Flaura - Automatic, Smart Plant Pot (Self Watering, DIY Project, 3D Printed, Arduino) INTRODUCTION
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ค. 2021
- #3Dprinting #arduino #DIY #blynk #smarthome
This is a detailed introductory video to Flaura, my Do-It-Yourself, Open-source project. Flaura is a smart, self-watering plant pot, that comes with the following features:
- 3D printed housing
- Integrated water tank
- Soil moisture measurement
- Automatic watering
- Rechargeable battery
- Arduino Code
- App control and data display
- Push notifications
I will release more step-by-step video tutorials here in the future on how to build such a plant pot yourself. Watch the video until the end to get to know more about the upcoming videos.
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Fantastic idea and execution! I am looking forward to seeing more about Flaura soon. Thanks!
Dude this is amazing. This is exactly what i was seeking to build feature wise but I have a different design in mind. Thanks for sharing this and I look forward to seeing other projects you do. I wish we can work together in the future.
*There's no such thing as "overengineered"!*
_A fellow (Electrical) Engineer._ 😏
cool project! I love your humor! "imagine flaura logo here" hahaha
😁
Love the concept and your implementation. Looking forward to the rest of the videos.
This is so amazing that I am clapping with my ears. Great job!
Great video and super smart design! Thank you for sharing and impatient to see other projects! :)
Thanks for sharing so openly about this! BTW you are a fun geek, buddy! :)
This is such a fantastic idea!!! Thank you for sharing! Looking forward to seeing what you do next.
Thanks so much! 😊
Thanks lovely idea and thanks for sharing. Love to see your new ideas
Amazing project. Congrats and thank you for shre it to all of us!
Just saw your idea on facebook, well done.
Nice work. Great Project. 👍🏼
Amazing. Cant wait to build this
such a good idea! I would love to see the evolution of this project
Finally got you into my feed!
Ein mega cooles Projekt! Weiter so! Freu mich schon auf neue Videos. :)
This is so cool!!! I hope the next video will come up soon!
Martin, this is really cool!
Mega Konzept 💡👏🏼 und die perfekte Ausrede um mir nen 3D Drucker zu kaufen 😂
Nice!
This looks great! If I could suggest a feature it'll be an integration with home assistant. I was planning to make something similar and integrate to home assistant via esphome, but I must say your design looks so awesome I wanna build it. Especially the even spraying with little holes, I love these small details :)
Thanks. I'm glad, that you like it :)
Right now I'm working on fine tuning the current version of Flaura. But your idea is great and i have added this to my to-do-list for the future!
Very nice great success!!! Get that code video out
We need Updates, this is Awesome!!!
awesome
been doing a proyect with the same idea in mind, minus the 3d printing (haven't made my own printer yet), i would be very thrilled to see more of this series
btw I saw this video posted in an esp8322 focused group on facebook
Very great video! Having already started with the sensor based irrigation systems but still on the search for more - and here it is! Amazing!
So if I can suggest some feature (not reading all the comments ;), here are mine😉
- solar powered by some energy harvesting system, to be also be capable to charge by office lights (e-peas IC for example)
- home-assistant/esp-home capabilities
- pot-insert version, where the Flora can be put in an existing pot (german: Übertopf) - this would make it easier to blend in an existing interior design
Thats it! Looking forward to the entire series
Love this, looking forward to the rest of the videos. Really hoping that it can be integrated in to Home Assistant.
Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it :) I will try my best to make it work with Home Assistant in the future!
Sehr cool! :D
nice
Excellent! I'm looking forward to seeing the whole series as my dear wife has filled our apartment with plants and is going on an extended trip - leaving me to keep up with the watering. I don't want to let anything die!
Seriously though, I have been searching for a reliable solution to keeping our plants alive when we go on holiday together, so please do keep going with this series. I like the look of the pieces of hardware you have chosen to use - they look affordable!. Can I suggest that you release a BoM as soon as possible so we can order the parts and receive them in time for the assembly videos?
Also, we have more pot plants outside that need watering whilst we're away. They are in big pots, so a solution to use a big tank or container for several plants would be useful. We have space to hide the tank and don't mind running small pipes around the area if it means we can set up automatic, long-term, watering.
I look forward to seeing more in this series - thanks for posting!
