wireless mini water pump controlled by smartphone

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hey guys,

first of all am new to arduino.

i wish to build a mini water pump that can be switched on/off by a smart phone (wireless)
i did some research on esp modules, how to make a mini water pump.
please i need guidance on how to go about the process.

thanks

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Since you mentioned switching on/off, I guess your pump will need an electric motor of some sort. I have small motor/pump combination for my bird waterer. If I added a relay, I could switch it on/off. Is this what you have in mind?

Paul

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you're right paul, but how can i control it from my smartphone(wireless), what tools do i need??? :slight_smile:

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how can i control it from my smartphone(wireless), what tools do i need???

You need to start studying. All your questions have been answered before, you just need to put in some effort to find them.

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TKall:
You need to start studying. All your questions have been answered before, you just need to put in some effort to find them.

I guess that's why i have you around. Asking questions is also part of studying right??

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Learn how to ask yourself questions...the figure out the answers.

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To simplify, you can break your design into different problems that can be solved independently:

  • Control Locally: Create an application that turns a pump on/off
  • Communicate: Add an wireless interface for the Smartphone
  • Control Remotely: Add an wireless interface for the Smartphone

  1. Resolve the control problem which is where you'll have to do most of your thinking. Here is a post where someone is working on code to turn a pump on/off, so don't worry... there are resources out there to help you.

  2. Now make your board communicate. Here is a tutorial for an add-on board (TapNLink) that can be used to communicate with Bluetooth between your Arduino and your smartphone.

The good thing about this add-on is that you can add it after you develop the part in Step 1 which controls the motor/pump.

  1. Then, you'll see from the TapNLink add-on board tutorial, that when you configure TapNLink to communicate with your Arduino, it will automatically create an app for you.

In this case steps, 2 and 3 are practically done for you. Very easy.

Let me know if you try this. Really interested in knowing if it works for you.

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Easiest on the pump side: ESP-01 + relay module, those modules come ready made, just stick in your pre-programmed ESP-01 and wire it up (5V / USB power supply; pump wires to the appropriate relay contacts).
Have it connect to WiFi so it can receive commands that way. Blynk is a good way to communicate the moment you're connected to the Internet.

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Google "arduino smartphone control X" for lots of projects that control X.

Indeed, "pump" works for X.