TOWER SYSTEM – set-up at Maker Faire 2014 May 22, 2014
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IT’S OFFICIAL – Maker Faire 2014 – we will be there with a booth to show case Tower unit March 24, 2014
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IT’S OFFICIAL NOW:
I’ve been accepted to exhibit at @MakerFaire Bay Area on May 17 & 18, 2014 http://makerfaire.com/
#20475 – internet of farming arduino-based aquaponics
Will be able to show case a number of new leading edge things that I have been developing.
Here are just a few of them:
Design of a “Radial Flow Filter” for the tower unit system ( will be blogging and doing a Youtube video about it shortly”
Venturi DIY design that will replace air pumps on my systems.
Aquaponic Fog Unit that I have just completed and in testing mode now.
Have fully working Tower unit with totally enabled IoT features that show case the latest developments in this technology as related to aquaponics.
SENSOR COLOR CODE – for tracking where the probes are in the towers December 9, 2013
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Since I have a larger number of sensors in each tower unit I needed a way to know the exact sensor I will be dealing with and the location of the sensor. The best way for me is to mimic the electronic color codes found on resistors. Why reinvent things if I don’t have to. So here is how I solved this problems.
So let now see how this works out —
Here is the layout of the color coding for these sensors located in tower tube –
Temp Probes are – BLUE color
Water Probes are – YELLOW color
Start the code at the Sensor position and work into the inter-core
These patterns are repeated on both ends of the cable with the outer most position being the sensor color. So if you held the two ends up together with the connectors facing the same direction then the code would mirror each other.
TOWER CORE GUTS – now for sale in “Things for sale” page September 26, 2013
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Here is what goes into the Tower Tubes and provides the water to the top and wiring for the sensor. The sensor configuration is a “Water Sensor” and “Temp Prob” combination. These have waterproof connectors that can be disconnected when the towers are removed to be taken to market or needing media to be pulled out once a crop is spent.
TOWER TUBES — NOW FOR SALE September 12, 2013
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I have just updated the “THINGS FOR SALE” page with the pricing for the Tower Tubes.
Check it out and follow the instructions listed on the page and I will get busy delivering your tubes to you.
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