Wow, thanks for this long and great feedback! I'm glad you like the idea :)
I will try to release the BoM as soon as possible, but there are still a few small changes happening to it every other day. When I`m done with the fine-tuning and there is a final version, I will let you know :)
Big outdoor plant pots are a completly diffrent story though. They are to big to be printed in a regular 3D printer and need much bigger water tanks and pumps. Maybe I will adapt Flaura for this application in the future, but I´m not sure about that yet.
@@FlauraSmartPlantPot This is all very much appreciated - thank you!
I understand the issues with large outdoor pots - we did try out a gravity-fed slow drip arrangement a few years back but it really didn't work that well. I'm assuming that however big the pot (ours are no more than 40-50cm diameter), the environment of moisture and watering remain broadly similar to house plants. Our outside space is just a balcony, so wifi & bluetooth will continue to work and the water flow rate shouldn't need to be very high - just 1 litre per hour (per pot) for example would be more than enough. Obviously a custom 3D printed pot isn't going to work here but a large tank (I'm assuming something around 20 to 30 litres will be sufficient, so not that large really) and some sort of manifold to feed individual motors for each pot. A 4 or 6mm tube should deliver enough water but as it has to travel up to, say, 10 metres then the motors might have to be a little more powerful.
Anyway, your upcoming solution for house plants is nevertheless a great idea and I can't wait to get started!
I'd love a parts list in the description. At least the key components like the moisture sensor, pump and the ESP device.
I am very pleased that you like the idea so much and that you seem to want to get started as soon as possible and order parts :) . On the other hand, I'm a little afraid of already publishing a parts list. I don't want people to order parts now, then something doesn't work properly and these people later regret it and blame me for it. I'm kind of a perfectionist and I want everything to work as well as possible. Things are still changing in the design, even in the basic hardware, such as the ESP32 development board. I have currently installed various variants and have not yet made a final decision on a product. Especially with the custom circuit board, which has to be specially made from a file, it would be very sad if someone orders things now and cannot use them later. I hope you can understand that and are still a little patient. I work as fast as I can ;)
Please Release this. Great Idea! Im gonna build one!
sounds like an amazing project, this motivated to fix my 3d printers. I would love to see a PH sensor for soil as well as the tank. that way it will be simpler to monitor nutrient buildup, as well as how efficient your soil drainage is performing.
souveränes Video ;)
Awesome project, thank you! Since you asked, I'd love to see multiple pump/sensor input ability for multiple plants or indoor "farming". Also, A bigger water source that can be made mosquito-proof, or attachment to a water line would be awesome. I realize this may be outside of the original intent of the project, but just throwing out ideas for more types of use. Save us who can't grow anything from ourselves! :D
Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it :) I´m a huge fan of indoor farming too and I would defiantly love to build special, bigger version for that in the future. My Flaura project taught me a lot of stuff about that and with that knowledge, I now feel ready for such a project. But first I will focus on finishing Flaura and publish all the tutorials about it ;)
@@FlauraSmartPlantPot Absolutely! Cant wait to see what you do and how it grows (plants too!). Thanks again for the cool project.
Really excited to see the first video. Hoping to see future videos. This sounds interesting. The audio was bit poor, but overall great introduction. Thanks for the video.
Few questions
1. Do you have any plan to use ESP IDF?
2. Did you design the pcb or r u using some esp dev board
I would recommend you to start a discord server so that we can exchange our ideas in a better way. Would love to connect with you and collaborate.
I'm glad you like the video :) Thanks for the feedback on the audio. I will try to improve that in the next video.
To your questions:
1. I used the arduino IDE, since its more beginner friendly, but the ESP IDF offers more options, so maybe I will also use that in the future
2. I used a esp32 development board and custom pcb to plug it on. But of course, a custom pcb with a barebone esp would be even better. This is also on my To-do-List ;)
I like your idea with the discord server. Give me a few days to think about this :D
@@FlauraSmartPlantPot omg I would be so in for a discord, would be cool to exchange for ideas.
Love it! One upgrade I would like to see is the ability to have pre-existing settings for different plants. Not sure if that's possible with the current version or not.
Either way, subbed and looking forward to this project growing.
Damn I forgot to mention that in the video, the "instances" thing for diffrent plants is already a feature of the app :D
Excellent! Since the plant is solar powered, I think it only logical that the watering system be as well. I would love to see some solar power + super capacitor version!!
The algorithm brought me here.
