I once built a water level sensor out of a wide ribbon cable with each run 
connected to an uncommitted pin on a Teensy 2++. The idea was to detect the 
difference between water and air by sending various pulses into and out of each 
pin. This worked in my sink but not in my creek. It might work great in your 
tree stand where everything moves slowly and dry is good and dry. It is simple. 
You probably have all the stuff. Tip: you submerge the far end of the ribbon, 
not the Teensy. Best regards -- Ward

http://c2.com/wikicreek/wiki.cgi?NotchWeir


On Dec 3, 2014, at 12:58 PM, [email protected] wrote:

> Hey,
> 
> I'm not familiar with RPi but sparkfun sells an ATtiny plant moisture sensor 
> that can communicate I2C and I think there are SPI headers to reprogram the 
> chip. 
> 
> I think you can hook up leads and stick leads directly in your water bowl. I 
> read this somewhere but not sure where exactly.
> 
> https://www.adafruit.com/products/1965
> 
> Sent from a mobile device.
> 
> On Dec 3, 2014, at 12:18 PM, Jeff Garrison <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Does anyone have a water sensor that they'd be willing to sell that works 
>> well with a RPi? I'm looking to create a small project to sense the level of 
>> my christmas tree water level. I've looking to projects online and seen 
>> various sensors... 
>> 
>> e.g. 
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Analog-Water-and-Liquid-Level-Sensor-for-Arduino-or-Raspberry-Pi-/141442350922
>>  
>> 
>> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B006Z968LK/savagehomeaut-20 
>> 
>> The second link... i'm not sure if that is RPi friendly... (meaning just 
>> hook it up directly)
>> 
>> I wanted to get this project done before the weekend, so small 'r' me if you 
>> have suggestions and/or have a sensor.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Jeff
>> 
>> 
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