HydroLynx
Well-Known Member
Here's my 2c:
CODING has become a solid passion up there with hydroponics and cultivation for me. Same level of trial, error, learn, succeed as the growing itself is. Same reward imo. Dont be scared! Grow rooms and automation lend themselves together well, and code it just a set of instructions to keep things running without you being there to flip switches and read sensors.
Learn c++, if you know that shit on a basic level, then other languages are simple, and you can also download and edit code simply enough. People say try Home Assistant, but that imo looks as complicated as learning Java itself. Correct me if Im wrong. Also you need a rpi 4B AT LEAST, the Home Assitant forum people even say use a dedicated PC. Stuff that.
Im using a ESP8266 and it BURNS Arduino in terms of how code you can squeeze in. And it comes with Wifi and costs like 4-6usd.
I would keep wifi usage to just cominutate information, not to switch on/off devices, best to use a wire for that. More safe. Nothing worse than your internet going down and Xfans dont switch on or Heater dont switch off. That's how you kill crops. Also code alarm/fault conditions in, like if the sensor reutrns NAN get it to warn you via the wifi. That's what I don't like about the Home assistant/Sonoff wifi switch environemnt.
CODING has become a solid passion up there with hydroponics and cultivation for me. Same level of trial, error, learn, succeed as the growing itself is. Same reward imo. Dont be scared! Grow rooms and automation lend themselves together well, and code it just a set of instructions to keep things running without you being there to flip switches and read sensors.
Learn c++, if you know that shit on a basic level, then other languages are simple, and you can also download and edit code simply enough. People say try Home Assistant, but that imo looks as complicated as learning Java itself. Correct me if Im wrong. Also you need a rpi 4B AT LEAST, the Home Assitant forum people even say use a dedicated PC. Stuff that.
Im using a ESP8266 and it BURNS Arduino in terms of how code you can squeeze in. And it comes with Wifi and costs like 4-6usd.
I would keep wifi usage to just cominutate information, not to switch on/off devices, best to use a wire for that. More safe. Nothing worse than your internet going down and Xfans dont switch on or Heater dont switch off. That's how you kill crops. Also code alarm/fault conditions in, like if the sensor reutrns NAN get it to warn you via the wifi. That's what I don't like about the Home assistant/Sonoff wifi switch environemnt.