SoilWatch 10 - Soil moisture sensor

Name: SoilWatch 10 - Soil moisture sensor
SKU: 10883
Price: 19.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.62 (18 reviews)

(18 Reviews)

Waterproof, reliable and affordable soil moisture sensor. Measure it right!

Designed by pino-tech in Poland

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Waterproof, reliable and affordable soil moisture sensor. Measure it right!

To comply with VAT calculations within the European Union we are unable to sell to the EU here on Tindie Why, how, when… Being into DIY electronics myself, I found it impossible to get an affordable…

To comply with VAT calculations within the European Union we are unable to sell to the EU here on Tindie

Why, how, when…

Being into DIY electronics myself, I found it impossible to get an affordable and reliable soil moisture sensor. I thought I would make one myself. The challenge took me 1.5 years to complete. It was lots of trials and even more errors, but I have made a sensor that ticks all my boxes. I am proud to present this soil moisture sensor which is both affordable and reliable!

What is it?

SoilWatch 10 is a soil moisture sensor that allows measuring relative water content in the soil. It’s far more superior to resistive soil moisture sensors. Our sensor does not have any exposed electrodes that usually corrode in resistive sensors. What's more, the reads will almost not drift over time or with temperature changes. Our sensor will give the same readings regardless of the supply voltage. The sensor is weatherproof. It can be buried in soil for a long time without adverse effects on accuracy or reliability.

Features:

Accurate
Easy to use
75Mhz capacitive sensor
Waterproof and weatherproof
Will last a lot longer than resistive soil moisture sensors

Applications:

Irrigation management
Soil moisture monitoring
Water level monitoring
Spillage detection

Specifications:

Voltage: 2.8 – 5.0V (absolute maximum 5.5V) for 1.1V version
Voltage: 3.1 – 5.0V (absolute maximum 5.5V) for 3V version
Output: 0 – 1.1V (approximately) - 1.1V version
Output: 0 - 3.0V (approximately) - 3V version
Max Current: ~15mA
Temperature drift: Usually less than 5mV
Operating temperature: -20 – 80°C
Dimensions: 170x25x15mm
Weight: 52g
Cable: 1.5m

Connections:

Brown – VCC (+)
Green – VDD (-)
White – Output

Made in POLAND!

Our sensor is being assembled and tested in-house. This allows us to have full control over the quality of our product.

Shipment

DHL Express 1-7 days. INCOTERMS: DAP (You may be liable for import duties/taxes). Orders are usually shipped within 48 hours from Poland.

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Quantity	Price
1-2	$19.00
3-5	$18.05
6-19	$17.10
20-49	$16.15
50-99	$15.20
100+	$14.25

Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Product: (4.78)

Documentation: (4.44)

Shipping: (4.50)

Communication: (4.78)

Oriana | Jan. 19, 2023

Exact as vendor promote

The product is exact as vendor promote and goods arrived at time, the service is good, the documentation reggarding product is availible

Jakob | June 16, 2022

Fantastic sensor!

I bought two of these in March of 2018 and they've been in non-stop use since then! Both are still working perfectly :)

Javier | June 6, 2020

Excellent

Excellent product and the best support !! Pinotech have a great and active forum to help his client.

Carl | May 1, 2019

Great product

Good quality. Simple to use. I have mine at different levels under ground. Will probably order more to cover larger area of my garden.

Massimiliano | March 18, 2019

Excellent product with quality assembly

I used the SoilWatch 10 sensor and 2 DS18B20 thermometers in a Soil Moisture project.
The project involves sending soil moisture and temperature data via a LORA module with the possibility of saving data every 5 minutes on an IOT portal.
At first I had used a low-cost capacitive sensor, but I had been disappointed both by how it was made and by the data it gave.
Replaced with Pino-Tech's SoilWatch10 it now works fine.

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Alan | Dec. 29, 2018

Excellent Product

Excellent and Awesome product and works very well !! I highly recommend, it very professional,
ideal for measuring soil moisture in gardens

Roy | Oct. 18, 2018

Works fine so far

Running some tests here in Bali, got it installed outside in my backyard, throwing everything at it to see how the durability is. So far so good.

Nilesh | Sept. 24, 2018

Awesome product for hobby gardening

The product works fine for gardening. Due to its high frequency of operation it is resistant to salts.But it is not suitable for any research purpose. The waterproofing is excellent and you can expect a much longer life than the other cheap sensors.

Isaac | Aug. 18, 2018

It's a very high quality product and it works perfectly!

The product has arrived at time. It's clean, brand new and it works like a charm (as expected). The price is a little bit high, but the product worth it. I'm very happy with this sensor. Water (wildly) proof. I have been testing the sensor for two weeks; no errors, no problems, the outcoming data is stable and precise. If you are wondering to buy this product, I recommend you to buy and don't worry, it will do the job.

Jan | Aug. 6, 2018

It is just great!

To put it simply - if you make any DIY project that utilizes the standard soil moisture sensor, and you decide to make it a more robust and "real" thing - SoilWatch 10 is the sensor to go for. Also, it is a plug and play, since it uses analog pin just like the other soil moisture sensors.

It is very stable in terms of output and temperature changes seam to not make any difference.
I implemented some data filtering prior to using this sensor (since I was fighting with the standard cheapo sensors) and I left the averaging routine running, but I think that even without it - SoilWatch would deliver pure data.

