Soil Moisture Sensors and Digital Agriculture for IoT - Episode 1

Overview

Explore the world of digital agriculture in this comprehensive video, part of a 4-part IoT for Beginners series. Dive into soil moisture measurement using capacitive sensors and Raspberry Pi, understanding sensor communication with IoT devices, and learning calibration techniques. Discover key concepts like GPIO, I2C, UART, and SPI, as well as wireless IoT communication protocols. Get hands-on experience with soil moisture sensors and learn about programming languages for IoT projects. Gain valuable insights into the importance of water for plants and the role of IoT in modern agriculture. Access additional resources, including a free 24-lesson IoT curriculum and information on obtaining IoT kits.

Syllabus

- Intro
- IoT for Beginners, a free 24 lesson IoT curriculum - https://aka.ms/iot-beginners
- Catch the previous series - https://aka.ms/iot-beginners-videos
- Get the kits from Seeed Studio - https://aka.ms/iot-beginners-kits
- Introduction to Digital Agriculture
- Why do plants need water?
- Soil moisture sensors
- Hands on with a soil moisture sensor and a Raspberry Pi
- What is GPIO?
- What is I2C Inter Integrated Circuit?
- What is UART?
- What is SPI?
- Wireless IoT communication protocols
- What programming language should you use for IoT for Beginners?
- Calibrating IoT sensors