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MARINDUQUE STATE COLLEGE

COLLEGE OF INFORMATION AND COMPUTING SCIENCES
Tanza, Boac, Marinduque

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

(Accreditation Level III) by the Accrediting Agency for Chartered Colleges Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), Inc.

IoT-Based Data Analytics for Freshwater Prawn Hatchery Laboratory in MSC College of
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Charlene Joy L. Layao Marinel M. Mendros

Buliasnin, Boac, Marinduque Tagwak, Boac, Marinduque
[email protected] [email protected]

Charedel O. De Mesa Myla G. Minay

Tabigue, Boac, Marinduque Bangbangalon, Boac, Marinduque
[email protected] [email protected]

1. INTRODUCTION connected via Bluetooth to their phones and

utilizes the SparkVue application to collect
The MSC-Gasan College of Fisheries and
data. However, the process of manually
Aquatic Sciences focuses exclusively on
recording the data on paper and later
programs related to fisheries and aquatic
transferring it to Microsoft Office Excel on
sciences. Within their facilities, they possess
their computers proves to be time-
various laboratories, research spaces, and
consuming. This is especially true because
production processes dedicated to the study
each container or tank within the hatchery
of aquaculture species, particularly the
needs to be tested individually. With 40
indigenous prawns unique to Marinduque
containers for larvae area, 33 containers in
Province. One notable facility is the
brood stock area inside the laboratory and
Freshwater Prawn Hatchery, which plays a
additional 5 ponds outside, the data collection
crucial role in understanding and enhancing
process becomes further complicated.
the growth and survival rates of prawn larvae.
To address these challenges and improve
Currently, the organization relies on a
production, efficiency, and sustainability,
gadget named Pasco Multi Parameter and is
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there has been a growing interest in the 1.1 Project Objectives

This project aims to:
application of IoT (Internet of Things)-based
General:
data analytics in aquaculture and fisheries
management. By implementing IoT devices • Develop aquaculture data

and sensors in the freshwater prawn hatchery monitoring system using IoT for

laboratory, precise monitoring and control of Freshwater Prawn Hatchery in

essential water quality parameters such as MSC-Gasan.

temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and

water level can be achieved. Manual data Specific:

collection, prone to human errors and time- • Determine the most suitable

consuming processes, can be automated, materials/devices in terms of:

enabling real-time monitoring and analysis of - Durability

water quality parameters. - Availability

This integration of IoT-based data - Capability

analytics offers significant benefits to • Determine the most optimal

hatchery managers, providing them with cloud storage solution in

prompt access to crucial information for terms of:

making informed decisions. Improved - Scalability

management practices, as a result, contribute - Security

to increased production and the development - Reliability

of sustainable aquaculture techniques. • Develop a web application

Therefore, the implementation of IoT-based for:
data analytics in the freshwater prawn - Real time data collection
hatchery laboratory at the MSC-Gasan - Real time data
College of Fisheries can serve as a platform visualization and reports
for research and development, facilitating the generation.
advancement of sustainable aquaculture - Real time monitoring
practices.
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1.2 Significance of the Project based data analytics for better

management and monitoring of their
The significance of the study of IoT-
aquatic systems. This can ultimately lead
Based Data Analytics for Freshwater
to increased production, improved
Prawn Hatchery Laboratory in MSC
sustainability, and more efficient
College of Fishery for students and staff
resource management in the aquaculture
of the laboratory is immense. The
industry.
implementation of IoT-based data
The design and platform of the
analytics can provide real-time
project is a data monitoring system
information about water quality
provides the functionality of recording
parameters such as temperature, pH,
the individual data of the prawns. The
dissolved oxygen, and water level. This
system also provides a search capability
information can help the students and
and generates reports of the freshwater
staff to monitor the prawn culture more
prawn hatchery data such as PH level,
effectively and make informed decisions
water level, temperature, and dissolve
regarding aeration and water exchange
oxygen.
rates.
The data collected by the IoT-based 1.3 Scope and Limitation of the Project
sensors can be analyzed to identify
This project proposal will use IoT to
patterns and trends in water quality, create aquaculture data analytics system
which can help in developing more for the students and school faculties of
freshwater prawn hatchery in MSC-
effective management strategies.
Gasan. This system integrates
Additionally, the use of IoT-based data technologies such as the Internet of
analytics can reduce the workload of the Things, cloud storage and web
students and staff by automating some of application, and it is designed to easily
collect and organize data. Since the
the monitoring tasks.
organization currently uses a manual
Furthermore, the study can also serve system to test, visualize, and gather data,
as a model for other hatcheries and this is very time-consuming and
ineffective for real-time monitoring. This
aquaculture facilities to implement IoT-
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project will help the students and staff the giant river prawns or freshwater
have an efficient and effective way of prawns.
collecting and organizing data. Arduino – Arduino is an open-source
Towards achieving the objectives of electronics platform that allows you to
create interactive projects by providing a
this project, the significant factors of the
programmable microcontroller board and
system are reflected in the Work
a development environment for writing
Breakdown Structure (WBS) and Gantt and uploading software code.
chart will be covered. These activities
include requirement analysis, design, 2. REVIEW OF RELATED
development and testing. LITERATURE

