little boards like this one:


This guy is doing a grow room automation series which is helpful when starting out with Home assistant too. He talks a little bit about them at 8:33 when he is installing the ESPHome addon.

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Great cheers mate

I’ve just ordered a raspberry pi,

Will order a few of those.

I ordered some ESP8266 last night but I’ll bin those and use the one you’ve linked so we’re on the same page incase we can help each other out
 
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Do you put them on a bread board or something?
What’s the cheapest/best option to package them up away from the environment
 
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SamWE19 said:
Do you put them on a bread board or something?
What’s the cheapest/best option to package them up away from the environment
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I have always just connected things directly to the pins on the boards with jumpers but I have not used these yet. But with the pi and other arduino boards I have connected them directly. Bread board would make things cleaner probably.

I am moving so in the process of finishing up my last grow and pulling down my room. I won't be super active on here next couple months but will be building a new grow after that so please keep us updated on your progress!
 
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I’m liking those smart plugs how they easily link to home assistant.

don’t suppose you have researched smart solenoids yet? I’m looking for solenoid valves that can link up via WiFi like those smart plugs. That would be ideal
 
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SamWE19 said:
I’m liking those smart plugs how they easily link to home assistant.

don’t suppose you have researched smart solenoids yet? I’m looking for solenoid valves that can link up via WiFi like those smart plugs. That would be ideal
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Smart plugs make life easy for sure. I use Sonoffs which are also pretty easy to use but you do need to flash the firmware first.

I have not looked into solenoids. I will need to start using them though when I move to 4x8 trays as will need to flood one at a time.
 
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klx said:
Smart plugs make life easy for sure. I use Sonoffs which are also pretty easy to use but you do need to flash the firmware first.

I have not looked into solenoids. I will need to start using them though when I move to 4x8 trays as will need to flood one at a time.
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Found the solution sm103 smart valve
 
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