Rain monitoring by interfacing two Rain sensors

The EzloPi smart devices provide automation through simple, customizable use with our open-source EzloPi platform, making daily life easier and improving human-machine interactions.

Before moving into this example, it is very important to know about the device registration, provisioning and converting the ESP32 device into an EzloPi device along with knowledge of Web Flasher, MiOS Mobile Application for Android/iOS and the MiOS Web Application.

This project aims to integrate two FC-37 rain sensor modules with the EzloPi device to integrate rain sensing capabilities and for efficient monitoring of rainfall. By interfacing these sensors with the EzloPi platform, users will be able to receive rainfall alerts, enabling various applications such as automated alerts, weather monitoring for smart homes enhancing the user experience.

Welcome to the project demonstration video section. The following video showcases the key aspects of Rain monitoring using 2 rain sensor on EzloPi platform, providing a visual walkthrough of its implementation.

The following components are required for interfacing with the EzloPi device:

• Arduino Nano ESP32 as an EzloPi smart device.
• 2 x LM393 comparator IC module.
• 2 x FC-37 rain sensor module.

The wiring diagram of Arduino Nano ESP32 is represented as follows:

The following connections are made in order to complete the entire circuit setup:

From Arduino Nano ESP32 to the LM393 comparator module:

• Connect the VCC of the Arduino Nano ESP32 with the VCC of both the LM393 modules.
• Connect the GND pin of the Arduino Nano ESP32 to the GND pin of both the LM393 modules.
• Connect the ESP32 GPIO 33 and 34 to the A0 of both of the modules.

From the LM393 module to the Rain Sensor:

• Connect any of the output pins of both rain sensors to the positive and negative terminal of the comparator module respectively.

1. Set up your device/hardware by visiting config.ezlopi.com

2. Log in using the credentials which you just set earlier while signing up.

3. Now, click on the Connect Device button and a pop-up window will appear.

4. Now, select COM Port to which your ESP32 device is connected. In our case, the COM3 port is used.

Click Connect.

5. If you are new to this and it's your first time configuring, select Create new Device ID. Enter Wifi SSID and Wifi Password.

6. In the Device Configuration, tab click on Analog Input.

7. An Analog Input window will open for inputting the following parameters:

• Set a device name of your choosing. In our case, we set it to the Rain Sensor.
• Set device Subtype to Water leak Sensor.
• Set the ADC input pin to 33.
• Set the Resolution to 10-bit.

8. In the Device Configuration, tab click on Analog Input.

9. An Analog Input window will open for inputting the following parameters:

• Set a device name of your choosing. In our case, we set it to the Rain Sensor.
• Set device Subtype to Water leak Sensor.
• Set the ADC input pin to 33.
• Set the Resolution to 10-bit.
• Now Click the Apply button.
• After clicking the apply button you can see a table of your setting in the device configuration tab.
• Press the Flash Device button.

10. A window will appear on the bottom right side of the screen displaying “Please press BOOT button while flashing begins.”

11. Hold the BOOT button down until the next window appears on the bottom right side of the screen which says “Installation prepared. Please release the boot button now.”

12. Release the BOOT button from your ESP32 when this pop-up on the bottom right window appears.

13. After some time, a popup will appear saying Device Flashed Successfully! This means that your device has been set up successfully.

You can download the MIOS Android app from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

1. After downloading the app, proceed to install the application and open it.

2. Using the MIOS mobile application, create a new Ezlo Cloud account using the sign-up option. If you already have an account, you may proceed to log in.

3. After successfully logging in, you will be able to see the number of controllers connected such as a lamp, fan, or any other device in the MiOS app. Tap on any controller of your desired ID:

4. You will be able to see the status of your controller whether it is online or offline. Access the device dashboard, and tap the device. The following view of the dashboard will appear:

5. After opening the MiOS mobile app dashboard, you will be able to see the tile of your connected device. The state of the 2-channel relay module is controlled by just touching the tile button as shown on the app.

1. After configuring the controller with the EzloPi web flasher, head to ezlogic.mios.com

2. Use the same credentials to log in that you used for configuring the controller with the web flasher.

3. As you can see in the MiOS web dashboard, we can see two rain sensor tiles. One tile shows a “Leak detected” message on the tile for when the sensor is detecting any raindrops or rain water, meanwhile the other tile is showing a “No Leak” message on the tile as the sensor is not detecting any raindrops or rain water.