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2.6 Smart Water Tank

In this project, we use a water level sensor module and a servo to simulate a smart water tank. The water level sensor is fixed inside the tank to measure the water level, and when the water level is below a threshold, the valve controlled by the servo is allowed to open to let water in.

Wiring

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Pico has three GPIO pins that can use analog input, GP26, GP27, GP28. That is, analog channels 0, 1, and 2. In addition, there is a fourth analog channel, which is connected to the built-in temperature sensor and will not be introduced here.

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  • S of water level sensor is connected to GP26(A0), + to VBUS, - pin to GND.

  • The orange wire (signal) of the servo is connected to GP15, the red wire (power) is connected to VBUS, and the brown wire (ground) is connected to GND.

Code

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  • You can refer to the image below to write code by dragging and dropping.

  • Import 2.6_water_tank.png from the path of euler-kit\piper. For detailed tutorials, please refer to Import the Code.

water_tank

After connecting Pico, click the Start button and the code starts to run. When the water level is lower than 1/3 of the water level sensor, the servo rotates to 180 degrees to simulate the inlet opening; when the water level is higher than 1/3 of the water level sensor, the servo rotates to 0 degrees to imitate the inlet closing.

How it Works?

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Set the rotation speed of pin15 (servo) to 15%.

  • [servo pin() set speed to ()%]：Used to set the rotation speed of the servo pin, the range is 0%~100%.

water_tank2

Reads the value of pin A0 and stores it in the variable [water_level].

  • [set (water_level) to]: Used to set the value of the variable, you need to create the variable from the Variables palette.

  • [read voltage from pin ()]: Used to read the voltage of the analog pins (A0~A2), the range is 0 ~ 3.3V.

water_tank3

Set the voltage threshold to 1. When the voltage of water level sensor is less than 1, let the servo rotate to 180° position, otherwise rotate to 0° position.

  • [servo pin () set angle to ()]: Set the angle of servo pin to, the range is 0 ~ 180°.