pxt-calliope/docs/projects/plant-watering/code.md
Peli de Halleux 65b2640744 Plant watering system (#419)
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* plant watering system

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# Code
Let's add the code so that _when the soil moisture level is low, the servo waters the plant._
From the **soil moisture** project, we know that the moisture is low when the ``reading`` is roughly less than ``500``.
We can use this information to add an ``if reading < 500`` in the code.
```block
let reading = 0
if (reading < 500) { }
```
The servo is connected to pin ``P2`` so we can use ``pins servo write`` block to change the angle of the servo.
We need it to change the angle to ``0``, wait until the water has fallen off, and move it back to ``80``.
```block
let reading = 0
if (reading < 500) {
basic.showIcon(IconNames.Umbrella)
pins.servoWritePin(AnalogPin.P2, 0);
basic.pause(3000)
pins.servoWritePin(AnalogPin.P2, 80)
basic.pause(3000)
pins.analogWritePin(AnalogPin.P2, 0)
}
```
We insert the code above in the **forever** loop of the [soil moisture code](/projects/soil-moisture/connect).
```blocks
radio.setTransmitSerialNumber(true)
radio.setGroup(4)
led.setBrightness(64)
let reading = 0
basic.forever(() => {
pins.analogWritePin(AnalogPin.P1, 1023)
reading = pins.analogReadPin(AnalogPin.P0)
radio.sendNumber(reading / 4);
pins.analogWritePin(AnalogPin.P1, 0)
led.plotBarGraph(
reading,
1023
)
if (input.buttonIsPressed(Button.A)) {
basic.showNumber(reading)
}
if (reading < 500) {
basic.showIcon(IconNames.Umbrella)
pins.servoWritePin(AnalogPin.P2, 0);
basic.pause(3000)
pins.servoWritePin(AnalogPin.P2, 80)
basic.pause(3000)
pins.analogWritePin(AnalogPin.P2, 0)
}
basic.pause(5000);
})
```
https://youtu.be/7eC_VjH1eP0