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Plant Pulse - Plant Monitoring Circuit

Plant Pulse is a plant monitoring system designed to monitor the condition of a plant using electronic sensors.The circuit was designed and simulated using KiCad.

Components Used

• Soil Moisture Sensor
• Atmospheric Sensor
• Resistors
• Power Supply
• ESP32 XIAO S3
• Power Timer

Schematic

Working / Approach

The Plant Pulse system uses sensors to detect the required plant-related conditions.

The design process was carried out in two main stages: Schematic Design: Components were selected and electrically connected in KiCad according to the required circuit. PCB Design: The schematic was converted into a PCB layout. Components were arranged properly and the connections were routed to create the final PCB design.

KiCad's design checking tools were used during the design process to identify connection and layout issues.

Learning / Challenges

Learning

• Learned how to create and organize an electronic schematic in KiCad.
• Learned how to assign footprints to schematic components.
• earned how to transfer a schematic design to PCB layout.
• Learned how to place components on a PCB.
• Learned how to route PCB tracks.
• Learned how to use KiCad's design checking tools.

Challenges

• Initially, arranging the components in the schematic was challenging.
• Some connections were difficult to route because of the component placement.
• KiCad showed connection/checking errors that had to be investigated.
• Components had to be rearranged to make the PCB routing simpler.

KiCad Project Files