Monitoring water levels with a Parallax Ping sensor
When you need a mechanism to detect the water level within a container or tank, you have several different options. Most people opt for a simple float or probe that sits in the water, while others use...
View ArticleChristmas tree water sensor gets an upgrade and a fancy new box
[Eric Ayars] has a nice cast iron Christmas tree stand at home, but the only drawback is that the stand makes it hard to see just how much water is available to the tree. Last year we covered a small...
View ArticleMobile chicken coop includes wireless sensors
In and of itself this mobile chicken coop is a pretty nice build. There are some additional features lurking inside which you don’t find on most coops. [Neuromancer2701] built-in a set of sensors...
View ArticleWireless Water Level Sensor from PVC Pipe
[Bob] was having trouble keeping up with his water troughs. He had to constantly check them to make sure they weren’t empty, and he always found that the water level was lower than he thought. He...
View ArticleProtect Your Coffee Machine With A Filter Monitor
Coffee machines are delicate instruments, likely to be damaged by limescale. Thus they will often have a filter present, but filters have a limited capacity of water upon which they can be effective....
View ArticleRapid Prototyping to Measure Turbidity in Rapids
[RiverTechJess] is in the process of getting a PhD in environmental engineering and has devoted a chapter to creating a turbidity sensor for river network monitoring. Environmental sensing benefits...
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