New Blynk IOT Smart Plant Monitoring System
Summary
TLDRIn this tutorial, the creator unveils a smart plant monitoring system integrated with the Blink IoT platform, featuring real-time data access via a smartphone app and web dashboard. The project utilizes sensors like PIR motion, DHT11 for temperature and humidity, and a soil moisture sensor, controlled by an ESP8266 board. It also includes a relay module for a water pump and an LCD display for sensor readings. The video guides through the assembly, Blink IoT platform setup, and code uploading, showcasing a hands-on approach to home gardening tech.
Takeaways
- 🌟 The video is sponsored by LTM 365, a PCB designing tool, and Octopart, a search engine for electronic components.
- 🎉 The presenter wishes viewers a Happy New Year and introduces a smart plant monitoring system project.
- 🌱 The smart plant monitoring system is an upgraded version that works with the Blink IoT platform and can be controlled via a smartphone app or web dashboard.
- 📱 The system includes sensors for PIR motion, temperature, humidity, and soil moisture, along with a relay module to control a water pump or DC motor.
- 💧 A 16x2 I2C LCD display is used to show real-time data from the sensors, including temperature, humidity, soil moisture, motion detection, and water pump status.
- 🔌 The project is powered by an ESP8266 board and includes a manual button for the water pump with real-time feedback on the application.
- 🛠️ The required components for the project are listed, including the ESP8266 board, sensors, a relay module, a display, a push button, a water pump, and a 7.4V 18650 battery.
- 🔗 Links for free trials of Altium Designer, LTM 365, and Octopart are provided in the video description for interested viewers.
- 🛑 The video demonstrates how to set up the project on the Blink IoT platform, including creating data streams, events, and configuring the web dashboard and mobile application.
- 🔧 The presenter guides viewers through the process of connecting the sensors and components to the ESP8266 board according to a provided circuit diagram.
- 📲 The video concludes with a demonstration of the smart plant monitoring system in action, showing real-time data on the LCD display, mobile app, and web dashboard.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the video?
-The video focuses on demonstrating how to make a smart plant monitoring system that works with the Blink IoT platform.
What is the purpose of the PIR motion sensor in this project?
-The PIR motion sensor is used to detect any animal activity in the vicinity of the plant.
Which temperature and humidity sensor is used in the project?
-A DHT11 temperature and humidity sensor is used in the smart plant monitoring system.
What does the soil moisture sensor do in the project?
-The soil moisture sensor is used to measure the moisture level in the soil to determine when the plant needs watering.
How is the water pump controlled in the project?
-A relay module is used to turn the water pump on and off, which is demonstrated with a DC motor in the project.
What display is used to show sensor values in the project?
-A 16x2 I2C LCD display is used to display values from the sensors, such as temperature, humidity, and soil moisture.
What platform does the smart plant monitoring system communicate with?
-The system communicates with the Blink IoT platform, allowing for real-time monitoring and control via smartphone and web dashboard.
How can viewers access the codes and circuit diagram for the project?
-The codes and circuit diagram can be downloaded from the website link provided in the video description.
What is the role of the push button in the project?
-The push button is used to manually turn the water pump on and off, providing real-time feedback on the application.
What is the significance of the Blink IoT application in the project?
-The Blink IoT application allows users to view real-time data from the sensors and control the water pump and PIR sensor remotely.
How does the project notify the user of motion detection?
-When motion is detected by the PIR sensor, the user receives a notification on their smartphone, and a red light glows on the application indicating motion.
Outlines
🌱 Smart Plant Monitoring System Introduction
This paragraph introduces a sponsored video about a smart plant monitoring system project. The project integrates with the Blink IoT platform and includes upgrades from previous versions. The system uses various sensors such as a PIR motion sensor, DHT11 for temperature and humidity, and a soil moisture sensor. Additionally, a relay module controls a water pump, and a 16x2 I2C LCD display shows sensor data. Viewers can download the code and circuit diagram from the provided website link. The project is demonstrated to work with a smartphone application and a web dashboard, offering real-time data and control over the system.
🛠️ Setting Up the Smart Plant Monitoring System
This section details the components and setup process for the smart plant monitoring system. It lists the required materials, including an ESP8266 NodeMCU board, sensors, a relay module, a push button, a water pump, and a battery. The video script guides viewers through connecting the sensors to the NodeMCU board, setting up data streams on the Blink IoT platform, and creating events for notifications. It also explains how to configure the web dashboard with gauges, switches, and an LED indicator for motion detection.
📱 Mobile Application and Real-Time Data Visualization
The paragraph explains how to configure the mobile application for the smart plant monitoring system. It describes adding widgets to the mobile dashboard that mirror those on the web dashboard, including gauges for temperature, humidity, and soil moisture, as well as switches for the PIR motion sensor and water pump control. The LED indicator is also configured to show motion detection. The video demonstrates real-time data visualization on the mobile application and the web dashboard, emphasizing the system's interactivity and remote monitoring capabilities.
