How to make a reptile enclosure by yourself?

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EnclosureKit
version:01092022

Produced by: Lau Sin Ting, Tsang Wing Ching, Wong Ocean
Tutor: Clifford CHOY
Technical Support: Tim LAU

Description

FRONTSIDE
FRONTSIDE5760×3840 1.63 MB

EnclosureKit blooklet.pdf (5.9 MB)
EnclosureKit provides the best living environment for reptile pets with customized temperature/humidity control. The reptile owners can simply adjust the temperature and humidity of the enclosure on the designed website at all times.
The product is durable, and waterproof, allowing owners to observe and interact with their reptile pets.
This enclosure is suitable for any pets that require a limited temperature/humidity range of living environment without extra UV light.

Behaviour

  1. Sensors within the enclosure will continuously check the temperature and humidity levels.
  2. Owners can instantly check the living condition of their reptiles on a monitor or website.
  3. Owners may use the website to change the temperature and humidity in the enclosure to control the environment.

Material used

Sensors & Actuators

  1. DHT11 Sensor
  2. LCD monitor (2x16)
  3. Thermistor
  4. IPF520 MOS Module
  5. WeMos D1 Mini2
  6. Converter DC-DC
  7. Programming files
    Schematic.fzz (164.5 KB)
    F04.ino (216.0 KB)

Wooden enclosure

  1. Android charging cable
  2. Preservative wood oil
  3. Hexagon nut 3mm
  4. Flat head screw 3mm
  5. Plain washer 3mm
  6. Wood Board 5mm
  7. Acrylic sheet 5mm
  8. Heating mat 24x24cm
  9. Fan 9cm

Software required

  1. Adobe Illustrator
  2. Fritzing
  3. Arduino IDE

3D Printing For The Wire Storage
We designed a waterproof and decent wire storage box to store all the monitor components in a fixed position.
wire box 3d print 1.stl (71.5 KB)
wire box 3d print 2.stl (74.5 KB)

  1. 3d print the wire storage box with the attached files.
  2. Sand the edges of the 3d printed parts with sandpaper until smooth.
  3. Combine the two 3d printed parts with hot glue.
  4. Insert the sensors & actuators into the wire storage box

Laser Cutting Of The Wooden Enclosure
instructable enclosurekit laser cut wood.ai (85.4 KB)
instructable enclosurekit laser cut acrylic.ai (41.3 KB)
(black lines: cutting parts, red lines: engraving parts)
enclosurekit user guildline.pdf (426.4 KB)

  1. Laser cut the attached files with 5mm thickness of the wood board and acrylic sheet
  2. Use a sponge to dip the preservative wood oil and apply it on the wooden laser-cut parts evenly on both sides. Repeat 2-4 times until satisfaction.
  3. Connect all the wooden laser-cut parts and the fan with some hexagon nuts, flat head screws and plain washer.
  4. Place the heating mat on the bottom part inside the wooden enclosure. Connect the heating mat with the according wire in the wire storage box.
  5. Place the larger acrylic laser cut part and the wire storage box on the heating mat, the wire storage box on the left, and the larger acrylic laser cut part on the right.
  6. Connect all the acrylic laser-cut parts with some hexagon nuts, flat head screws, plain washer and hot glue.
  7. Place the senses according to the attached EnclosureKit user guideline.

How to run the programme?

  1. Connect the wire to the electric supply
  2. Connect wifi : Petcage Password:sd1105f04
  3. Visit http://192.168.4.1
  4. Adjust the temperature and humidity range based on the suggestion on the website to control the turn on/off of the heating mat and fan.