Projects

Automated Water Dispenser

I built this to automatically refill my glass of water at my desk. It uses an HX 711 load cell connected to an Arduino to open/close a solenoid valve based on the weight of the glass of water. With no weight, it closes the valve. When the weight is between a minimum threshold and a maximum threshold, it opens the valve to let more water into the glass.

Here you can see the controlling arduino, as well as the solenoid valve, L298N for that valve, and power supply regulator for the arduino.

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