blackrabbit17/xenolab: A monitoring station for carnivorous flora.

The Xenolab Rasp Pi Monitor is a cutting-edge, semi-autonomous biosurveillance module engineered for the precise care and observation of exotic carnivorous flora.

⚠️ WARNING: MONITORING TRIFFIDS

The Xenolab Rasp Pi Monitor is not certified for use with Triffids or other semi-sentient, ambulatory flora. Historical data suggests a high incidence of operator attrition and catastrophic habitat compromise when engaging with such species. While the system may successfully log preliminary biometric data, prolonged monitoring is statistically correlated with acute reductions in observer longevity.
— Xenolab Safety Directive 12.4B

It’s just past 8AM so it’s about 50% though simulated sunrise.

Main features:

• Rasp Pi 5
• 7″ 800×480 Touchscreen
• Temperature Monitor
• Humidity Monitor
• Fan to simulate wind
• 24 R,G,B LED for light
• Soil Moisture Sensor
• USB relays so the Rasp Pi can control all of the sensors / fans etc

I wanted to have some fun with 3D printing and electronics, which gets me away from my normal day job running Atomic Tessellator (https://atomictessellator.com). There are lots of aspects of this project that are wildly impractical and over-engineered and done just for fun.

Rasp-pi 5	Cooling Hat	Display
R-Pi 5 – 8GB Quad Core 2.4GHz ARM Cortex-A76	R-Pi 5 RGB Cooling Hat w/ OLED Display	7″ 800×480 DSI Capacitive Touchscreen

I’m really new at CAD, this was my first time. It’s ok, you can laugh at my designs.

I used the wonderful tinkercad.com because I found that to be the most intuitive.

I can code in my sleep, make logic unfold,
But hand me some CAD and my courage turns cold.
Lines go zig when they clearly should zag,
My blueprints look more like a digital gag.

Model File

Model File

Setting up the RASP Pi 5s and testing some sensors

Fresh from the 3D printer!

Coated in black because it looks better

Starting to wire up the relays and power and sensors

Power-on tests

Sensor integration tests

Finished connecting all the sensors up

Finished and running!

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