Soil monitoring and control system in agriculture using IoT

W. Zainal, Wan Muhamad Afiq (2021) Soil monitoring and control system in agriculture using IoT. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

In Malaysia, the agricultural sector is one of the branches of the people's income source. This is because the agricultural sector can have a huge impact on a country's economy. In this era of globalization, the agricultural sector has gradually evolved into modern agricultural systems such as aeroponic systems. This aeroponic system is one of the methods of cultivation or the process of enlarging plants in the air without the use of soil. This method of planting the aeroponic system is very effective as it allows the nutritional fluid to absorb into the roots easily. However, the system requires appropriate equipment to monitor and ensure nutritional levels in water, humidity, temperature and pH under appropriate conditions. In this project, it focuses more on the control and observation of moisture, temperature and nutrition levels with the use of microcontrollers and wireless connections to the internet and the use of smartphones. Users can monitor parameters through the Blynk application. There are three (3) types of sensors used to check and monitor moisture levels, temperature and nutrition levels. If this sensor detects a reading beyond the specified level, the user will receive a notification from the Blynk application. The reading data collected will be sent to the ThingSpeak server for storage and updating to facilitate the monitoring of system development.

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