Automatic door and water controller for chicken coop

Toggle Switch

12V 9AH rechargeable battery

Solar panel with charge controller

Soldering iron (generic)

Proximity Switch

Light Sensitive Resistor

L298N Motor Driver H-bridge

12 V Submergible Water Pump

12 V DC Linear Motor 12 inch Stroke

Arduino Nano R3

<p >As a hobby farmer, I want to make my chicken coop as care-free as possible. With this controller, the door opens and closes by itself based on the light detected. As a bonus, it adds water to a small container every morning or every time the controller resets. The water is pumped from a large container that serves as a reservoir.</p><p >Here is a YouTube video showing it in action:</p><p ><br ></br></p><div class="se-component se-video-container __se__float-none" contenteditable="false" style="width: 100%;"><figure style="width: 100%; height: 56.25%; padding-bottom: 56.25%; margin: 0px;"><iframe frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Zoa2X34nYAs" data-proportion="true" data-percentage="100%,56.25%" data-size="100%,56.25%" data-align="none" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;" data-index="0" data-file-size="0" data-origin="100%,56.25%"></iframe></figure></div><p ><br ></br></p>

Automatic door and water controller for chicken coop

Make your chicken coop care free. Build a controller using an Arduino Uno to automatically close/open the door and add water