🌿 ESPlanty | Self-watering Solar Powered Plant | No plumbing & no powerpoints | # Irrigation , # Deep Sleep , # Battery

Materials List
1st pass at materials list. May not be complete yet. I included a few extra links to things like soldering equipment and crimping kit I have.

Component Notes Link
Single 18650 Battery Holder Cheap probably ok. Ali Express
3.7V 18650 Battery Buy a good one locally. Get like a 3000-36000mAH one. Get a protected one. Do a little research about local buying options.
Solar Panel (5V) Make sure you get the right voltage. I bought from this Ali Store
Sunflower: Solar Power Manager 5V Investigate your buying options. Core Electronics
Pump Do a little research on pumps and buy a slightly better one Ali Express
VL53L0X Ali Express
BH1750 Ali Express
L298n If you want pump flow control via PWM, you should get the full size version rather than the mini. Ali Express
2 x Resistors (300kΩ) More detail here.
ESP32 LILYGO® TTGO T7 Mini32 V1.5 Get a good ESP32 for this project. Get one optimised for low energy / deep sleep with battery connections. Tried other boards but idel current too high. Ali Express
Capacitive soil moisture sensor Water proofed with nail polish and hot glue. These are notoriously short lived so read up on them. Ali Express
Treated Pine Sleepers I made my “cut plan” and got Bunnings to cut to size. Bunnings
Decking Screws For fixing the base box together Bunnings
Castors To roll your plant around
Water Jerry Can To use as water tank. Bunnings
Glass food storage container with Plastic lid Consider your solar panel size when sizing this. KMart , IKEA
Flexible Silicone wire Ali Express
Crimping Tool & Kit ….
Soldering equipment Ali Express
Very short usb cable Connect ESP32 and Solar Power Manager
Tubing Check / confirm the Internal diameter for compatibility with pump. Ali Express
3d printer To print irrigation rings plus other bits and bobs like “component mount plate”.
Hot Glue Gun For mounting components Ali Express
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