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Soil Moisture Sensor
Sensors

Soil Moisture Sensor

Reads how wet the soil around a plant is.

Definition

A capacitive or resistive probe that outputs analog values matching soil water content.

AI Application

Drives smart-irrigation models that learn each plant's needs and water only when required.

Parts & pins

1
VCC

3.3–5V power

2
GND

Ground reference

3
AOUT

Analog value tied to moisture

4
Capacitive Probe

PCB plate that reads water content

Works with

Hardware you can wire this part to in a typical project.