1.4 Definition of Terms

2.2 History of Prawn in Marinduque
Freshwater – a water that contains only
trace amounts of dissolved salts,
distinguishing it from sea or brackish
Marinduque, an island province in the
water. All freshwater eventually derives Philippines located in the MIMAROPA
from precipitation of atmospheric water region, is known for its rich marine
vapor, which either directly or indirectly resources. The province has a significant
reaches inland lakes, rivers, and coastline and abundant coastal and
groundwater sources. marine ecosystems that support various
Prawn Larvae – produced in hatcheries forms of aquaculture, including prawn
from pond-reared spawners or brood farming. Prawn farming in Marinduque
stock collected from wild populations. likely started in response to the increasing
Ph Level – a quantitative measure of
market demand for prawns and the
aqueous or other liquid solutions’ acidity
potential economic benefits it offers to
or basicity.
Dissolved Oxygen – The amount of
local communities. Aquaculture practices
oxygen dissolved in water – the amount in the province may have evolved over
of oxygen available to living aquatic time through the adoption of modern
organisms. techniques and technologies for prawn
Cloud Storage – a type of computer data production. Among the recorded nine (9)
storage in which digital data is kept on naturally-occurring Macrobrachium
servers located in remote locations. A species in Marinduque, there are 4
third-party supplier manages the servers species with potentials for culture for
and is in charge of hosting, their size, including M. australe, M.
administering, and securing the data
latimanus, M. lar, and M. latidactylus.
stored on its infrastructure.
These species are among the target
Macrobrachium – is a genus of
freshwater shrimp commonly known as
species captured by local residents from
the wild for domestic consumption and
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occasionally sold at the local market for contained 12 of these species. Among these
extra income. This project is deemed to species, she observed that four of them stood
investigate some aspects of the out due to their large size and competitive
reproductive biology of the freshwater prices in the market. Furthermore, she noted
prawn species, its fecundity, egg size, that only one species, namely macrobrachium
hatching rate and larvae survival rate in rosenbergii, had been successfully cultured
hatchery conditions with the hope that a locally, but unfortunately, it was not present
new commodity for the local fishermen to in their province.
produce can be identified, at the same
time conserve and protect the remaining After completing her Ph.D., Dr.
freshwater prawns in the wild. Mascareñas submitted her research paper to
the DOST Philippine Council for Agriculture
and Aquatic Resources in 2020, seeking
2.2 Freshwater Prawn Hatchery funding for further studies. Her proposal was
Laboratory Historical Review approved in 2021, and the project
commenced on August 15, 2021, concluding
In 2017, Dr. Doreen R. Mascareñas on February 15, 2021. This marked the
conducted a research project on freshwater completion of Phase 1 of the project. During
prawns, specifically focusing on a species this phase, Dr. Mascareñas focused on the
called "Ulang." Her interest in this topic four chosen species mentioned earlier:
stemmed from her involvement in the macrobrachium latimanus, latidactylus,
Provincial Cave Assessment Team, where australe, and macrobrachium lar. Among
they discovered numerous prawns inside these species, two displayed promising
caves but were unable to identify the specific performance, with high hatching and survival
species. Initially, they assumed that all rates in the laboratory setting. Moving on to
prawns were the same. However, they Phase 2, known as the grow-out phase, the
conducted a comprehensive survey of all the hatched prawns from the laboratory were
rivers in the province as part of biodiversity transferred to ponds, where they would be
monitoring, which led Dr. Mascareñas to observed to determine if they could
discover that there are actually 12 different successfully adapt to their natural habitat and
species of macrobrachium, or freshwater thrive. Finally, in Phase 3, the prawns that
prawns, in the area. survived and thrived would be distributed to
the local community, who would be
According to the Southeast Asian responsible for their care until they were
Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), ready for sale in the market.
there are a total of 22 freshwater prawn
species found throughout the Philippines, and
the province Dr. Mascareñas studied
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2.3 Freshwater Prawn Hatchery used 2.3.3 Cable Float Switch water level
Devices controller

