Palangga, mao ni syay buhatonon ssimong physical lang
STEP 1
Find a water bottle or a funnel to use as your water holder and build a stand for it so that you can put it above your plant. Alternatively you could repurpose an inexpensive water dispenser, which is what I ended up doing.
STEP 2
Depending on the water holder you have, think of a way to make a water gate or valve. I tried some different ideas, including attaching a hose to the mouth of the waterbottle and pinching it closed, or creating a shovel shaped door that swings open to let some water out. If you are hacking a water dispenser, you just need to find a strong material to attach to your servo to press down on the spout.
STEP 3
Connect your servo to the gate such that it is in a closed position, use a button or other trigger for testing. Make sure your servo in turn mode and make sure your circuit is protected from the water!
STEP 4
Create an IFTTT channel for your servo, you could connect it to a google calendar event "water plants" or just connect it to you phone so you can text the rain machine to start and stop. Make sure you have already set up your cloud module! Once that is all ready replace the button with your cloud module.
STEP 5
Test out your IFTTT channel and make sure it is working properly. Place your rain machine over some plants on a shelf or pile of books and you should be good to go!
