WSMS#2 - Best Soil Moisture Sensor for Smart Home Project

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

In today's episode, we will be revising our test setups. Based on the results, we'll be selecting the components for further development. Stay tuned to see which parts make the cut!

00:00 Overview
00:39 ESP board comparison
01:17 AZ Delivery ESP32
01:28 Sparkfun ESP32 Thing
02:14 DFR Firebeetle ESP32 & ESP8266
03:00 Soil moisture sensor comparison
03:47 Common soil moisture sensor
03:58 DFR Soil Moisture Sensor v1
04:15 DFR Soil Moisture Sensor v2
04:40 Summary
06:00 Outlook

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OTHER EPISODES IN THIS SERIES
#1 - Project overview and test setups
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE35_fPxOck

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CODE
https://github.com/Chri5At/soil_moisture_sensors_for_esp_home

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PARTS
Sparkfun ESP32 Thing: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13907
AZ Delivery ESP32 (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/42xUedL
DF Robot Firebeetle ESP8266 (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3HSmX3v
DF Robot Firebeetle ESP32 (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/4cWdB4o

Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor: https://thepihut.com/products/capacitive-soil-moisture-sensor
DFR Soil Moisture Sensor v1: https://thepihut.com/products/gravity-analog-capacitive-soil-moisture-sensor
DFR Soil Moisture Sensor v2 (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3XT8WMj

AZ Delivery Battery Shield (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3OA5UqA
INA3221 Board (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3waUofj

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USEFULL LINKS
Sparkfun ESP32 THing Deep Sleep Power Consumption
https://forum.sparkfun.com/viewtopic.php?t=45931 | https://www.learndesk.us/class/4703342611660800/lesson/a70035c17cc3eecb01719600a97265b9

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