FloraCare

Plant Tamagotchi — a connected device that monitors a plant's health using temperature, air humidity, soil moisture and light sensors. Built for the Trophées NSI 2026 (theme: Nature).

🎯 Goal

This project was created for the Trophées NSI 2026 by @0Zane and @coderyansky. It offers a playful and educational experience: a digital companion that helps care for a plant by displaying real-time sensor data.

🏆 Awards

• Regional Winner — Nature & Informatique: FloraCare received the regional "Nature & Informatique" prize.
• Nominated — Public Prize: FloraCare was nominated for the Public Prize (see results).

See the official results: https://trophees-nsi.fr/resultats-2026

🧩 Hardware & Sensors

The project is based on a custom PCB driven by an ESP32-S3, chosen for native USB and enough power to run MicroPython.

Component	Description	Interface / Protocol
MCU	ESP32-S3 Module	-
PCB	Custom design (Gerber files in /hardware)	-
Display	1.9-inch 170x320 IPS color screen	SPI
Temp / Humidity Sensor	DHT22	ADC
Soil Moisture Sensor	Analog soil moisture sensor	ADC
Light Sensor	BH1750	I2C
Power	USB-C port	5V DC -> 3.3V DC

⚡ The firmware runs on MicroPython and is intended to run continuously when powered via USB-C.

🚀 Quick Start

1. Flash MicroPython firmware to the ESP32-S3.
2. Copy all Python files to the microcontroller's flash.
3. Connect sensors to the pins defined in main.py.
4. Power via USB-C and observe readings on the display.

🌐 WiFi Web Interface

FloraCare creates a WiFi Access Point (AP) that serves a web interface to view plant data remotely.

WiFi connection info

Parameter	Value
SSID	FloraCare
Password	pythonTNSI2026
IP Address	192.168.4.1
Protocol	HTTP (port 80)

Accessing the web interface

1. Connect your device (phone, tablet, PC) to the FloraCare WiFi network.
2. Use the password pythonTNSI2026.
3. Open a browser and go to http://192.168.4.1.
4. The web page shows real-time sensor values (temperature, humidity, light, soil moisture).

💡 Tip: the web interface is available while the ESP32-S3 is powered via USB-C.

📁 Repository Structure

• src/: MicroPython code (main, libraries, config)
• hardware/: Gerber and PCB files (KiCad)
• README.md: project documentation and user guide
• presentation.md: project presentation
• requirements.txt: required libraries
• LICENSE: GPL v3

🤝 Contributing

This project is open source and open hardware. Contributions are welcome.

📝 License

This project is licensed under GPL v3. See the LICENSE file for details.