#so maybe like a weatherproof case w solar & a battery? but then ive gotta figure out the best way of battery-izing it....

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#making an automatic watering system w arduino #have it flashed to trigger the relays already for a variable amt of time #which at the end of the day is basically all it takes + scheduling #but now ofc its growing its own potential spinoffs... #i wanna add a BLE module to be able to control the scheduling from like a phone #which will then also require some minimal data storage... #then the big question is rly how to power it... #its probably gonna b within an extension cord length from the back door but dont wanna deal w unplugging it for rain etc #so maybe like a weatherproof case w solar & a battery? but then ive gotta figure out the best way of battery-izing it.... #lithium seems like an overkill unless its like maybe lifepo #& generally prefer lifepo over cobalt etc for safety #but then ive gotta figure out how to add a charging circuit to it.... #anyway then once i have the app controlling scheduling i can also start integrating it into my home organizing/etc app? #& ideally be able to like have a couple nodes like that? #ah fuck also gotta figure out a case #maybe just start w a nice n dirty project box til i eventually make a custom enclosure/PCB backplate for the assemblage #maybe just put it next to our sprinkler box & just make the tubes longer so i dont have to fuck around w batteries for this? #starting to convince myself of that idea tbh #rn the relayboard has 4 guys...might b better to just have this as the master instead of having nodes so just get more relays #centralize & dont have to deal w synching headaches #maybe get like a multiplexer? not like this would necessarily need multiple at a time 1 at a time wouldnt b the end of the world #& i have some cheap moisture sensors but dont rly trust em tbh #esp w plants i intend to eat #eventually tho maybe link some sensors into the system #tho weather alone is probably enough to figure out #oh! huh how would i do that.... #dont wanna have a whole ass wifi connection on the arduino #or like parsing web results on there... #& i dont rly wanna only know when connecting to my phone... #so that seems to point towards some client that checks the weather prediction like once a day & sends that/consequences to arduino?