{"id":4937,"date":"2026-08-13T08:20:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/?p=4937"},"modified":"2026-08-13T08:20:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T15:20:27","slug":"project-15-environment-ip65-capacitive-soil-moisture-sensor-mk44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/?p=4937","title":{"rendered":"Project #15: Environment \u2013 IP65 Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor \u2013 Mk44"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 1200px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-4937-1\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01W-1.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01W-1.mp4\">https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01W-1.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>#DonLucElectronics #DonLuc #IP65SoilMoisture #Environment #FireBeetle2ESP32E #ESP32 #Display #IoT #Project #Fritzing #Programming #Electronics #Microcontrollers #Consultant<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01a.jpg\" alt=\"IP65 Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor\" width=\"720\" height=\"525\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01a.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01a-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01b.jpg\" alt=\"IP65 Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor\" width=\"720\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01b.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01b-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01c.jpg\" alt=\"IP65 Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor\" width=\"720\" height=\"404\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01c.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DL2607Mk01c-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gravity: IP65 Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Gravity Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor offers IP65 waterproof protection and corrosion resistance, designed for long-term outdoor gardening, automated irrigation systems, and environmental science projects. Using advanced capacitive sensing technology, it outperforms traditional resistive sensors with higher accuracy and durability in humid or wet soil. This sensor provides an analog output signal, ensuring reliable moisture monitoring for optimal plant health in harsh outdoor conditions like balconies, gardens, and farms. <\/p>\n<p><strong>DL2607Mk01<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 x DFRobot FireBeetle 2 ESP32-E<br \/>\n1 x Fermion: 3.5\u201d 480&#215;320 TFT LCD Capacitive<br \/>\n1 x GDL Line 10 CM<br \/>\n1 x Gravity: IP65 Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor<br \/>\n1 x Gravity: AHT20 Temperature and Humidity Sensor<br \/>\n1 x Gravity: IO Shield for FireBeetle 2<br \/>\n1 x Terminal Block Board for FireBeetle 2 ESP32-E IoT<br \/>\n1 x Lithium Ion Battery &#8211; 1000mAh<br \/>\n1 x USB 3.0 to Type-C Cable<\/p>\n<p><strong>DL2607Mk01p<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DL2607Mk01p.ino<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"arduino\" data-enlighter-title=\"\">\r\n\/****** Don Luc Electronics \u00a9 ******\r\nSoftware Version Information\r\nProject #15: Environment \u2013 IP65 Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor \u2013 Mk44\r\n15-44\r\nDL2607Mk01p.ino\r\nDL2607Mk01\r\n1 x DFRobot FireBeetle 2 ESP32-E\r\n1 x Fermion: 3.5\u201d 480x320 TFT LCD Capacitive\r\n1 x GDL Line 10 CM\r\n1 x Gravity: IP65 Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor\r\n1 x Gravity: AHT20 Temperature and Humidity Sensor\r\n1 x Gravity: IO Shield for FireBeetle 2\r\n1 x Terminal Block Board for FireBeetle 2 ESP32-E IoT\r\n1 x Lithium Ion Battery - 1000mAh\r\n1 x USB 3.0 to Type-C Cable\r\n*\/\r\n\r\n\/\/ Include the Library Code\r\n\/\/ EEPROM Library to Read and Write EEPROM with Unique ID for Unit\r\n#include &quot;EEPROM.h&quot;\r\n\/\/ DFRobot Display GDL API\r\n#include &lt;DFRobot_GDL.h&gt;\r\n\/\/ AHT20 Humidity and Temperature Sensor\r\n#include &lt;DFRobot_AHT20.h&gt;\r\n\r\n\/\/ AHT20 Humidity and Temperature Sensor\r\nDFRobot_AHT20 aht20;\r\n\/\/ AHT20 Humidity and Temperature Sensor\r\nfloat h = 0;\r\nfloat t = 0;\r\n\r\n\/\/ IP65 Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor\r\nint iSoilMoisture = A0;\r\n\/\/ You need to change this value that you had recorded in the air\r\nconst int AirValue = 570; \r\n\/\/ You need to change this value that you had recorded in the water\r\nconst int WaterValue = 39;\r\n\/\/ Intervals\r\nint intervals = (AirValue - WaterValue)\/3;\r\nint soilMoistureValue = 0;\r\n\/\/ sVal\r\nString sVal = &quot;&quot;;\r\n\r\n\/\/ Defined ESP32\r\n#define TFT_DC  D2\r\n#define TFT_CS  D6\r\n#define TFT_RST D3\r\n\r\n\/*dc=*\/ \/*cs=*\/ \/*rst=*\/\r\n\/\/ DFRobot Display 320x480\r\nDFRobot_ILI9488_320x480_HW_SPI screen(TFT_DC, TFT_CS, TFT_RST);\r\n\r\n\/\/ Software Version Information\r\nString sver = &quot;15-44&quot;;\r\n\r\nvoid loop() {\r\n  \r\n  \/\/ isIP65\r\n  isIP65();\r\n\r\n  \/\/ AHT20 Humidity and Temperature