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2 layers15.2 × 143 mmOctoplant, the printed circuit board in 3D

plant moisture sensor

Size
15.2 × 143 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
29
Nets
19
Pads
69
Tracks, vias
137, 13
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 6 (file 20211014)
Created
14 Mar 2022
Updated
5 Oct 2022

Overview

Octoplant is an open-source printed circuit board by harry48225, from the harry48225/octoplant repository on GitHub, published under the GPL-3.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 15.2 × 143 mm with 29 parts on 19 nets, routed with 137 tracks and 13 vias.

It is built around the CR2032 and LL4148. Its parts include 13 diodes, 6 resistors, 3 capacitors, 1 IC and 1 connector. It belongs with the AVR (ATmega, ATtiny) boards of this library.

Main components

2

README

README.md

octoplant

Plant water indicator

octoplant helps you keep your plant hydrated. Using 12 LEDs it shows the current soil moisture level and allows you to set the water point so you can easily see how far off you are from the moisture level at which you normally water.

It's designed around an attiny824. A custom PCB combines it along with 12 LEDs, a wide trace that acts as a capacitive moisture sensor, a button, and a cr2032 battery (holder).

Simply press the button to light the leds. The soil moisture level is measured and then compared to the calibrated wet and dry points. By holding down the button you can save a moisture level and this led will blink on all further readings (I like to use this to save the level of moisture I usually water at).

Built with:

  • Arduino (TinyMega core)
  • kicad
  • platform io

More info on hackaday

octoplant in an aparagus fern

octoplant front wide

octoplant back wide

octoplant front wide off

octoplant front close

Parts

29
QtyValueFootprintReferences
12LEDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.15x1.40mm_HandSolderD1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D12
433Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR4, R5, R6, R7
1100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC1
110kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR2
11MResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.20x1.40mm_HandSolderR3
11uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012Metric_Pad1.18x1.45mm_HandSolderC3
1ATTINY824-SSFRPackage_SO:SOIC-14_3.9x8.7mm_P1.27mmIC1
1CR2032Battery:BatteryHolder_Keystone_3002_1x2032BT1
1Conn_01x03custom:TestPoint_Pad_3x1_D1.5mmJ1
1LL4148Diode_SMD:D_SC-80_HandSolderingD13
1LOGOart:artG***
1Parasiticcustom:soilCapactiorTraceC2
1SW_PushButton_Switch_SMD:SW_Push_1P1T_NO_CK_KSC6xxJSW1
1Sensor Output TestTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.5mmTP1

The 28 most common of 29 parts.

Questions

How big is the Octoplant PCB?

It measures 15.2 × 143 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Octoplant use?

29 parts, built around the CR2032 and LL4148. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the Octoplant KiCad files?

From the harry48225/octoplant repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb/octoplant.kicad_pcb and its schematic pcb/octoplant.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Octoplant design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the GPL-3.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).

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