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 git: https://git.xythobuz.de/thomas/giess-o-mat
 github: https://github.com/xythobuz/giess-o-mat
 date: 2021-03-29
-update: 2022-03-25
+update: 2022-05-05
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 This project [was featured on Hackaday](https://hackaday.com/2021/05/14/automated-watering-machine-has-what-plants-crave-fertilizer/)!
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+## Full-Auto mode and Web-UI tweaks (May 2022)
+
+The next step in automating the workflow is the "Full-Auto mode".
+This allows the user to enter the required fertilizers and plants at the beginning.
+The machine then first stirrst the fertilizers, dispenses them as needed, fills the tank, waters the plants, clears the tank from water, fills the tank again with a bit of clean water, empties that and finally lets the hoses run empty.
+
+This not only reduces user-interaction, only requiring button presses at the start of the operation.
+It also reduces the possiblity of fertilizer-water-mixture remaining in the hoses and tank, which causes algae growth.
+Running the hoses empty only works when kickstart pumps are added to each valve, of course.
+
+While doing this, I also slightly re-designed the web interface, reducing the size of the graphical indicators, so more fit on the screen.
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 ## Links
 
 You can find [all the source code for the device itself](https://git.xythobuz.de/thomas/giess-o-mat) (both the UI and the Controller) as well as the OpenSCAD [design files for the 3D printed parts](https://git.xythobuz.de/thomas/3d-print-designs/src/branch/master/giessomat) on my [Gitea instance](https://git.xythobuz.de).