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Hardware build instructions

Overview

The hardware used for this project originally comes from instructables.com. This folder contains the PCB (printed circuit board) design that you will need to send off to a PCB printing/milling service. This has been printed with JLCPCB but any printing service should do as the board is relatively simple. For component assembly instructions, follow the instructables link.

Furthermore, the Stevenson screen enclosure can be 3D printed, however the design isn't well optimized and instead for this project we opted to use injection-molded junction boxes to house the PCB and solar panel.

Bill of materials

  • qty 1 ESP8266 Wemos D1 Mini + Antenna (Ebay)
  • qty 1 6-pin BME280 (Amazon)
  • qty 1 DS18B20 water sensor (optional)
    • 4.7k ohm resistor to connect DS18B20

ds18b20

battery holder

  • qty 1 220K ohm resistor (Digikey)
  • qty 1 Header jumper (Digikey)
  • qty 1 Header pins (for jumper) (Digikey)
  • qty 1 Slide switch (Digikey)
  • qty 1 Terminal block 5mm-pitch, 2-pos (Digikey)
  • Connectors (if you don't want to solder sensors directly to the board)
    • qty 1 JST EH series terminal, 6-pos (Digikey)
    • qty 3 JST EH series terminal, 4-pos (Digikey)
    • qty 2 JST EH series terminal, 3-pos (Digikey)
    • qty 1 JST EH series connector housing, 6-pos (Digikey)
    • qty 3 JST EH series connector housing, 4-pos (Digikey)
    • qty 2 JST EH series connector housing, 3-pos (Digikey)
    • qty 24 JST EH series crimp pins (Digikey)
  • qty 1 Enclosure (if you aren't 3D printing your own) - "LeMotech" Waterproof Enclosure (Amazon)

enclosure

  • qty 1 110mmx80mm 5v solar panel (Amazon)