Arduino Christmas Tree Water

Without editing any of the sketch upload the original unedited sketch to your arduino and open serial monitor.

Arduino christmas tree water. The bark helps the tree take up water. A christmas tree can drink up to one quart 9 l of water for each inch 2 5 cm of stem diameter. The national christmas tree association recommends a stand with a one gallon 3 8 l capacity.

We will enter 2019 in a few weeks. So a tree with a 4 inch diameter trunk will soak up a gallon of water every day. 5vdc in tap water is enough to electro etch erode dissolve small wires in about a day.

Then fill the bucket to a level that is no higher than the top of your christmas tree stand s reservoir. We know that everyone at christmas wants to have a. The cayenne library is required to run this sketch.

Begin by filling the christmas tree stand s reservoir about half full with water. This normally works out well but means that someone has to keep it hydrated climbing under sharp branches to intermittently check the water level. Hohohoh2o automatic christmas tree watering system device santa s tree helper keeps your christmas tree healthy and fresh refillable 2 5 gallons capacity box silver festive.

It s that time of year again when many the world over chop down a tree then insert it into some sort of water dish to keep it green for a month or longer. Your arduino board connected to your computer a glass of water nearby for testing. Christmas tree with 150 digital led pixels.

Watering live christmas trees is a real pain. It is important to make sure that neither the water level in the tree stand reservoir nor the bucket is ever at a height above the top edge of other container. Project tutorial by martino ghisleni.