Reddit mentions of BUD Industries NBX-32916-PL ABS Plastic Internal Panel, 10-1/2" Length x 6-11/16" Width x 1/8" Thick, for NBF Series Boxes

I made this Pi controlled irrigation system. The goal was to make it as user friendly as possible. It is not finished yet. I had to get a working proto going as soon as possible because I moved to a different state and my parents are selling this house. Not to mention fall semester starts on Monday. I plan on working on this as much as possible on my free time and then make a guide and share my code with everyone so others can benefit from my work. If you want my current code and want to improve on it please PM me. Also, I would love it if you shared your version with me as I will implement it into my code. I want to share my best with everyone.

P.S. I did not document my code at all. I mainly hard coded all of this in the past few days since I was limited on time. I am also a noob on Kivy and this is my first big Pi project.

Edit: Below are the hardware

Landzo 7 inch touch panel - 40.88

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B - 39.99

32 GB flash - 15.69

DS3231 RTC Clock Module - 5.99

4 channel relay - 6.99

Uxcell enclosure - 9.99

M2.5 hex spacer screws - 9.98

Modified internal panel - 8.30

Total: 137.81

PS. Definitely could be cheaper. For me it sure was because I had some of the parts already available that came in a some sort of kit.

I have the same box, grid is sold separately.

Grid

Box

Yep. Although the smaller solar panel I linked to comes with a controller (a bit simpler one), I used these. It looks like maybe amazon doesn’t carry them anymore so if you want that one might try eBay. I’ve bought it as “Anself Solar charge controller” as well as “Docooler Solar charge controller” it’s just a 12v controller.


I actually have started using this one on my bigger setups because it has more info:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZZMDSQ

But they are all basically glorified switches that monitor the output of the panel and battery and connect them when the energy on the panel is high enough and disconnect when it’s lower so you’re not draining the battery.


The project box is this one:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005T990I0
With this backing plate inside to screw into to mount the timer and controller:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005UPE83U

Oh and if you want it to be water tight when you run cables through holes in the sides you’re gonna want something like these to go with it:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GJ03AUQ/
I’d imagine you could get a single one from an electric supply store if you didn’t want a set.

I used these

Box - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005UPANU2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Box Insert - https://www.amazon.com/BUD-Industries-NBX-32916-PL-Plastic-Internal/dp/B005UPE83U/ref=pd_bxgy_328_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B005UPE83U&pd_rd_r=38ca7968-edbf-11e8-8842-7d002f82d6fa&pd_rd_w=A8lwS&pd_rd_wg=QT89F&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=6725dbd6-9917-451d-beba-16af7874e407&pf_rd_r=JFVRZXED3FN2MWQ13E95&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=JFVRZXED3FN2MWQ13E95

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Works great. There are no punch outs or anything so I drilled my own holes and used these water proof strain reliefs. https://www.amazon.com/Lantee-Cable-Gland-Waterproof-Connector/dp/B07BGVV8N1/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1542826797&sr=1-3-spons&keywords=waterproof+gland&psc=1 Just make sure your cables will fit through the gland nuts.