The hardware is consists of an Arduino microcontroller (here an Arduino Uno R3) and a pre-wired soil moisture sensor module. The soil moisture sensor module , built around the LM393 comparator, gives ...

Students will get an introduction to Arduino microcontrollers, learn how to design a circuit and make a PCB, and get familiar with all the tools they’ll need in order to do the job.

However, having a simulated Arduino with a debugger could come in handy even if you don’t care about the circuit simulations.