1. Your name, and that of your organisation
Name: Ogunbayo Ibrahim A
Organization: HIC mikroLAB
2. Name of event. Make another post with another event name if you have another event.
OpenLAB - ESP8266-based Smart Irrigation system
3. Email Address:
4. What open science hardware tool(s) will be the focus of your event?
Ender 3 Pro 3D Printer
CNC Machines
Arduino Board
ESP826, ESP32 Development board
Raspberry Pi
5. Describe your course or workshop, whom and what it is for, where and when it will be held,
how many attendees (IRL or virtual) you expect.
The workshop will focus on building an ESP8266-based Smart Irrigation system with pump control, soil moisture sensors, and real-time monitoring of temperature and humidity over a Lora network. The target audience for this workshop includes farmers, secondary school graduates, and tertiary institution students. The training will take place at HIC mikroLAB in Abeokuta, Nigeria. The workshop is designed for a minimum of 15 and a maximum of 25 participants.
6. Do you have plans for ongoing activities after this event OR is it intended that the
participants will continue activities after this event? If so, describe the intentions and plans here.
The workshop training is structured in three stages: Beginners, Intermediate, and Expert. Trainees are given the freedom to choose their preferred entry level, depending on their current knowledge of the training hardware tools. As such, the training is a continuous cycle where trainees progress from Beginners to Intermediate, and ultimately to Expert level. Upon completing the Expert level, trainees will deploy the developed smart device to their respective homes for practical and real-time use.
7. What event outputs (e.g. teaching materials, curricula, software, etc.) will you make available?
Will these outputs carry an open license?
We will make available the plans used to assemble the DIY ESP8266 based Smart Irrigation system
and workshop manuals used to effectively conduct the workshop.
8. What you will use the grant for, roughly.
USD 200 - Hardware parts/Kits procurement
- LORA modules & sensors
- ESP8266 Wemos Mini
- 2 Channels Relay module
- DHT22 Temperature Humidity Sensor
- Soil Moisture Sensor
- Soil PH sensor
- PETG 3D Filament
- DC water Pump
USD 120 - Training packages
USD 85 - Power & Refreshments
USD 75 - Logistics & Technical Support
USD 20 - Internet connectivity
9. Provide links (references) to documentation or reviews of similar events or works you have executed.
School coursework or projects can be listed, even social media posts. Anything to give a sense of what
you’re about and your ability to successfully conduct this course or workshop. To keep this short,
just the links and their descriptions will do.