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Hardware Installation Tutorial

The document provides a hardware installation tutorial for connecting wires and cables to an Arduino board. It details the steps to cut and strip wires, crimp pins onto one end, solder the connections, and apply heat shrink tubing. Different connection diagrams are shown for monitoring single, dual or triple plant setups using the Arduino.

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Hardware Installation Tutorial

The document provides a hardware installation tutorial for connecting wires and cables to an Arduino board. It details the steps to cut and strip wires, crimp pins onto one end, solder the connections, and apply heat shrink tubing. Different connection diagrams are shown for monitoring single, dual or triple plant setups using the Arduino.

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Hardware Installation Tutorial

Arduino Specs:
Microcontroller Arduino UNO (ATmega328p)
Operating Voltage 5V
Input Voltage (recommended) 7-12V
Input Voltage (limit) 6-20V
Digital I/O Pins 14 (of which 6 provide PWM output)
Analog Input Pins 6
DC Current per I/O Pin 20 mA
DC Current for 3.3V Pin 50 mA
Flash Memory 32 KB of which 0.5 KB used by bootloader
SRAM 2 KB
EEPROM 1 KB
Clock Speed 16 MHz
Length 68.6 mm
Width 53.4 mm
Weight 25 g

Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328P (datasheet). It has 14


digital input/output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16
MHz quartz crystal, a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header and a reset button. It
contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a computer
with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started.
Connecting Wires
Cut the wires according to the length
need to be attached with the plant
and Arduino.

16 2.54 mm Crimp Pins Heat Shrink Tubing


for all bare wiring

Soldering Machine+soldering
32 Crocodile Clips wire
This tutorial is the first step toward making the wires and cables that will
be used to plug the input and output devices directly to the Arduino.

1. Cut the insulation off of both ends of each cable careful, not to cut the
inner wiring. A comfortable size to cut the end would be approximately
6.35cm - 7.62 cm.
2.
You will find 1 wire once the main insulation has been removed:
- Copper wire

3. FOR PREPARING ONE


END OF THE CABLE, FOLLOW
THESE STEPS:

Remove the fiber/ thread


completely.

4.
Separate the copper wire and
twist it to retain a manageable
shape.

5. Remove about 2.54cm or


preferably less of the insulation
(again, very very carefully so as
not to cut the wire altogether)
from the wires
to reveal the copper within. Again, twist the copper ends.
6. CRIMPING

The stripped wire is placed into the channel of the end connector pin. Be
sure that the insulation does not protrude past the tall tabs on the end, and
that the bare wire does not protrude past the short tabs in the middle.

7.
Gently squeeze both sets of
tabs together with the needle-
nose pliers. This is a temporary
measure that keeps the wire
and connector pin together
while it being placed into the
wire crimper.
8. Note that the insulation is crimped with the tall tabs (yellow arrow); the
bare wire does not protrude out of the small tabs (red arrow); and bare wire
is visible between both sets of tabs (blue arrow).

9. The bare wire does not protrude past the small inner crimp tabs.
10. SOLDERING
After the tabs have been squeezed shut, be careful --the connector pin is
not yet securely attached. You are ready to solder now.
Touch the clean tip of the solder iron to the area between the two crimped
tabs. This will simultaneously heat the wire and connector pin, allowing
easy flow of the solder.

A small amount of solder is applied to the hot joint.


11.

Notice the solder has flowed evenly between the metal wire and the connector
pin.

12. Apply the same process of crimping and soldering on all wires to
one end of all cables.

13. FOR THE OTHER END OF THE CABLES, FOLLOW


THESE STEPS:
Cut the insulation off as done before.
Remove the fiber/ thread completely.
Remove the copper wire.
Remove about 2.54cm or preferably less of the insulation (again, very very
carefully so as not to cut the wire altogether) from the wires to reveal the
copper within. Twist the copper ends.
14. Fit the heat shrink tubes on top of the exposed wiring and use a
direct flame or solder iron to allow the tube to shrink and cover the
exposed wire, therefore insulating it and protecting it from outside
influence.

15. Solder and crimp crocodile clips in similar fashion as pins and apply
heat shrink tubing.
16. Your cables are now ready to be connected directly to the plants and
arduino. Follow the diagram below to connect cables:
This circuit will work with the sketch file we named as single_plant_setup.

This circuit will work with the sketch file we named as working_sketch_for_two_plants.

This circuit will work with the sketch file we named as working_sketch_for_three_plants.

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