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You can find instructions for accomplishing this on the internet. and run it headless (without a monitor, keyboard, or mouse), accessing it from another computer. For use with OpenSprinkler it is best to access the Pi via SSH.

The Pi is equipped with ports for analog and HDMI video output as well as USB ports to which a keyboard and mouse can be attached. Plug the SD card you prepared in step 1 into the PI and connect the Pi to your network.You can also access the OpenSprinkler GitHub repository at:.A modified version of the OpenSprinkler firmware.The two text files used by the logger scripts (SprinklerChanges.txt and SprinklerPrevious.txt).It polls OpenSprinkler and records irrigation events into a couple of text files used by David’s script The zonecheck.py script has the same functionality, runs as a “daemon” process in the background and starts automatically when the Pi is powered on. A python script I wrote (zonecheck.py), because I couldn’t get David’s SprinklerWatcher.php script to start automatically and run in the background on the Pi.You should edit the line that starts with “date_default_timezone_set” (should be line 13) to reflect your local time zone David Gustovson’s Sprinkler.php logger script edited to use the static IP address of the Pi and to find the directories on the Pi where the text files it uses are located.JavaScript files for the web interface edited to point to the Pi’s static IP address (192.168.1.50) and including a modified home.js file which has a “Logger” button in place of the weather button.The *.png icon files used in the OpenSprinkler web interface with the addition of a “log” icon.

#Opensprinkler logs zip file#

Download the zip file containing the files I used for making the Pi work with OpenSprinkler.

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I used an 8mb card and kept the default username (Pi) and password (raspberry) in my setup.

Download the latest version of the operating system (Raspbian) for the Pi as an SD card image and follow the instructions for flashing it onto an SD card.

Click the embedded links for detailed instructions. The Pi can be that web server! This also allows OpenSprinkler’s web interface to work even if an internet connection is unavailable.įollowing is a set of instructions based on the steps I used to get the Raspberry Pi and OpenSprinkler working together. In addition there are some files used in the OpenSprinkler web interface that need to to be loaded from a web server. It’s small size, silent operation low power consumption, network interface, and low cost make it ideal for this purpose. This is a perfect job for the Raspberry Pi. However, the logging scripts need to be hosted on a separate computer that is running a web server and connected to the network. Gustovson) wrote a couple of php scripts which can log the activity of OpenSprinkler - a very useful feature. OpenSprinkler is an Arduino based, open source, network connected irrigation controller with a web enabled user interface. Then through some googling I discovered OpenSprinkler.

#Opensprinkler logs how to#

The question was, how to interface the Pi to the irrigation system. For a long time I thought about learning Linux but never had a compelling reason until now.Īfter becoming somewhat familiar with Linux and trying out many of the Pi’s capabilities I thought the Pi might be useful for managing an automated irrigation system. I’ve been experimenting with it and having way too much fun to think about blogging.

I purchased a Raspberry Pi (Pi for short) credit card size computer a couple of months ago.

#Opensprinkler logs software#

There is a plugin that allows the the software running on a Raspberry Pi to work with an inexpensive relay board such as the ones by SainSmart. The new software supports a simple plugin architecture for adding custom features. More recently I have been working on a Python port of the OpenSprinkler software which was originally written in C for an Ardino based sprinkler controller. NOTE: This is a very old post and is only kept here for historical reasons.