Setting up a Raspberry Pi to work with OpenSprinkler #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
While the above is the core example video from the original OpenSprinkler project to orient you, check out the tutorial below for Pi-specific instructions for getting your RasPi in the home automation gardening game, from Xperimentia, via the OpenSprinkler site Rayshobby.net:
After becoming somewhat familiar with Linux and trying out many of the Pi’s capabilities I thought the Pi might be useful for managing an automated irrigation system. The question was, how to interface the Pi to the irrigation system. Then through some googling I discovered OpenSprinkler.
OpenSprinkler is an Arduino based, open source, network connected irrigation controller with a web enabled user interface. One user (David B. Gustovson) wrote a couple of php scripts which can log the activity of OpenSprinkler — a very useful feature. However, the logging scripts need to be hosted on a separate computer that is running a web server and connected to the network. This is a perfect job for the Raspberry Pi. It’s small size, silent operation low power consumption, network interface, and low cost make it ideal for this purpose. In addition there are some files used in the OpenSprinkler web interface that need to to be loaded from a web server. The Pi can be that web server! This also allows OpenSprinkler’s web interface to work even if an internet connection is unavailable.
Following is a set of instructions based on the steps I used to get the Raspberry Pi and OpenSprinkler working together….
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Raspberry Pi ni moja ya programu za kisasa za OpenSprinkler, na kwa hivyo, kwa sababu ya kutegemea raspberry pi, unaweza kutumia Raspberry Pi kwenye tovuti ya OpenSprinkler, Rayshobby.net. Swali lilikuwa, jinsi ya kuunganisha Pi na mfumo wa umwagiliaji. Kisha kupitia baadhi ya googling mimi aligundua OpenSprinkler. OpenSprinkler ni Arduino msingi, chanzo wazi, mtandao kushikamana umwagiliaji controller na mtandao kuwezeshwa interface user. Mtumiaji mmoja (David B. Gustovson) aliandika wachache wa scripts php ambayo inaweza kumbukumbu shughuli ya OpenSprinkler <unk> kipengele muhimu sana. Hata hivyo, script za kurekodi zinahitaji kuwa mwenyeji kwenye kompyuta tofauti ambayo inaendesha seva ya wavuti na kushikamana na mtandao. Hii ni kazi kamili kwa ajili ya Raspberry Pi. Ni ukubwa mdogo, operesheni kimya matumizi ya chini ya nishati, mtandao interface, na gharama ya chini kufanya ni bora kwa ajili ya kusudi hili. Kwa kuongezea kuna baadhi ya faili kutumika katika OpenSprinkler mtandao interface kwamba haja ya kupakiwa kutoka seva ya mtandao. Pi inaweza kuwa kwamba seva ya mtandao! Hii pia inaruhusu OpenSprinkler's mtandao interface kufanya kazi hata kama uhusiano wa mtandao haipatikani. Ifuatayo ni seti ya maelekezo kulingana na hatua nilizotumia kupata Raspberry Pi na OpenSprinkler kufanya kazi pamoja.... Adafruit inachapisha aina mbalimbali za maandishi na video, ikiwa ni pamoja na mahojiano na ripoti juu ya soko la mtengenezaji na ulimwengu wa teknolojia pana. Ukurasa wetu wa viwango umekusudiwa kuwa mwongozo wa mazoea bora ambayo Adafruit hutumia, na pia muhtasari wa viwango vya maadili ambavyo Adafruit hutamani. Wakati Adafruit si taasisi ya kujitegemea ya uandishi wa habari, Adafruit inajitahidi kuwa haki, habari, na sauti chanya ndani ya jamii <unk> kuangalia ni nje hapa: adafruit.com/editorialstandards Kuacha breadboarding na soldering <unk> kuanza kufanya mara moja! Adafruit's Circuit Playground ni jam-packed na LEDs, sensorer, vifungo, alligator clip pads na zaidi. Kuunda miradi na Circuit Playground katika dakika chache na drag-na-drop MakeCode tovuti ya programu, kujifunza sayansi ya kompyuta kwa kutumia CS Discoveries darasa kwenye Code.org, kuruka katika CircuitPython kujifunza Python na vifaa pamoja, TinyGo, au hata kutumia Arduino IDE. Mzunguko Playground Express ni mpya na bora Mzunguko Playground bodi, na msaada kwa CircuitPython, MakeCode, na Arduino. Ina processor ya nguvu, 10 NeoPixels, mini-spika, InfraRed kupokea na kutuma, vifungo viwili, kubadili, 14 alligator clip pads, na sensorer nyingi: capacitive kugusa, IR ukaribu, joto, mwanga, mwendo na sauti. Ulimwengu mzima wa vifaa vya elektroniki na programu unakusubiri, na unafaa katika kiganja cha mkono wako. Je, una mradi wa ajabu wa kushiriki? Maonyesho ya Elektroniki na Kuambia ni kila Jumatano saa 7 pm ET! Kujiunga, kichwa juu ya YouTube na kuangalia nje ya show ya kuishi mazungumzo <unk> sisi <unk>ll post kiungo huko.