WARNING … Newbie here…
Well if you’re still reading, thank you! I have a problem…my plants are being eaten by deer, those pesky animals.
I have always been a programmer (25+ yrs) on a variety of platforms from Linux to Windows to VAX (yuk), back to the deer. Most of the homes in my neighborhood have limited their planting to plants that are considered to be deer resistant however I don’t want the deer to win (besides I want more of a selection). I have been using the Spray Away sprinkler purchsed @ http://www.havahart.com to scare the deer, and it works well. My mind has been a buzz, how can I expand on it? I have plans to set up some PIR detectors at strategic spots and when the detector does its job, turn on some impulse sprinklers and scare the deer. If the Spray Away sprinkler can work as fair as it does, I feel that an expanded system can work even better. I have purchased and Arduino Mega 1280 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi … 2336587002) to learn more and experiment.
Any comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers - David