Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor (v2.0)

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SKU: CE09640 Brand: Core Electronics

Check-in with your plant friends, this sensor is great for detecting soil moisture levels!

$2.95 AUD, inc GST
$2.68 AUD, exc GST

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If you are after a full plant automation kit - check out Plant_io

Tired of wilted plants? Automate your troubles away with this soil moisture sensor!

This sensor reduces corrosion by sensing water capacitively instead of resistively, so water never comes into direct contact with the metal portion of the sensor.

You'll need an analog-to-digital converter to get this sensor working with a Raspberry Pi.

To calibrate the sensor, record the reading when completely dry, and immerse the sensor in water, recording the result (making sure not to get the capacitors and resistors wet). 

Map between the two values and experiment with thresholds for each plant!

Specifications

  • Operating voltage: 3.3V - 5.0V
  • Current Consumption: 5.68mA
  • Analog output that varies between 0V and your supply voltage (so if your ADC can only handle 3.3V, supply this module with 3.3V)

Shipping List

  • Soil moisture sensor
  • Dupont adapter cable

Examples

Raspberry Pi Pico - Micropython

import machine
from time import sleep

soil_moisture = machine.ADC(28)

# A handy function for mapping values
def map_range(x, in_min, in_max, out_min, out_max):
    mapped = (x - in_min) * (out_max - out_min) / (in_max - in_min) + out_min
    return int(max(min(mapped, out_max), out_min))

while True:
    soil_moisture_raw_reading = soil_moisture.read_u16()
#     print(soil_moisture_raw_reading)

    soil_moisture_filtered_reading = map_range(soil_moisture_raw_reading, 15000, 50000, 0, 100)
    print(soil_moisture_filtered_reading)
    sleep(0.5)

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Non-metro addresses in WA, NT, SA & TAS can take 2+ days in addition to the above information.

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If you order lots of gear, the postage amount will increase based on the weight of your order.

Our physical address (here's a PDF which includes other key business details):

Unit 18, 132 Garden Grove Parade
Adamstown
NSW, 2289
Australia

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