Drosera Spatula Indoor Terrarium

Drosera Spatula Indoor Terrarium#440723

By McCWells -  Sun Oct 08, 2023 4:51 pm
Location:  West Central Georgia (8b hardiness)
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- Sun Oct 08, 2023 4:51 pm #440723

Hi! I am wanting to build an indoor terrarium to run a science experiment on 4 D. Spatulas. I would like to be able to control the temperature, humidity and have an artificial light source. I have no idea what materials I need, so I was wondering if y’all had any pointers. Thanks!

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Re: Drosera Spatula Indoor Terrarium#440726

By Shadowtski -  Sun Oct 08, 2023 5:56 pm
Location:  Zone 6A - SE. Wisconsin
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- Sun Oct 08, 2023 5:56 pm #440726

If you don't have an unlimited budget, something like this can be done with a Raspberry PI or Arduino. Googling "Raspberry PI Terrarium" or "Arduino Terrarium" should get you lots of ideas to copy and paste.
Or you can dive into Python or C+ and write your own control code.
I like Sunwait for controlling lighting in a minimalist setup.
I started playing with Node-Red for a more comprehensive control scheme. (This one is a work in progress)
Either a PI or Arduino will need A BME 280 sensor (or something similar) and a relay board will measure conditions and control outputs.
Good luck.

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Re: Drosera Spatula Indoor Terrarium#440731

By andynorth -  Thu Oct 26, 2023 8:33 pm
Location:  Federal Way, WA
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- Thu Oct 26, 2023 8:33 pm #440731

How many users are actually in to electronics and CP's? @Shadowtski, Arduino and Pi's are nice but you left out the most powerful one, Parallax Propeller and Basic Stamp. Propeller has 8 Cores. If you are in to electronics and want to go that route you could try them. https://www.parallax.com
However, I am thinking for simplicity a couple timers might work out just as well.

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