2.3.1 Pasco Muti Parameter A cable float switch water level

controller is a device used to monitor and
"Pasco Multi-Parameter" refers to a line control water levels in various applications,
of devices or sensors offered by Pasco such as sumps, tanks, wells, and other water
Scientific, a company specializing in storage systems. It consists of a float attached
educational science equipment and solutions. to a cable, which is connected to a switch
The Pasco Multi-Parameter sensors are mechanism. The float moves up and down
designed to measure and collect data on with the water level, and the cable tension
multiple environmental parameters activates the switch mechanism accordingly.
simultaneously. These parameters may This mechanism triggers a control action,
include temperature, pH level, dissolved such as turning on or off a pump, activating
oxygen, conductivity, and other relevant an alarm, or controlling other devices or
factors depending on the specific sensor systems connected to the water level
model. The devices are commonly used in controller. Cable float switches are reliable
educational settings for science experiments, and versatile, making them suitable for a
environmental monitoring, and data analysis. range of water management applications. It's
important to select a high-quality product that
2.3.2 Air Pump Aquarium meets your specific requirements, and
consulting the manufacturer's documentation
The JEBO Aquarium Air Pump is a or customer support can provide detailed
product commonly used in aquariums to information on the specific cable float switch
provide aeration and improve water water level controller you are interested in.
circulation. Aquarium air pumps are devices
that use a motor to generate airflow, which is 2.4 Water Quality Parameters
then used to power various types of aquarium Water is one of the most essential
equipment. The main purpose of an air pump resources on Earth and the quality of water is
in an aquarium is to drive air through an vital for the survival of humans, animals and
airline and into the aquarium water, creating plants. Water quality parameters are used to
bubbles and surface agitation. This process assess the suitability of water for various
helps in oxygenation, gas exchange, and purposes such as drinking, agriculture, and
improving overall water quality for the fish aquatic life. These parameters are used to
and other aquatic inhabitants. measure different aspects of water, including
its physical, chemical, and biological
characteristics.
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According to the PHILMINAQ, the 2.4.2 Water Level

importance of water quality parameters in
aquaculture includes ensuring the health and Water level is a crucial factor to
well-being of aquatic organisms, preventing consider in monitoring prawns in
the spread of diseases, maximizing growth aquaculture. Proper water level
and production, and ensuring the safety and management plays an essential role in
quality of aquatic products for human ensuring optimal growth and survival
consumption. Additionally, they highlight rates of prawns. Research studies have
the need for regular monitoring and shown that water level significantly
maintenance of water quality parameters affects the growth and survival of
such as dissolved oxygen, temperature, pH, juvenile prawns, and maintaining the
salinity, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels right water level can improve feed
to ensure optimal conditions for aquatic conversion efficiency and reduce
organisms. It also provides guidelines and susceptibility to diseases and parasites.
standards for acceptable levels of these A study published in the Journal of
parameters in both freshwater and marine Aquaculture in 2012 found that water
aquaculture systems. level had a significant effect on the
growth and survival of juvenile
2.4.1 PH Level freshwater prawns. The study revealed
that prawns raised at a water level of 100
The pH level of water is an important cm had significantly higher growth rates
parameter that affects the growth, and survival rates compared to those
survival, and overall health of prawns. raised at a water level of 60 cm.
Prawns are highly sensitive to changes in Moreover, prawns raised at a water level
pH, and extreme variations can be of 100 cm had a higher feed conversion
detrimental to their health and survival. efficiency compared to those raised at a
Research by Sukardjo et al. (2018) water level of 60 cm.
revealed that pH levels in prawn culture According to a study by De Silva et
ponds are affected by several factors, al. (2013), water level affects the
including water exchange rates, dissolved oxygen and nutrient
dissolved CO2 levels, and organic matter availability in prawn culture ponds.
decomposition. In addition, they found Proper water level management can help
that high organic loads in ponds can lead maintain optimal water quality
to a decrease in pH, while increased conditions, which in turn can promote
aeration can help maintain optimal pH better growth and survival of prawns.
levels for prawn growth. Another study by Giri et al. (2016)
found that water level can affect the
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behavior and feeding patterns of prawns. increased susceptibility to diseases and

