Aero Autogarden

Automate all the things

Owner	@jas caf
Status	draft
Last date updated	Sep 17, 2022
On this page	1 Goals 2 Architecture 3 Github code 4 Code bits 5 SLA 6 References and documentation

Goals

Leverage COTs devices to enable a fully automated hydro / aero garden to simplify indoor gardening
Support a drop in solution for getting started into aeroponics or hydroponics

Architecture

Intentional Arch

Current Arch:

Architecture flow

Github code

https://github.com/j-devops/aero-autogarden/blob/main/config/configuration.yaml

Code bits

VPD:

template:
  - sensor:
      - name: "VPD (Vapor Pressure Deficit)"
        unique_id: 'Sensor.VPD.test'
        unit_of_measurement: "kPa"
        state_class: measurement
        state: >-
          {% set T = ((states('sensor.qingping_air_monitor_lite_temperature') | float) - 32) * 5/9 %}
          {% set RH = states('sensor.qingping_air_monitor_lite_humidity')|float %}
          {% set SVP = 0.61078 * e ** (17.2694 * T / (T + 238.3)) %}
          {% set VPD = ((100-RH) / 100) * SVP %}
          {{-VPD | round(2) -}}

Auto-pump disable based on wattage:

- id: '1663006770786'
  alias: growroom1-auto-drain
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
    - input_boolean.growroom1_veg_cycle
    from: 'off'
    to: 'on'
  condition: []
  action:
  - repeat:
      while:
      - condition: state
        entity_id: input_boolean.growroom1_veg_cycle
        state: 'on'
      sequence:
      - type: turn_on
        device_id: ec51c9a3eeaef19ec020ea03b2fe54c5
        entity_id: switch.drain_pump
        domain: switch
      - delay:
          hours: 0
          minutes: 0
          seconds: 40
          milliseconds: 0
      - type: turn_off
        device_id: ec51c9a3eeaef19ec020ea03b2fe54c5
        entity_id: switch.drain_pump
        domain: switch
      - delay:
          hours: 1
          minutes: 0
          seconds: 0
          milliseconds: 0
  mode: single
- id: '1663390101736'
  alias: drain-pump-auto-off
  description: ''
  trigger:
  - platform: numeric_state
    entity_id: sensor.drain_pump_current_consumption
    above: 40
    below: 42
  condition: []
  action:
  - type: turn_off
    device_id: ec51c9a3eeaef19ec020ea03b2fe54c5
    entity_id: switch.drain_pump
    domain: switch
  mode: single

SLA

Not good; not good at all.

Goals

Architecture

Architecture flow

Github code

Code bits

VPD:

Auto-pump disable based on wattage:

SLA

References and documentation