Very interesting project. I came across it when searching for videos on how to combine WEMOS D1 mini with the capacitive moisture sensor. I should have watched your videos before as I just received 5 sensors with exactly the three flaws you describe. I have ordered a good one now... The reason why I'm looking into this is that given the drought in south Europe I'd like to build a DIY soil moisture sensor for the garden that connects with Home Assistant to control outdoor watering thus minimizing water consumption. Could that be a Flaura 2?? Anyway, great videos! great work!
Great project!!! Are the videos already online?
Sehr schönes Projekt. Die Druckteile sind gedruckt und warten auf die E-teile.
Ein Punkt für die ToDo Liste wäre ein mqtt Übertragung der gemessenen Werte. Damit könnte man den Blumentop auch ohne Probleme in die Hausautomatisierung integrieren.
Ich bin gespannt und hoffe das es bald das nächste Video gibt.
Freut mich, dass es dir gefällt und du schon die Teile gedruckt hast. Ich arbeite aktuell schon an der Teileliste und dem nächsten Video und gebe mein Bestes ;)
Deine Idee mit der MQTT Übertragung ist klasse. Ist mit auf der To-do-Liste notiert ;)
Excellent video, I could use an esp8266 NODE MCU mini D1
Something I did different in my automatic garden: there goes something like a tablespoon of water each needed time, and so the system goes to sleep for 45 minutes, wake up, new measurement and another tablespoon of water if needed, or go to sleep until next day if water is ok.
The logic is that the excess water isn't good for any plant, and in 45 minutes a tablespoon of water had it's time to spread inside the vase.
that's so smart idea, I like it bro.
in the next version add a water tank level sensor it'll be nice, and a temperature and humidity sensor, there are some plants that need it.
I really like those projects, Go on bro you are rock
thanks bro :D
A water tank level sensor is allready included in this version. The temperature and humidity sensor will follow in the next version!
Regarding the app, I think a way to have different "instances" for multiple plants would be great, so you could transform all your plants into these (you could also name each of the plants)! A drop down menu from which you can find your plant species and the app combs through/finds watering values on plant websites/wikipedia. This would mean no initial calibration would be needed from the user, the app would find average water amounts for the species of plant chosen and uses that for the default! The user could then tweak the values to take environment (temperature, size etc) into account. I don't know how complex this would be but it would be incredibly useful!
Damn I forgot to mention that in the video, the "instances" thing is already a feature of the app :D
I've also thought of simply using plant data from a database to simplify watering settings. But that has failed so far, among other things, that I haven't found any concrete numerical values for e.g. preferred soil moisture or water quantities anywhere on the Internet :(
You could make a public or group database where people input their own findings about different plants for everyone to use.
Love the Flaura. The audio of the video really drove me nuts though for some reason.
Thank your for the great feedback :) Has anyone else encountered problems with the audio?
I believe that this occurs especially when watching it on a mobile phone, but so far I don't know what the problem is.
When I cut the video on the computer, the audio actually sounded okay. It wasn't until I later saw my own video on youtube via my mobile phone that I noticed the audio problem :(
@@FlauraSmartPlantPot Experienced weird audio from my desktop...
@@FlauraSmartPlantPot Watching on Desktop with Sonos sound bar, the audio is all over the place, volume level, and balance.
Audio was fine for me
I would like to see a reservoir tank feeding a larger system.
I will try to adapt the current system for large plant pots, but very large sizes wont be printable on a regular 3D printer. So maybe these will require a different approach.
Definitely, and this is what would make this project truly valuable to others. You can't justify parts cost and "over-engineering" for small plants, but you can for large expensive planters. My retired mother spends four hours a day tending to her landscaping- and this is the stuff that isn't automatically watered. She can barely vacation without anxiety due to her large expensive custom planters. I guarantee the cost of electronics to build a reservoir planter base or piggy-back type set-up would pale in comparison to what some spend on planter arrangements. I'd LOVE to gift my mom some set-ups that I built for her! Perhaps it's time for me to take this and contribute!
Nice project and fumy presentation.
Maybe to simply the job of programing and have something more open (Link with home automation), i will use ESP Easy for this kind of project.
This pot is a great idea! But How can one get the one or the design files to make the pot?
In future videos (though it looks like you may have already finished by the time I found this), please adjust sound so that volume is consistent throughout.
Excellent project, are you still planning to release the videos?
Yes of course, the new video just came out :)
It might be more convenient to use rechargable AA or AAA batteries so the user can just take the batteries out and swap them to the wall outlet rather than moving the plant to a usb cable/outlet.
