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greenthedumbthumb

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has anyone made a rasoberry pi enviorment controller? I have a friend whos a computer wish and i want to build one that controls Co2 ppm, heat, ac humidifier and dehumidifier, and light timers all on an app. ive seen poeple . say its possible. whts the best way to go about this? thank you guys
 
smokeymcpotterton

smokeymcpotterton

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I was just looking into this the other night. It is possible, and if you know the language, probably not so difficult. But Arduino/Pi projects like this can take weeks to get working correctly even after they are 'finished'. And you would want to make some kind of a ventilated housing otherwise it would be a jumbled wire project in the corner. One of the benefits you could customize it to show and do all sorts of things beyond just an environmental controller. Good luck!

Chances are someone has already done it and uploaded their build/code to a pi/arduino forum, just keep digging, maybe ask around on some of those forums as well.

If anything try to download an existing controllers source code and go from there. I can 100% guarantee there is already freeware code out there somewhere for people who do this sort of thing for automated homes, greenhouses, etc. Hobbyists.
 
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Dryxi

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smokeymcpotterton said:
I was just looking into this the other night. It is possible, and if you know the language, probably not so difficult. But Arduino/Pi projects like this can take weeks to get working correctly even after they are 'finished'. And you would want to make some kind of a ventilated housing otherwise it would be a jumbled wire project in the corner. One of the benefits you could customize it to show and do all sorts of things beyond just an environmental controller. Good luck!

Chances are someone has already done it and uploaded their build/code to a pi/arduino forum, just keep digging, maybe ask around on some of those forums as well.

If anything try to download an existing controllers source code and go from there. I can 100% guarantee there is already freeware code out there somewhere for people who do this sort of thing for automated homes, greenhouses, etc. Hobbyists.
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I know you can use Fiverr to find someone who can program and give you a wiring diagram a controller to do what you want and more. I thought about going that route before deciding I'm not prepared for all the work involved. I got a quote though from some dude in South Carolina that had a biz he ran off fiverr doing this kind of thing for arduino. He was prepared to give me a shopping list and everything customized to what I was wanting so all I would have to do is buy it and build it. Also said he'd answer and assist me as I built it if I ran into problems.

Could be an idea if your willing to pay for it (he quoted me around 150$ for all that). But there are a lot of how tos online for individual sensors if you figure out exactly what you'll need.
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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There were a couple of guys really into this about 6 month ago on here offering to help others.
Might pop up in the search if your lucky.
 
vostok

vostok

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greenthedumbthumb said:
has anyone made a rasoberry pi enviorment controller? I have a friend whos a computer wish and i want to build one that controls Co2 ppm, heat, ac humidifier and dehumidifier, and light timers all on an app. ive seen poeple . say its possible. whts the best way to go about this? thank you guys
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In a nutshell, the controller takes in two temperature readings, 1 Humidity reading and 1 Co2 reading and triggers a set of four relays connected to mains power. https://www.instructables.com/id/Environmental-Mushroom-Control-Arduino-Powered/

old but good
 
friedguy

friedguy

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I created a controller that controlled water pumps, ph/EC dosing, lights, AC, dehuey, huey, heater, CO2 and fans based on environment and time of day. It was way overkill.

It used the Pi as a headless LAMP server and various arduinos that communicated with the pi sql server. The arduinos polled the sensors and sent info to the DB. Other arduinos polled the DB data and turned devices on/off.

It had a web interface that could be accessed anywhere with internet, logged environment data and device status every minute, had various "modes", etc, etc, etc. Was way overkill but worked great.
 
smokeymcpotterton

smokeymcpotterton

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friedguy said:
I created a controller that controlled water pumps, ph/EC dosing, lights, AC, dehuey, huey, heater, CO2 and fans based on environment and time of day. It was way overkill.

It used the Pi as a headless LAMP server and various arduinos that communicated with the pi sql server. The arduinos polled the sensors and sent info to the DB. Other arduinos polled the DB data and turned devices on/off.

It had a web interface that could be accessed anywhere with internet, logged environment data and device status every minute, had various "modes", etc, etc, etc. Was way overkill but worked great.
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Would you be willing to share this?
 
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