🎥 Demonstration and Conclusion of the Smart Plant Monitoring System
The final paragraph showcases a live demonstration of the smart plant monitoring system. It illustrates how the sensors respond to environmental changes and user interactions, such as turning the motion sensor on and off, testing the soil moisture sensor with water, and manually controlling the water pump. The video concludes with a call to action, encouraging viewers to like, share, and subscribe for more content, and to enable notifications for new video releases.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡PCB Designing Tool
💡Search Engine for Electronic Components
💡Smart Plant Monitoring System
💡Blink IoT Platform
💡Sensors
💡Relay Module
💡I2C LCD Display
💡ESP8266 Board
💡Data Streams
💡Events
💡Mobile Application Dashboard
Highlights
Introduction of a smart plant monitoring system project with upgrades for the new Blink IoT platform.
The project allows monitoring of plant conditions through a smartphone app and web dashboard.
Use of PIR motion sensor for detecting animal activity around the plant.
Inclusion of a DHT11 temperature and humidity sensor for environmental monitoring.
Utilization of a soil moisture sensor to assess the plant's watering needs.
Demonstration of a relay module to control a water pump or DC motor for watering.
Introduction of a 16x2 I2C LCD display for real-time sensor data visualization.
The system operates with an ESP8266 board for IoT connectivity.
Manual control of the water pump with real-time feedback on the application.
Mobile application features for viewing temperature, humidity, and soil moisture data.
Ability to receive notifications and view motion activity alerts on the smartphone.
Components list provided for replicating the smart plant monitoring system.
Step-by-step guide on connecting the circuit according to a provided diagram.
Use of the 365 Designer tool for efficient PCB designing with team collaboration features.
Integration of Octopart for real-time electronic component data and insights.
Instructions on setting up the Blink IoT platform for data streaming and event management.
Creating a web dashboard with gauges, switches, and LEDs for visual control.
Mobile application setup for real-time monitoring and control of the plant system.
Uploading and configuring the code for the ESP8266 board to interact with Blink IoT.
Live demonstration of the smart plant monitoring system in action.
Testing of individual sensors and their real-time feedback on the application.
Conclusion and call to action for likes, shares, and subscriptions for more project videos.
Transcripts
viral science the home of creativity
this video is sponsored by LTM 365. it's
a very good PCB designing tool and
octopath which is a very good and fast
search engine for electronic components
hey friends welcome back to another
video and wish you all a very happy New
Year I hope everyone is good and you're
watching me after a very long time so
here I am and in this video I'll show
you how to make this smart plant
monitoring system so this is a project
which I have made few years ago but now
this one has little more upgrades and
this works with the new blink iot
platform so this was the request from
many of my subscribers so here is the
project and you can download the codes
and circuit diagram from the website
link will be in the description down
below so let's get started with this
video
so here is our project Smart Plan
monitoring system which works with the
new blink iot platform
and over here you can find all the data
on the smartphone as well it's the blink
application and even you can view the
same thing on the web dashboard as well
so the sensors we have used is the PIR
motion sensor for any animal activity
then we are using a DHT 11 temperature
humidity sensor
then we have a soil moisture sensor
next we are using a relay module to turn
on and off a water pump
so instead of water pump I've connected
a DC motor just to demonstrate the water
pump then we are using a battery to
power the water pump
and then we are using a 16 to 2 i2c LCD
display to display all the values from
the sensors so we can see temperature
humidity soil moisture motion detection
and water pump
so this was the complete project and it
runs with esp8266 board
and you will also find a water pump
button to turn on and off the water pump
manually
this button also gives the real-time
feedback on the application as well
so that was the complete project
now in the mobile application you can
see the data of temperature humidity
soil moisture and you will find button
to turn on and off PIR sensor
so when I turn it on and if any motion
activity detects then you will get a
notification on your smartphone and even
a red light glows on the application it
states that some motion is been
conducted
next you will find a button to turn on
and off the water pump
so to make this project you will need a
esp2266 nodemc board
this is dht11 temperature and humidity
sensor
this is a PIR motion sensor
this is soil moisture sensor
then you'll need a relay module
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this is 16 into 2 i2c display
a push button
a water pump
breadboard
this is 7.4 volt 18650 battery and
you'll also need some jumpers
now follow the circuit diagram and make
your connections
so first we will be connecting all the
grounds from all the sensors to the node
MCU board
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next we'll connect all the positive
power connections to 3.3 volt
and the relay will be connecting to the
vi and pin so we can directly get the 5
volt power from the USB
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and now we'll proceed with the rest of
the digital pin connections and analog
pin connections
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365 designer is amazing tool with lots
of features that makes PCB designing
very easy and fast you can share your
PCB designs with a click to your
teammate and they will receive an email
with the link where they can easily view
the designs using the browser and
comment the reviews and Corrections on
the project itself
LTM 365 is a full build package and
requires no additional licenses
and with the octopart linked with LTM
you can get real-time insights and the
data of all the components it's the fast
search engine for electronic components
and you can find each minute detail of
the components in it
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links for the free trial Altium designer
LTM 365 and octopart is in the
description below so you can check it
out
so now step by step we'll do the
connections according to the circuit
diagram which we created
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so after completing the connections
connect the esp8266 board with the
computer
so now go to the website bling.io login
with your email address and over here we
will create a new template we'll name it
smart plant
will select the board as chp8266
connection type Wi-Fi and will give the
description
now we'll proceed
now over here we'll go to data streams
and we'll add new data streams so we'll
select virtual pin
and now we'll add temperature
we'll select the v0 PIN for the
temperature and data type will be double
check the decimals if they're correct
and the max value will go to 100.
