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Gotta get two more blueberry bushes (compatible with one we have) as well as mulch. A soil pH sensor world be nice as well. I should look at environmentally responsible fertilizer options.

Tried connecting to the Thing, but sunbathing about how I’m joking stuff up is causing issues. I have some theories, but I’m not sure which one is right. So I’ll probably just do this with the Arduino, it just kinda bugs me. I’ll contribute poking at the Thing, but later.
On that note, I need to start looking at my data accuracy. The temperature and humidity seems solid, but last night I was getting a negative pressure. If we had a negative pressure I’m pretty sure if have a hard time breathing.
Found my copper tape and high power LEDd. Tonight I clean.
Valhalla.

Whatever it is. I now have a stream of atmospheric data coming through the Arduino. Next, switch that to the Thing and have it pumping data into database of some kind via node.js.
First, I need the Thing getting the data, I’ll flash an LED to verify the connection to the BME280.
Next connect node.js to a database. Manually poke data into distance via a browser.
Last, make the Thing do the poking.
Then it’ll be time to add LEDs, and actuators.

Events visited, it’s chill. I’ll probably pivot tonight. I’ve got glass, I’ve got copper tape. I’ve got solder.
I’m thinking I might build a more traditional terrarium, and leave the plant cubes for another day.
On a different note, got working with the logger again. I kept having communication hangs, when.trying to do baseline I2C for the atmospheric sensor on the Thing. I’m assuming that if I dig into the headers, I’ll probably find #defined pins in conflict. That would be my guess. Of course, I wish I should have guessed it last night. That’s probably the challenge of working on my projects for an hour before going to bed.
Tonight, check #defines in headers.

Cubes of self contained planters. Sensors watching temperature, humidity, light, moisture and airflow.
I wonder if I popped in an IR sensor, I could get some baseline of plant liveliness.
Use a solenoid valve for drip watering, lights on timers, computer fans for ventilation, cooking and self-propagation.
All dumping data back.
Maybe then stackable. A rack mount farm. A server farm.
Right now I’m hanging with the Wif, but maybe later. Either today or tomorrow pop into the Despot and Swanson’s.

Going to stop off at the Despot and get supplies. I need:
Smaller sheet of plywood
Killz or sealer
Caulk
Hinges
Glass cutter

I’m now thinking I’m going to go 18″ cubes. Start with one, and then…
Grow from there.

Hahaha

Call the box 18″ tall 36″wide. 1×10 or so. First thoughts.

I had multiple steps to the next step. Old habits die hard. But as it is, I only got through the first one or so. The programmer was plugged in, and I’d get a quick flash of an LED. Then nothing. Just a couple error messages. Again.Again. Chown the usb. One error message gone. I’m googling, and thinking, and reading.
Huh. Maybe I should plug g the Thing in.
…smart ass.

Get Thing connecting
Send request
Send request with data
Save data
Do it once a minute for ten minutes
Graph it

Picked up a book on node on Saturday, started getting a more in depth idea of what I’m doing while still poking at the things for now. Went to fire up the Thing, and realized post last reinstall that I hadn’t loaded the Arduino software. No biggy. I use apt get and away I… what the… 1.0.5? What the shit is being that far behind in the repositories. Right. Removed it. Ran all the today’s I blow off. Downloaded from Arduino.cc.
This is making me thinki might need to up the timeframe for migrating away from Ubuntu. I never much liked a lot of what they do, and this just shows the fatal flaw with how that did it.