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Rice Plant Monitoring

Three ESP32 cameras retain original photographs on microSD. A separate cloud service adds direct uploads and a private dashboard, alongside the original local monitoring hub.

Latest development update ·

Direct cloud capture and uploads verified

  • Added a separate DigitalOcean service and private dashboard for authenticated HTTPS uploads and queued camera controls.
  • Verified Plant 2's remote capture requests, microSD recording and direct cloud uploads. The original local PC hub remains available as a separate implementation.
  • Protected existing SD photographs: new captures upload by default, historical uploads require explicit opt-in, and automatic relocation and photo deletion are disabled in the protected firmware.
  • Updated photo cards to show the complete image, with automatic dashboard refresh, recovery tests and reproducible setup documentation.

Plants 1 and 3 still await cloud firmware rollout. Optional sleep remains off on Plant 2; full physical sleep/wake and power-cut tests are pending. Automatic cloud analysis is disabled, and image-analysis estimates have not been benchmarked. This public page contains curated project information, not live camera feeds or private records.

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System overview

Originals stay with the camera.

The cloud path connects the cameras directly to the server. The local PC hub is optional; it is not a required bridge.

ESP32 cameras retain microSD originals and upload new photos over HTTPS to a DigitalOcean service and private dashboard. The local PC hub remains optional; Plant 2 is verified and the other two stations await rollout.
Architecture overview and dated rollout limits. Swipe or scroll sideways to read the diagram on a smaller screen.