Andrii | June 28, 2018

works very well

I tried to used it in my home watering system for my plants - and found it works fine.
This sensor still stable and accurate during the month - much more useful for real applications compared with cheap toy resistive sensors.
And also it no so expensive (compared with another capacitive sensors on the market).

Eric | June 24, 2018

satisfied customer

Product is well made and documentation is good. I initially tested by weighing soil in a plastic container, then adding water and weighing again when saturated. I recorded sensor output and weight as water evaporated over several days and came up with a rather non-linear output voltage output vs. average % water. However, I realized I was assuming the water loss was uniform throughout the volume when it really isn't. I repeated the experiment, mixing the soil each day to ensure the moisture was uniformly distributed. This time the sensor output and % water showed a very linear response over the full span. This does bring up the important point that the sensor measures moisture only in its immediate vicinity - the moisture will be very different in pot center vs. edges, so place accordingly. Next I plan to bury one sensor at 1ft deep and another 3ft deep to monitor soil moisture for my orange tree. Definitely recommended.

Facilitylockers Patrick | March 3, 2018

Works very well. Strongly build.

Great Product.
Good sentitivity along a width range of soil moisture.
Very well insensitive to other influences than humidity.
Will for sure last for long time due to the way it is build.

For Next Version ? :
- with I2C interface instead of analog output. (ADC accuracy and stability dépends more on the wires and the CU ship used than on the sensor itself.
- use conventionnal colors in wires : black = GND, red = Vcc, other color as Output.

Grant | Feb. 27, 2018

Product build quality excellent

I haven't actually used the products yet, however if the build quality is anything to go by it will perform great. Its a product thats been built to last. Plenty of thought has gone into creating something that is of high quality and can be deployed with confidence. Will update review once I have these things running.

Cristian | Feb. 27, 2018

Very satisfied

Everything was very correct, the seller answered my concerns very quickly. I still do not test the sensors, but at first glance it seems that they worked well. Highly recommended.

Eduardo | Feb. 24, 2018

Good and reliable sensor.

Good and reliable sensor.
Arrive to Spain in one week.
Temperature compensated sensor. Easy to install.

Hendrik | Feb. 20, 2018

What a product!

I've been using this to great effect. My only problem is I don't have anymore! Although that said, I will be looking to buy more in the future as I can afford them.

This is going to give me a grip on my soil moisture like never before!

I even got stuck and the maker contacted me right back, he supported me, and then some! He's a really nice guy.

If you're not sure about this product because you think you're a dummy, then I say screw it, and make an order because you're probably smarter than me. I'm a proper dumbass and got this to work just fine!

I'm very pleased with the build quality. Plastic seems waterproof. Cables are fairly long, much longer than I need. Will probably last a summer outside with no problem (not sure about frost damage, but who has plants out in the frost anyhow?).

Don't buy too many of these, leave some for me!! ...but also go ahead and make an order. Gah! I'm so torn. Support this guy so he can make more! More! MORE! MOAHR!

SOILWATCH 10 - I LIKE WHAT YOU GOT. GOOD JAAAAB. *swoosh*
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Georges | Jan. 7, 2018

I was waiting for this.

Hello there,

I have only a very short experience with the sensor but here is what I can say after just one week of usage.

First of all, many thanks for having accepted producing a 0->3v output version. This is the one I use.
I experimented quite a lot with the sensor before actually using it in real conditions and I noticed that it returns very consistent, repeatable results. It has an excellent precision, returning results that you can follow down to the level of 0.01v

My next good surprise is that it has an excellent isolation to the unwanted influence of its surroundings. Sometimes, in this kind of sensors, just approaching your hand to the cable will deeply influence the reading. Not in this case, well done !
Another very strong point is that as far as I have tested, I have not noticed an influence of the temperature on the reading. Perfect !

All in all, you produced a great little sensor that will find usage in many applications.

There are only two things that would worry me for some time.
First is: will these great performances deteriorate in time or not. I was using an other capacitive sensor and roughly after 2 years the readings were not consistent any more. I guess time will say...

Second is: I hope you will be successful enough to keep producing these. I would hate having to go back to the "other" brand :-)

I want to congratulate you for this achievement. I will keep experimenting with the sensors and buy some more in the future.

Response from pino-tech | Jan. 8, 2018

Hi,

Thanks for a great review of our sensor. I am sure your review will help a lot of people to decide if this sensor is for them or not.

Unfortunately, we don't have the answer to your questions. We only have about a year of tests and so far we had no fail. I guess it will depend a lot on conditions in which sensor is placed.

We hope to stay in business too. We will do all it takes to keep delivering best sensors we can.

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SoilWatch 10 - Soil moisture sensor

Waterproof, reliable and affordable soil moisture sensor. Measure it right!

To comply with VAT calculations within the European Union we are unable to sell to the EU here on Tindie

Why, how, when…

What is it?

Features:

Applications:

Specifications:

Connections:

Shipment

Rates to

Review Breakdown

Average Ratings

Exact as vendor promote

Fantastic sensor!

Excellent

Great product

Excellent product with quality assembly

Excellent Product

Works fine so far

Awesome product for hobby gardening

It's a very high quality product and it works perfectly!

It is just great!

works very well

satisfied customer

Works very well. Strongly build.

Product build quality excellent

Very satisfied

Good and reliable sensor.

What a product!

I was waiting for this.

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