How to automate everything in your yard - ESP8266 Arduino guide

I had some noisy goats who were making life miserable. My solution? Build a sophisticated system that can automate their food and water, plus control irrigation and provide video monitoring. In this video, I go through each part of the project, from setting up a WIFI enabled ESP8266 module in Arduino, to designing and building a largely 3D printed pet feeder and self cleaning water system. Everything is open source, so please follow the links below to use whatever is valuable to you. My ESP8266 Arduino sketch: Printed parts on Printables: 0:00 Introduction 0:46 My scenario Goat play equipment video: 1:49 Key functionality of my system 3:02 ESP8266 module Purchase NodeMCU ESP8266 board from Amazon: 3:58 Setting up ESP8266 in Arduino IDE Arduino ESP8266 GitHub (with boards manager link): ESP8266 pins reference: 5:21 Finding sketches to use as a basis Beginner Arduino ESP8266 web server tutorial by Random Nerd Tutorials: AJAX Arduino ESP8266 tutorial by Donskytech: 7:05 Accessing away from home OpenVPN tutorial for TP-Link routers: 7:19 Adding OTA updating (over the air/wireless) 8:46 Electronics and hardware used Home made PCB video: Based on CHEP’s circuit design here: 11:27 Battery, enclosure and solar panel selection Battery I used: Enclosure I used: Solar panel I used: Solar charge controller I used: 13:09 Irrigation sprinkler control Irrigation parts I used: Solenoid valves I used: Waterproof connectors: Automatic pet feeder 36rpm geared 12V DC motor: Waterproof plastic container: Deutsch connectors (6 pin from this set): 20:02 Self cleaning pet water bowl (aka the toilet) Bully Liner waterproof coating video: 22:02 Cameras, buzzers and other little bits Google Nest Outdoor camera: Dlink pan/tilt wifi camera (indoor only): Coding Workshop Ringtone Converter: 23:46 Conclusion Buy quality and affordable filament from X3D. Buy 3, get 1 free and a free sample pack with every order: Get Quality Resins from 3D Printers Online. 5% off storewide for Teaching Tech subscribers [Code: tech5] Take a look around and if you like what you see, please subscribe. Support me on Patreon: