Raspberry Pi Smart Garden System (SGS)
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SGS - A Raspberry Pi based smart watering system kit for Makers, advanced kids and adults. Learn while you grow! No soldering needed!
Backers: 53
Average Pledge Per Backer: $183
Funded: $9,688 of $4,000
Dates: Oct 10th -> Oct 30th (20 days)
Project By: SwitchDoc Labs
Backers: 53
Average Pledge Per Backer: $183
Funded: $9,688 of $4,000
Dates: Oct 10th -> Oct 30th (20 days)
Project By: SwitchDoc Labs
$9,688
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 30 @ 11:09 -0400 GMT
242%
of goal
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Latest News
SGS Blynk Manual Published - Happy Dance 
October 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, We just published the Blynk SGS (Smart Garden System) App manual. This means that we have all the documentation for the base SGS unit finished before shipping. That means I get to do my happy dance. Thanks to John for working on a... (Read More)
Smart Garden System Assembly and Ops Manual Released
October 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, Anxious to see what you are in for in assembly of the SGS? BP has just finished and published the Assembly and Operations Manual for the Smart Garden System.... (Read More)
The Production 4 Plant Expander Boards Arrived
October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
They came and we checked them and we are all set! The boards pass our QA, but we would have been very surprised if they didn't, given that the prototypes were perfect. This is the last major piece we had to get to be able to make our shipment dates.... (Read More)
Custom Cable Protos Arrive
October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi there, Another piece of the production puzzle arrived today. We got our prototypes of the custom cable we had made for the capacitive moisture sensors. We wanted a cable that went from the 3 pin "gravity" type cable (It's not a gravity... (Read More)
New Capacitive Sensors in House
October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
these new capacitive soul moisture sensors are working well. The software was tricky. We will write it up for our blog shortly. These sensors work by measuring a voltage proportionate the the capacitance which is affected by the amount of water... (Read More)
Close up on the Smart Garden System Sensor Board
October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, We are writing the assembly manual for the Smart Garden System and we just built an annotated image of the main 3D Printed sensor board. We thought we would share this! BP (Read More)
SGS 4 Plant Extender Boards Released to Production
October 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, We have finished our testing and released to boards to production. This means that we are still on track for on-time shipment of Rewards. Best regards,Laurie The Left is Replaced by the Right - SGS Extender Board (Read More)
Smart Garden Software Released - V007
October 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Backers, John released the Initial Version of the Smart Garden Software today. Pure Python open source goodness. It now supports all 9 plants and sends log information to the Blynk App properly. Thanks for working on a Sunday, John!... (Read More)
SGS Extender Board Production Prototypes in House and they Work!
October 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, We got the production prototypes in house yesterday, plugged them in and they worked perfectly. We now have them plugged into our test setups and they are watering and sensing away. We have released the board to production. We are... (Read More)
FIrst Video look at the Extender Board
October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is a short video John made about the extender boards. They work! https://live.kickstarter.com/switchdoc-labs/live/extender-board-first-look Best, Laurie (Read More)
Our CTO at the Spokane Master Gardners Annual Banquet
October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Our CTO was an invited guest at the Spokane Master Gardeners annual banquet last night. He got talk to a number of people about the Smart Gardner System and got some great suggestions. However, the highlight of the evening was the main speaker,... (Read More)
First Version of Smart Garden System Software Released
October 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, We have released the first version of the Smart Garden System software up to our repository on Github https://github.com/switchdoclabs/SDL_Pi_SmartGardenSystem This is version 006 of the software and is pre-release. We are targeting Version... (Read More)
Last Function of the Blynk App Implemented
October 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, We just finished the last function of the Blynk App that had not been implemented, the dynamic system log display. Here we have turned the app on and using the app, forced a water of plant #1. Best,John (Read More)
Thank You Backers! Here's what is coming next....
October 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Folks, Thanks for helping us make our goal so quickly. That was a fun morning! Coming next: - We are expecting pictures of the new SGS P4 Plant Extender Boards from our manufacturer shortly. And production samples shortly after that. - The... (Read More)
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