Sensor\r\n  isHT();\r\n\r\n  \/\/ isDisplay HTS\r\n  isDisplayHTS();\r\n\r\n  \/\/ Delay 1 Second\r\n  delay( 1000 );\r\n\r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><strong>getDisplay.ino<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"arduino\" data-enlighter-title=\"\">\r\n\/\/ DFRobot Display 320x480\r\n\/\/ DFRobot Display 320x480 - UID\r\nvoid isDisplayUID(){\r\n\r\n  \/\/ DFRobot Display 320x480\r\n  \/\/ Text Display\r\n  \/\/ Text Wrap\r\n  screen.setTextWrap(false);\r\n  \/\/ Rotation\r\n  screen.setRotation(3);\r\n  \/\/ Fill Screen =&gt; black\r\n  screen.fillScreen(0x0000);\r\n  \/\/ Text Color =&gt; white\r\n  screen.setTextColor(0xffff);\r\n  \/\/ Font =&gt; Free Sans Bold 12pt\r\n  screen.setFont(&amp;FreeSansBold12pt7b);\r\n  \/\/ TextSize =&gt; 1.5\r\n  screen.setTextSize(1.5);\r\n  \/\/ Don Luc Electronics\r\n  screen.setCursor(0, 30);\r\n  screen.println(&quot;Don Luc Electronics&quot;);\r\n  \/\/ Tilt Switch\r\n  screen.setCursor(0, 60);\r\n  screen.println(&quot;IP65 Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor&quot;);\r\n  \/\/ Version\r\n  screen.setCursor(0, 90);\r\n  screen.println(&quot;Version&quot;);\r\n  screen.setCursor(0, 120);\r\n  screen.println( sver );\r\n\r\n}\r\n\/\/ isDisplay HTS\r\nvoid isDisplayHTS(){\r\n\r\n  \/\/ DFRobot Display 320x480\r\n  \/\/ Text Display\r\n  \/\/ Text Wrap\r\n  screen.setTextWrap(false);\r\n  \/\/ Rotation\r\n  screen.setRotation(3);\r\n  \/\/ Fill Screen =&gt; white\r\n  screen.fillScreen(0xffff);\r\n  \/\/ Text Color =&gt; blue\r\n  screen.setTextColor(0x001F);\r\n  \/\/ Font =&gt; Free Sans Bold 12pt\r\n  screen.setFont(&amp;FreeSansBold12pt7b);\r\n  \/\/ TextSize =&gt; 1.5\r\n  screen.setTextSize(1.5);\r\n  \/\/ IP65 Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor\r\n  screen.setCursor(0, 30);\r\n  screen.println(&quot;IP65 Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor&quot;);\r\n  \/\/ Humidity\r\n  screen.setCursor(0, 70);\r\n  screen.println(&quot;Humidity&quot;);\r\n  screen.setCursor(0, 100);\r\n  screen.print( h );\r\n  screen.setCursor(65, 100);\r\n  screen.println( &quot;%RH&quot; );\r\n  \/\/ Temperature\r\n  screen.setCursor(0, 140);\r\n  screen.println(&quot;Temperature&quot;);\r\n  screen.setCursor(0, 170);\r\n  screen.print( t );\r\n  screen.setCursor(65, 170);\r\n  screen.println( &quot;C&quot; );\r\n  \/\/ Soil Moisture\r\n  screen.setCursor(0, 210);\r\n  screen.println(&quot;Soil Moisture&quot;);\r\n  screen.setCursor(0, 240);\r\n  screen.println( sVal );\r\n\r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><strong>getHT.ino<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"arduino\" data-enlighter-title=\"\">\r\n\/\/ AHT20 Humidity and Temperature Sensor\r\nvoid isHT(){\r\n\r\n  if(aht20.startMeasurementReady(true)){\r\n\r\n    \/\/ Humidity\r\n    h = aht20.getHumidity_RH();\r\n  \r\n    \/\/ Temperature\r\n    t = aht20.getTemperature_C();\r\n    \r\n   }\r\n  \r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><strong>getIP65.ino<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"arduino\" data-enlighter-title=\"\">\r\n\/\/ AHT20 Humidity and Temperature Sensor\r\nvoid isHT(){\r\n\r\n  if(aht20.startMeasurementReady(true)){\r\n\r\n    \/\/ Humidity\r\n    h = aht20.getHumidity_RH();\r\n  \r\n    \/\/ Temperature\r\n    t = aht20.getTemperature_C();\r\n    \r\n   }\r\n  \r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><strong>setup.ino<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"arduino\" data-enlighter-title=\"\">\r\n\/\/ Setup\r\nvoid setup()\r\n{\r\n \r\n  \/\/ Delay\r\n  delay( 100 );\r\n\r\n  \/\/ AHT20 Humidity and Temperature Sensor\r\n  aht20.begin();\r\n\r\n  \/\/ Delay\r\n  delay(100);\r\n\r\n  \/\/ DFRobot Display 320x480\r\n  screen.begin();\r\n\r\n  \/\/ Delay\r\n  delay( 100 );\r\n\r\n  \/\/ DFRobot Display 320x480 - UID\r\n  \/\/ Don Luc Electronics\r\n  \/\/ Version\r\n  \/\/ EEPROM\r\n  isDisplayUID();\r\n\r\n  \/\/ Wait for the sensor to heat up for 20 seconds\r\n  delay( 5000 );\r\n\r\n}\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>People can contact us:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.donluc.com\/?page_id=1927<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consultant, R&#038;D, Electronics, IoT, Teacher and Instructor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Programming Language<\/li>\n<li>Single-Board Microcontrollers (PIC, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Arm, Silicon Labs, Espressif, Etc&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>IoT<\/li>\n<li>Wireless (Radio Frequency, Bluetooth, WiFi, Etc&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>Robotics<\/li>\n<li>Automation<\/li>\n<li>Camera and Video Capture Receiver Stationary, Wheel\/Tank , Underwater and UAV Vehicle<\/li>\n<li>Unmanned Vehicles Terrestrial,  Marine and UAV<\/li>\n<li>Machine Learning<\/li>\n<li>Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/li>\n<li>RTOS<\/li>\n<li>Sensors, eHealth Sensors, Biosensor, and Biometric<\/li>\n<li>Research &#038; 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