When would be the solar powered pot be released ? Waiting for them
Wow, that's a really cool idea! I love it! Maybe there could be a feature for misting for plants that need that? 😁
This is a great idea, especially for such demanding plants. I wrote that down on my to-do list :D
@@FlauraSmartPlantPot Wow thank you! I'm looking forward to seeing how this goes, I will try to print and build one myself once I am back with my printer! Thanks for making me feel like I've helped contribute with my idea! 💖
Hallo Martin, erst mal ein dickes Lob für deine Idee, habe dich schon seit deinem ersten Teaser Video abonniert. :-)
Ich denke dass dieses Projekt für Standardpflanzengrössen funktionieren wird, jedoch sehe ich Probleme darin, wenn man ein paar große Pflanzen hat.
Eine Idee um den Scalefaktor für eine eventuelle Weiterentwicklung zu vernachlässigen wäre meiner Meinung nach auch relativ leicht zu lösen.
Wenn du eine Base (Zylindrisches Basisvolumen) als Untersetzer konstruieren würdest. Darinn würde sich dann die komplette Elektronik und der Wassertank befinden. Darauf könnte man dann jeden beliebigen Blumentopf stellen, und müsste nur den kapazitiven Sensor (1ne Steckverbindung) und einen Schlauch an einen seperat gedruckten Gießring den man in den vorhanden Blumentopf stecken kann verbinden. Somit wäre dein System für alle Einsatzzwecke verwendbar. Was hälts du von der Idee? Ich bin auf alle Fälle auf deine Folgevideos sehr gepannt..... Sehr tolles Projekt.
Freut mich sehr, dass es dir gefällt :) Deine Idee für größere Pflanzen finde ich wirklich auch sehr gut! Evtl. könnte man als Tank auch einen anderen Hohlkörper kaufen und zweckentfremden. Das würde dann auch die ewig lange Druckzeit bei so großen Volumen ersparen. Gießring zum auflegen auf einen bestehenden Blumentopf wäre dann kein Problem. Etwas Sorge macht mir nur noch die Optik und dass der deutlich sichtbare Gießring und der Sensor, der ja dann von oben in die Erde gesteckt werden muss, den schönen Blumentopf etwas verschandeln. Aber wirklich sehr gute Idee - ich denke da definitiv weiter drüber nach und vllt. baue ich anschließend noch ein Variante dafür :)
I can't wait to build my own so my pants will love me again
Great work, Im in the process of making my own system at the moment. What pump have you been using?
Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it :) The pump I used is a 3.7V diaphragm pump. more detailed information will come soon 😉
Hy Martin, sieht super aus. Besteht auch die Möglichkeit mit dem Smartphone auf den Controller zu kommen ohne ein bestehendes WLAN (z.B. Bluetooth). Würde den Topf gerne für die Arbeit drucken, da habe ich leider kein WLAN. Ein Solarpanel Add-on wäre da natürlich richtig genial.
Ja das geht im Prinzip auch. Der Mikrocontroller unterstützt auch Bluetooth, genauso wie die App. Müsste halt nur entsprechend eingstellt werden.
How about Amazon Echo, Google Nest or Apple Homekit integration? Great idea btw and thanks for making it Open Source!
Thanks. I'm glad, that you like it :)
Right now I'm working on fine tuning the current version of Flaura. But your idea is great and i have added this to my to-do-list for the future!
Will this be compatible to Home Assistant ESPhome or tasmota?
Die Idee ist super. Wann kommt eine Liste der Teile um das Projekt nachzubauen? Ich würde mir dafür sogar einen 3d Drucker kaufen ^^
Hat die App Support für mehrere Pflanzen?
Schön, dass dir die Idee so gut gefällt :) Die Teileliste wird (hoffentlich) im August fertig werden. Die App bietet auch support für mehrere Pflanzen.
A water reservoir would be better then a water pump; just a valve would be needed, and it would waist less power.
Great video, it's an amazing project and it's really well designed. I'm currently working on a project using a RPi Pico, moisture sensors, NRF24L01+ and a motorised ball valve, as part of my terrace automated irrigation system. I can see the benefit of 3D printing your own solutions and so, can I ask what 3D printer you were using please?
Its a "Prusa MK3S". My new video explains the 3D printing process in detail ;) th-cam.com/video/LBk85mRINqQ/w-d-xo.html
@@FlauraSmartPlantPot Thanks for the reply and signposting that. I'll check out your video.
