Bill of Materials
This mPFC will be used for educational purposes.
Material | Description | Datasheet/image |
GoldAir mini air cooler (X1) | Used to cool the environment in the mPFC | |
DHT11 Humidity and Temperature sensor | To measure the ambient humidity and temperature in the grow box. | |
Submersible temperature sensor (DS18B20) | To measure the temperature of the water + nutrient mixture | |
Mini DC Diaphragm water pump | To pump water from the reservoir into the growing tub | |
Arduino Uno | For managing the sensors, actuators and light (Central Nervous System for PFC) | |
Raspberry Pi 3/4 | The brain for the food computer |
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Raspberry Pi NOIR camera | For taking Infrared images to be used for NDVI analysis | |
HD USB camera | For taking images of the grow chamber | |
2 times 120x120x25 mm 12VDC Axial fan | Used to provide air circulation and for cooling the grow chamber | |
Aluminium slab | Used together with one of the fans to cool the grow chamber | |
6 X LED light bulbs | To provide light to the plants in the grow chamber | |
6 X light fittings | For the six LED light bulbs | |
Screw Terminal 4-way | For connecting and keeping the wires in place. | |
RIPCORD wire (0.5mm) red/black (10 meters) | The wire will be used to connect all the components | |
CO2 / TEMPERATURE AND AIR QUALITY SENSOR | It will be used to measure the level/amount of CO2 in the growing chamber | |
Light intensity sensor | Will measure the intensity of light in the grow chamber | |
Light Spectroscopy | ||
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