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From: Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Go Forth And Prosper
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Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> writes:

>> But this time it seems that I've found an idea for a project: an
>> automatic watering system for plants. If only I will be able to build a
>> device itself – being an application programmer for a long time I almost
>> forgot how to hold the soldering iron properly. :)
>
> I think you could do that with something like a Beaglebone or Raspberry
> Pi, which are full featured Linux systems, quite powerful compared to
> PC's and internet servers of not that many years ago.  You'd program it
> like a server, maybe with a web interface so you could control it
> remotely, etc.  They use a lot more power (several watts) than
> Launchpad-style boards and they aren't as realtime-friendly but for
> something like plant watering, that shouldn't be an issue.

Yes, that is a nice idea to make this device controllable over the
net. But if to forget about net access, to use the Linux for this task
seems to much for me.