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-====== Sprinkle Project ======
+====== Sprinkle Project- Tinkering with Irrigation Systems ======
-This project is a series of experiments with irrigration systems. The goal is to achieve the most optimal irrigation but at the lowest cost. The system employs multiple Internet weather sources as well as custom sensors, to determine whether the irrigation system should deliver water to a particular zone. Generally, the system is run on a schedule so when the time comes to run a zone, the system checks but the Internet sources as well as the local sensors. Here is a recent data collected from this decision making process:
+This project is a series of experiments with irrigration systems. The goal is to achieve the most optimal irrigation at the lowest cost. The system employs multiple Internet weather sources as well as custom sensors to determine whether the irrigation system should deliver water to a particular zone. Generally, the system is run on a schedule. When the time comes to run a zone, the system checks the Internet sources as well as the local sensors. Here is a recent data collected from this decision making process:
 [[https://data.sparkfun.com/streams/n11lQDrpQGuA4MZjqM7J | Data Collection System]]
+Decision processing:
+{{::sprinkle-output.png?200|}}
 ====== Custom Sensors ======
-The most interesting component of this irrigation system is the dynamic water level sensor. This custom build sensor acts as a switch to indicate whether the system should run or whether the monitored environment has sufficient moisture. This sensor has a float, which is raised or lowered by water collected in the sensor. If the float reaches the top of the sensor, it will notify the irrigation system that it should not run, otherwise it will notify that the system should run. This sensor is filled by rain water or directly by running the irrigation system. The natural evaporation process will remove water from the sensor, causing the float to lower. Here is a picture of the  dynamic water level sensor installed:
+The most interesting component of this irrigation system is the dynamic water level sensor. This custom build sensor acts as a switch to indicate whether the system should run or whether the monitored environment has sufficient moisture. This sensor has a float, which is raised or lowered by water collected in the sensor. If the float reaches the top of the sensor, it will notify the irrigation system that it should not run, otherwise it will notify that the system should run. This sensor is filled by rain water or directly by running the irrigation system. The natural evaporation process will remove water from the sensor causing the float to lower. Here is a picture of the  dynamic water level sensor installed:
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 The portable system is designed to demonstrate the capabilities of the irrigation experiments to an audience. It has been utilized at the NYC Media Labs event, to demonstrate how the sensors can impact an irrigation system.
+[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Rh_fpYakMU&utm_source=NYC+Media+Lab+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=488ea7e6c4-June_Newsletter_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8d8d6abf51-488ea7e6c4-333325537| NYC Media Labs Visions of the Connected Home]]
+==== Overview ====
+What is a portable irrigation system? It is a five gallon fish tank, which contains all of the essential elements of an irrigation system. It has a sprinkler head, plumbing and a control valve. All of the components are exactly what one would find buried in the ground. The idea is to demonstrate the electronics and the experiments on this system, without requiring folks to come to a field.

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