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Letters

REGULAR

ARDUINO

FOR THE WIN

Thanks for the custom Arduino

tutorial — it’s a bit over my head

at the moment, but it’s given me

something to aim for. Last year I

used an Arduino Due to control a

watering system in my back yard. It

was pretty rudimentary, just using

a timer to turn a servo and water

the tomatoes. This year I’m adding

sensors, so it can water as and

when the soil gets too dry, keep an

eye on the temperature, and how

much water everything needs in

total. Just one more reason to look

forward to summer!

Dan

Stockport

Cheers Dan, making things

automatic is good, but making

them smart is even better.

If you’ve got an Arduino project

you want to see in print, let us

know – there’s got to be potential

for a great readers’ gallery, given all

the gardening projects out there.

BRAIN EXPANSION

Thanks very much for the free issue 1s;

they’ve gone down a treat. I was waiting

for issue 2 to come out to see if it was a

fluke, but if anything it’s even better than

issue 1. You’ve got yourself a subscriber!

I love the mix of content that you pack

in – it’s so inspiring seeing other people’s

work and thinking ‘ I could do that’. You’ve

given me a load of ideas already. I just

need a few more hours in a day so I can

turn them into reality!

Michael

Newcastle

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The brains of many a project: get an Arduino,

learn to program it and make your builds smart