Are you going to release the Arduino, Blynk code. ??
Hi,
I'm really interested in Flaura.
I am already doing a ''Smart Irrigation System'' for a project for my Electrical Engineering bachelor.
The same electronic components are (they seem to be) used in my project.
Your 3d printed flower pot would really take my project up a notch - my setup is rudimentary right now.
I have no 3d printing/modeling experience, but I have access to a 3d printer.
When are you planning to release the template on Thingiverse?
Thanks alot! Cheers
I hope to make it this month. I hope that's early enough to help with your bachelor thesis ;)
Hey, what pump are you using, id love to know.
Great Project.
This video will answer your question ;) th-cam.com/video/GNNzLwCidCE/w-d-xo.html
* insert "shut up and take my money!" - Meme here *
Seriously, have you ever thought about offering the components as a set? I'm too lazy to order everything individually.
I hadn't thought about that before. Are there any other people who would be interested?
@@FlauraSmartPlantPot me
@@FlauraSmartPlantPot me!
Heck yes. Me.
Wonderful Project!
Is there a github repository already available?
Not yet. I'm currently working on the parts list video, the Github repository will follow this fall ;)
Da ich bereits so einen Topf gebaut habe und Gartenhaus + 2 Blumentöpfe damit betreibe. Hast du für die Trigger Punktuelle Werte? Oder ein sich anpassenden Algo?
Der Elektronik zu beurteilen scheit es keinen Überlade oder unterladeschutz zu haben. Gut selbiges lässt sich auch einfach über den ESP realisieren zumindest rudimentär. Naja ich warte mal auf den Code und die PCBs. Aus dem Video lässt sich da nur Mutmaßen :D Aber interessant, das mal jemand das open source macht :) Bisher hab ich auch nur undurchdachte Projekte gefunden damit etwas überhaupt da ist. Aber wirklich brauchbar waren die dann nicht wirklich.
Für die Trigger nutze ich punktuelle Zahlenwerte (in %), die sich aber in der App für jede Pflanze einstellen lassen (in %) und dann von der Software umgerechnet werden. Wie könnte denn ein entsprechender Algorhytmus deiner Meinung nach funktionieren? Die Elektronik für den Über- und Unterladeschutz ist unter der blauen Folie des Akkus und gehört also quasi zu diesem dazu. Schön, wenn dir das Projekt gefällt :)
Ich bilde mir ein dass es relativ gut durchdacht ist, lasse mich aber auch gern eines besseren belehren, wenn jemand mehr Ahnung hat.
@@FlauraSmartPlantPot Zum ersten hast du die Problematik mit verschiedenen Boden Dichten. Heißt hast du die Erde zu stark eingedrückt oder zu oft gegossen ist der Kalibrierungspunkt am Anfang ein anderer als an Tag X.
Weitere Überlegung ist der unterschied zu den Jahreszeiten und Zimmertemperaturen. Im Winter sind meine 60% z.B. zu viel und der Boden ist durchgängig überwässert. Während im Sommer die 60% zu wenig sind.
Weiter kann man es treiben mit Optimale Wassermenge. Da der Sensor nur in einer Stelle misst eignet er sich nicht für einen Topf.
Also einiges zum Optimieren bleibt noch offen. Aber bis dahin, sieht es nach dem bisher fortschrittlichsten System aus was ich so finden konnte :)
Hurry up, I need to order the parts :)
I'm working on it right now. Night is a good time to be productive ;)
@@FlauraSmartPlantPot are you having a plan for when you will release next video ?
Where is the code for the arduino?
bist du noch aktiv? finde das projekt sehr geil. einfach blink ist nicht mehr zu gebrauchen seit dem update :(
assolutamente oki (:=))
Hello Martin!
I tried to e-mail you earlier but Gmail said your address could not be found.
I too am an engineer but in the USA,
I searched around for an automatic watering flower pot to buy and could not find one, so I started designing one, what I designed is fairly similar to what you made, particularly the water delivery around the top of the flower, and the use of an ESP 32 (I love those things!).
I just came across your videos yesterday, I honestly, did not copy your design or gain any inspiration from your project.
I intended to have a lot more features and for it to be a bit larger, but, I also intended to try to do crowdfunding at the end and mass-produce them.
Would it bother you if someone manufactured something similar to what you designed for profit?