now we'll click on create
so similarly we have to create the data
streams for all the sensors so now we'll
add for the humidity
next we'll add for the soil moisture
make sure you select the proper virtual
pin
next we'll add a water pump
so for this I am using virtual pin 12.
and the minimum and maximum value will
be 0 and 1. because we are just toggling
it as a switch
next we'll add is PR motion sensor again
this will be a switch so minimum maximum
value will be 0 and 1.
next we'll add is D motion this will be
for one LED which will be adding in our
dashboard
and the virtual pin will be V5 again
this will be 0 and 1.
so this is how we have added all the
data streams now we'll go to events
so here we'll click on add new event and
we'll name our event
so you can name anything just make sure
whatever you name it just you need to
copy it and add in the code so I'm
adding PIR motion we'll set it as
warning add a warning message
and we'll select these two buttons
and we'll trigger every event after one
minute
to avoid multiple events will enable
notifications email to device owner push
notification again to device owner
and we'll check on this as well deliver
push notification as alerts
and we'll click on create
so now just copy this name whatever you
have written event name
go to the code
and on this line you need to add the
same event name in the code as well so
it will trigger this event
now we'll go to web dashboard
and over here we'll add Gorge so we'll
add three gauge for temperature humidity
and soil moisture
then we'll add two switches one for PIR
and one for water pump and then we'll
add one LED if any motion is detected
then LED will turn on
so we'll give the title of the first few
questions that is temperature we'll
select the virtual pin and we'll set the
color
similarly We'll add for humidity
and now for the soil moisture
now we'll do settings of the switch
so this is a PIR motion sensor turn on
and off switch
so values will be 1 and 0.
this is the second switch for the water
pump
same value will be 1 and 0 and this is
the LED
for the motion detection
so we'll set it to Red bright
and we'll click on Save
so after completing the web dashboard
we'll edit a new device
so we'll click on from templates and
we'll select the smart plan template
which we just created so on this pop-up
you will find this authentication ID
copied and paste it in the code
then on the next line you will need to
enter your Wi-Fi name and the Wi-Fi
password
so we'll upload the code later first
we'll complete all this so from this web
dashboard you can see the real-time data
and similarly we'll configure for the
mobile so download This Blink iot
application and sign in with the same
email address now here you will find
your project smart plan template so here
we also need to add all the widgets
which we added for the web dashboard so
again we'll add three watch
two buttons and one LED
so now we'll configure all this
first will be the temperature
then in the settings you can enter the
name
you can set all these fonts and
configurations
next we'll add is the humidity
next will be the soil moisture
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you need to change it to switch
then you can give the name
select the font size
you can even change the color
and you're done next we'll configure the
LED
just select the color you want enter the
title
make it a bright red
next we'll configure the water pump
again you need to change it to switch
give the title you can change the color
and with the font size
so now we are also done with the mobile
application dashboard
so now it's time to upload the code
so this is our code so we have added the
authentication code Wi-Fi name and the
Wi-Fi password
and we also added the event name on this
line
so everything is done
now we need to just select the board so
we are using node MCU ASP 12E module
we'll select the board
and now we'll just upload the code
so I've set up everything on this MDF
board and the system is booting up and
here we go so it started fetching the
data from the sensors and also sending
the data to our blink iot application
so you can see the real-time data on the
application as well
this is the complete project so now
let's see the demonstration
so in this display you will see the data
from temperature sensor humidity then
soil moisture sensor motion detection
and the water pump
so everything can also be seen on the
mobile application and the web dashboard
as well so you can control the water
pump from the mobile application as well
as you can control it from the manual
switches over here
and this sends the real-time feedback to
the application as well so you can see
the status is off right now
you can also see the data received from
the dht11 sensor that is temperature and
humidity then now I have turned on the
motion sensor
so when any object passes in front of
the motion sensor it will trigger an
notification so you can see the
notification motion detected and you can
also see a red light glowing on the
mobile application
that indicates the motion is detected so
now I'll turn it off
so now it will not detect any motion
so you can see it's off on the LCD
display as well
so now let's test the soil moisture
sensor so I have not got the real soil
so I'm using water to demonstrate it so
as soon as I remove the sensor from the
water you can see the value is zero and
as soon as I put it into the water you
can see the change in the value that is
38 39 40 it is changing
so this is how the soil moisture sensor
works
so now we'll again test the water pump
so I'll press the manual switch and you
can see the real-time feedback on the
application as well it's turned on
again I press the switch it will turn it
off
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