IOT Enabled Smart Drip Irrigation System Using Web/Android Applications
Ravi Jain, Bikash Gupta, Mustaq Ansari, Partha Pratim Ray
Abstract
The water requirements for irrigation have been very demanding nowadays. There is a requirement for a wise irrigation system which will save a good amount of water. In the world, water and food are two of the most important resource, which makes agriculture crucial to mankind. With advancing technology growth in the agriculture sector, the internet-of-thing (IOT) technology provides a solution much simpler and faster for drip irrigation. Under this paper, an IOT enabled smart drip irrigation system is being developed where a system architecture is designed. A microcontroller along with a nodeMCU is used for sending the data in the cloud in the server. A web-based application is also developed so that the user can take appropriate action accordingly for drip irrigations. This web application accurately controls the water level by employing a soil moisture sensor and microcontroller system in the gardens. This is realized by integrating the sensors within the developed prototype to observe the soil moisture level, humidity, and temperature conditions where these data send through the microcontroller and nodeMCU for the requirement of water to the plants. Crop health can be monitored and controlled through mobile and desktop computers and provides a solution for smart farming, agricultural fields, Lawns, gardening, etc.