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-Will On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 11:24 AM, William Marshall <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Aarushi, > > I am assuming that your Grove sensor is similar to this one. > <http://wiki.seeed.cc/Grove-Moisture_Sensor/> > > The code in the Water Conservation Demo which reads from a real, > non-simulated, sensor assumes that the sensor is a Mod My Pi Soil > Moisture Sensor > <https://www.modmypi.com/electronics/sensors/soil-moisture-sensor>. Your > Grove sensor returns moisture readings as values between 0-950. In > contrast, the digital output of the Pi Soil Moisture Sensor give only a > simple "on" or "off" for whether moisture is present. > > I'm not sure which method for connecting your Grove sensor to the > Raspberry PI is best, but whichever you choose, you can modify the > SprinklerSimulatorWithSensor code > <https://github.com/IBMStreams/streamsx.waterConservation.starterKit/blob/master/com.ibm.streamsx.smartsprinkler.edgent/src/com/ibm/streamsx/smartsprinkler/edgent/SprinklerSimulatorWithSensor.java> > to read from your Grove sensor instead of the Mod My Pi Soil Moisture > Sensor. Just change the constructor to initialize communication with your > sensor, and then change the getMoisture method to read from your sensor and > set the moisture value. > > You can run the Water Conservation Demo on any IoT board that has a Java7 > or Java8 JVM, assuming you remove the parts of SprinklerSimulatorWithSensor > that directly depend on the Raspberry PI (such as reading from GPIO pins). > > Let me know if any of this is unclear, or if you need help modifying the > code. > > -Will > > > > On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 2:44 AM, MITTAL Aarushi < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Samantha, >> >> >> >> I have successfully launched an application on bluemix following your >> tutorial for Smart Water Sprinkler: >> >> https://github.com/IBMStreams/streamsx.waterConservation.sta >> rterKit/blob/master/com.ibm.streamsx.smartsprinkler.edgent/README.md >> >> >> >> I have successfully been able to receive simulated readings. >> >> >> >> Now , I want to get real readings from a moisture sensor. >> >> >> >> There are 2 problems here : >> >> 1) I have a Grove moisture sensor that maybe difficult to connect >> to a Pi. But the I am not sure if the Edgent application can be written on >> any other iot board ,except a Pi. >> >> Though I have found a way to directly connect the grove sensor to Pi, I >> am not too confident with this approach. >> >> http://www.switchdoc.com/2016/02/tutorial-grove-connector-pr >> oject-examples-for-raspberry-pi-arduino/ >> >> >> >> 2) I have an Arduino base shield on which many grove sensors can be >> connected. >> >> I can mount my shield(having the grove sensor connected ) on my Arduino >> uno . >> >> After that , I can connect this entire Arduino setup to my raspberry Pi 3 >> via Serial Communication. >> >> >> >> Please guide me if it would be a good idea , to get the sensor readings >> from the Arduino to the pi and then send them to the Edgent application(on >> the Pi) for Edge computing. >> >> >> >> I have to submit this solution by 7th July 2017. >> >> Please help. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> *Aarushi Mittal* >> >> *IOT, Digital Transformation Team* >> >> *[image: cid:[email protected]]* >> >> Sopra Steria >> A-67, Sector 64 >> Noida 201301 - U.P. India >> >> Mobile: +91-7065508866 <+91%2070655%2008866> >> [email protected] - www.soprasteria.in >> >> [image: cid:[email protected]] >> >> The content of this message may be confidential, legally privileged and >> protected by law. Unauthorized use, copying or disclosure of any of it may >> be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender >> and remove it from your system. While attachments to this e-mail are >> checked for viruses, we do not accept any liability for any damage >> sustained by viruses. >> Before printing, think about the environment. >> >> >> > >
