espFlowMeter

Log water flow to thingspeak using an esp-01 and a YF‐S201 flow meter

Dependencies

• Requires the WifiManager Library from here: https://github.com/tzapu/WiFiManager

Hardware

When purchased in bulk (10pcs), component costs come in at around £5.

Sensors

• YF-S201 £2.08 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5Pcs-Hall-Flow-Sensor-Water-Control-Dn15-1-30L-Min-Flowmeter-Diy-New-Ic-Develo-U-/122079697695?hash=item1c6c845b1f:g:9b4AAOSwHMJYIrMP

Other Hardware

• Connector £0.10 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-x-MICRO-USB-to-DIP-Adapter-5pin-Female-Connector-B-Type-PCB-Converter-/122258312781?hash=item1c7729ce4d:g:B7AAAOSwB09YR-cJ
• Power Supply £0.10 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10PCS-4-5V-7V-to-3-3V-AMS1117-3-3V-Power-Supply-Module-AMS1117-3-3-New-/142174787483?hash=item211a47179b:g:eUsAAOSwMVdYIvPA
• ESP-01 £1.50 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152113749822
• Header socket £0.13 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10pcs-2-54MM-40-Pin-Single-Row-Straight-Female-Pitch-Header-Socket-Connector-PCB-/301874080743?hash=item464918ebe7:g:TrkAAOSwG-1WwuMo
• Pull up resistor £0.01 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100PCS-4-7K-4K7-Ohms-1-4W-0-25W-5-Carbon-Film-Resistors-Resistance-/172394294675?hash=item2823802d93:g:REYAAOSwImRYF-0T
• Strip board £0.40 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-x-New-Stripboard-Strip-Board-25mm-x-64mm-Vero-Style-/120540034387?hash=item1c10bef553:g:-cYAAOSwpzdWqJjv
• Push Button £0.04 http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/50-Pcs-6x3-5x5mm-DIP-PCB-Momentary-Push-Button-Tact-Switch-/121800118624?hash=item1c5bda5160%3Ag%3AxSQAAOSwwbdWMRq4&_trkparms=pageci%253Ab0f24321-cd60-11e6-8d95-74dbd180e897%257Cparentrq%253A480ddc561590a60ca5335f26ffde3c19%257Ciid%253A3
• Smoothing Capacitor £0.03 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/40-Pcs-1000uF-6-3V-105-Radial-Electrolytic-Capacitors-Dark-green-8x12mm-BT-/282240517215?_trksid=p2349526.m2548.l4275

For programming

• 3.3V FTDI module £1.42 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262693491468