Ericsson Hackathon Challenge
Home automation - Automatic watering of Plants (IoT)
Hackathon scope
Challenge: Create and demonstrate a simple watering strategy for plants with Arduino
Time 3 hours
Limits The scope of this challenge is focused on the accomplishment of the watering. Connecting it to the cloud for logging and remote control is outside the scope this time.
Awards
- Most creative overall solution given the starting components
- Best watering solution
- Best sensor solution
- Best control loop strategy
- Most robust solution
- Most pimped solution
Presentation
Show and tell with mingle and demonstration together afterwards.
It's a hackathon! Focus on demonstration and proof of concept. Fake it and explain how you are thinking!
Technology
With an Arduino Microprocessor and a servo, a relay and some analog inputs/outputs you have the foundation of a simple home automation system. A push of the button should get things moving right away!
Start kit
Every kit has a basic setup for movement and an additional component that might vary between teams (valve, pump, motor, extra servos)
Starting code skeleton to get you on the way can be found on GitHub
Should be working with servo movement and relay activation on button press.
One of the following: Pump / Valve / Additional servos
Additional random material for prototyping and pimping solutions are provided
Knowledge base
What is an Arduino Microprocessor?
Resources
If you want run your own version of the hackathon you can download these models for 3D printing:
- A tiny watering pot
- A tiny watering bucket