Soil Moisture

This SoilMoisture app measures the percentage level of moisture in soil. It uses either a resistive sensor or a capacitive sensor.  It is very easy to programme using the KookaBlocs script

Directions

First navigate the the appropriate peripheral – resistive or capacitive – and calibrate the sensor so that it reads 100% when totally WET and 0% when totally DRY.

Set up the app by plugging either the resistive or capacitive sensor into P1 on the Kookaberry platform and either create the following code in KookaBlocs or download it from where you might have stored it (the Documents folder is the default storage area).

Insert the WET and DRY voltages that you measured from running the Soil Sense Calibration script on the Periphera web page. The red circle shows you where they go.

Insert the sensor into the soil adjacent to a plant and measure the moisture level