Thanks, ivan.
Have you had any luck yet with getting this working with HomeKit?
First I want to focus on completing the fine tuning for the existing plant pot and putting all assembly instructions online. But that's definitely on my to-do list ;)
@@FlauraSmartPlantPot cool sounds great! Amazing idea by the way!
If you need any testers, or someone to try to build one let me know! id be 100% down
Auf die Dateien bin ich gespannt.
Eventuell wäre ein modularer Aufbau hierfür jedoch praktisch.
Am Anfang erzählst du das man den Topf skalieren kann. Jedoch passen dann die Aufnahmen für Akku ESP und co natürlich nicht mehr.
Du müsstest also den Übertopf und das Hardwaregehäuse vereinzeln.
Wird jedoch nicht möglich sein wegen den druckführen für Kabel und Schläuche.
Appropos Schläuche wenn man den Übertopf skaliert der ja gleichzeitig auch der Wassertank ist passen die Anschlüsse für die Schläuche nicht mehr....
Die modulare Bauweise wäre trotzdem praktisch weil so der Topf im CAD skaliert werden kann und nur die bereits besprochen Position angepasst werden müssen
Du hast natürlich recht, dass man den Blumentopf nicht so einfach skalieren kann, wie ein normales 3D-Modell. Also nicht einfach mit Faktor 2 multiplizieren und fertig. Die Anschlüsse für Schläuche und die Aufnahmen für Kaufteile müssen natürlich angepasst werden. Allerdings habe ich mich gegen einen noch modulareren Aufbau entschieden, weil mehr Einzelteile auch immer mehr Verbindungsstellen bedeuten, die dann wieder abgedichtet werden müssen und potenzielle Faktoren für Frustration sein könnten, wenn dabei doch etwas schief geht und es Leckagen gibt. Mit einfacher Skalierbarkeit meine ich an der Stelle, dass man im 3D-Modell (welche ich auch als .catpart und .stp-Datein zur Verfügung stellen will) leicht die eintsprechenden Maße für den Topf anpassen kann, und dabei die restlichen Maße unangetastet lässt. Ich werde so vielleicht auch einfach noch weitere Versionen für die üblichen Pflanztopfgrößen erstellen.
Can i have the esp code?
what app do you use?
I am using an app called "Blynk"
Please make it compatible with Home Assistant
On ESP32, its not difficult to get the data to HA. You can get custom trends/graphs/gauges to show the data
Thanks. I'm glad, that you like it :)
Right now I'm working on fine tuning the current version of Flaura. But your idea is great and i have added this to my to-do-list for the future!
make it for hydroponics nutrient levels
Thanks. I'm glad, that you like it :)
Right now I'm working on fine tuning the current version of Flaura. But your idea is great and i have added this to my to-do-list for the future!
@@FlauraSmartPlantPot iif you put plant in volcanic clay have water run for 25 min out of hour
check nutrients npk be amazing
Could I have a link to the github please :)
This is a work in progress and I am currently working on finishing the hardware. I will upload it to github, when then software is in a acceptable state. Unfortunately, I am a perfectionist ;(
Until then, here is a link to thingiverse for the STL-Files: www.thingiverse.com/thing:4921885
this is kind of cool, but you could call me oldfashioned or what ever, i just really dont want my plants to use electricity lol
that is a perfectly legitimate opinion :D
I would 200% buy an open source smart plant pot, but the DIY part is not for everyone.
I'm glad you like it :) Of course you're right about the DIY part, but I hope my videos will motivate people to try that out and maybe find their new favorite hobby ;)
People coming here don‘t understand the 1st Question 😉
Components is desperately needed
I am very pleased that you like the idea so much and that you seem to want to get started as soon as possible and order parts :) . On the other hand, I'm a little afraid of already publishing a parts list. I don't want people to order parts now, then something doesn't work properly and these people later regret it and blame me for it. I'm kind of a perfectionist and I want everything to work as well as possible. Things are still changing in the design, even in the basic hardware, such as the ESP32 development board. I have currently installed various variants and have not yet made a final decision on a product. Especially with the custom circuit board, which has to be specially made from a file, it would be very sad if someone orders things now and cannot use them later. I hope you can understand that and are still a little patient. I work as fast as I can ;)
What does open source mean really? Can one start building and selling them? 🤣
It means that all files and construction data are visible to everyone online. But others will not be allowed to earn money with my idea ;)