Hey guys,
I have purchased a Raspberry Pi 2, Open Sprinkler plus, sd card, wifi adapter, 1kohm resistors and an ultrasonic detector.
I am going to setup my heavy water using irrigation system to the raspberry pi 2 and open sprinkler plus attachment. I was wondering how I could go about using this ultrasonic detector to determine the level of the water tank and control the water bore so it is on when the water level is low but off when it is high. I want to be able to check the level of the tank without having to physically extract the 'dip stick'.
I want to be able to keep it at a maximum of 85% in order to allow for any rainfall to not be wasted. It should be noted that it generally lies around 50% but declines over summer. The water bore is 100m away from the tank. I was thinking of connecting an normally closed solenoid (as normally open are too expensive) at the input of the tank and hooking it up with a solid state relay connected to the raspberry pi and the associated resistors to control voltage.
I am a novice at this sort of project but i'm a quick learner and would love any input with regards to ideas or code.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks,
I have purchased a Raspberry Pi 2, Open Sprinkler plus, sd card, wifi adapter, 1kohm resistors and an ultrasonic detector.
I am going to setup my heavy water using irrigation system to the raspberry pi 2 and open sprinkler plus attachment. I was wondering how I could go about using this ultrasonic detector to determine the level of the water tank and control the water bore so it is on when the water level is low but off when it is high. I want to be able to check the level of the tank without having to physically extract the 'dip stick'.
I want to be able to keep it at a maximum of 85% in order to allow for any rainfall to not be wasted. It should be noted that it generally lies around 50% but declines over summer. The water bore is 100m away from the tank. I was thinking of connecting an normally closed solenoid (as normally open are too expensive) at the input of the tank and hooking it up with a solid state relay connected to the raspberry pi and the associated resistors to control voltage.
I am a novice at this sort of project but i'm a quick learner and would love any input with regards to ideas or code.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks,
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