They found that prawns raised in water parasites (Roy et al., 2016).
levels that were too high or too low In addition, temperature fluctuations
tended to exhibit reduced feeding rates can affect the timing of prawn breeding
and decreased activity levels, which can and molting, which can have further
ultimately lead to reduced growth rates impacts on their growth and
development (Pramanik et al., 2018). By
2.4.3 Temperature monitoring temperature, prawn farmers
can make necessary adjustments to their
Temperature is an important factor to farming practices, such as adjusting
consider when monitoring prawns feeding rates or water flow rates, to
because it can significantly affect their maintain optimal conditions for their
growth, survival, and overall health. prawns.
Prawns are ectothermic animals, which Overall, temperature monitoring is
means their body temperature is crucial in prawn farming to ensure that
regulated by the surrounding the prawns are able to grow and develop
environment. As a result, changes in under optimal conditions, leading to
temperature can have a direct impact on improved productivity and profitability.
their physiology, metabolism, and
behavior. 2.4.4 Dissolved Oxygen
Research has shown that prawns have
an optimal temperature range for growth Dissolved oxygen (DO) is another
and survival, which varies depending on critical parameter to consider when
the species and environmental monitoring prawns. DO levels in water
conditions. For example, are important as prawns, like all aquatic
Macrobrachium rosenbergii, a popular animals, require oxygen to breathe and
species of freshwater prawn, has been survive. Inadequate DO levels can lead
found to have an optimal temperature to stress, reduced growth, increased
range of 27°C to 31°C for growth and susceptibility to disease, and even
survival (Arceo, 2018). mortality in prawns.
Monitoring water temperature is The optimal DO levels for prawns
therefore critical in prawn farming to vary depending on the species, life stage,
ensure that the optimal temperature temperature, and other environmental
range is maintained. If the water factors. For example, adult prawns
temperature falls outside the optimal typically require DO levels between 4
range, it can lead to reduced growth and 6 mg/L, while juvenile prawns may
rates, decreased survival rates, and
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require higher DO levels of 6 to 8 mg/L pH, and salinity. IoT sensors can provide
(Boyd, 2018). real-time information to farmers to help
Monitoring DO levels is important them maintain optimal conditions for
because DO concentrations can vary prawn growth. IoT can also monitor the
depending on factors such as water feeding process and ensure that prawns
temperature, salinity, and biological receive the right amount of food, detect
activity in the water. For example, as any signs of disease, and monitor the
water temperature increases, DO levels growth of prawns to determine the best
decrease due to reduced oxygen time for harvesting. Overall, IoT can be
solubility (Boyd, 2018). Additionally, beneficial in prawn farming, enabling
high levels of organic matter or farmers to improve their operations,
excessive feeding can lead to an increase enhance sustainability, and prevent
in biological activity, which can overharvesting.
decrease According to S. Bharathi and S.
2.5 The need of IoT Sivakumar in their study titled "IoT-
Based Monitoring and Control System
There are numerous environmental for Prawn Farming: A Case Study,"
parameters, such as water acidity and Sivakumar talks about how IoT
salinity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen technology may be used to monitor and
level, and so on, that are critical to the manage prawn farms. They provide a
effective development of prawns. To case study of an IoT-based system that
ensure quality in the production chain, it was used to monitor different parameters
is critical that environmental and at an Indian prawn farm, including
production parameters be regularly temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and
checked. Nonetheless, traditional (i.e., water level. Real-time monitoring,
manual) monitoring methods are remote control, and cost-effectiveness
inefficient, time-consuming, and never are just a few of the advantages of this
performed in real time. system that the authors discuss.
Additionally, they contend that such
IoT has been applied to a variety of systems can aid farmers in making
industries, including agriculture and knowledgeable choices and raise prawn
aquaculture, where it can be used for farming's general effectiveness and
monitoring and managing livestock and output
crops. In the case of prawns, IoT can be
useful for various purposes, including 2.5.1 PH Sensor
monitoring water quality parameters
such as temperature, dissolved oxygen,
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PH sensors are used to measure the exchange rates, dissolved CO2 levels,
acidity or alkalinity of a substance, such and organic matter decomposition. High
as water. By integrating pH sensors with organic loads in ponds can lead to a
IoT, the real-time pH data can be decrease in pH, while increased aeration
collected and transmitted to a central can help maintain optimal pH levels for
monitoring system or a cloud platform. prawn growth. Therefore, using pH
This enables remote monitoring and sensors in prawn culture systems can
control of pH levels in various help monitor and regulate pH levels,
applications, such as water treatment ensuring optimal water quality
plants, aquaculture, and agriculture. IoT conditions for prawn growth and
allows for continuous monitoring, development
immediate alerts in case of abnormal pH
levels, and the ability to automate 2.5.2 Water Level Sensor
corrective actions. Water level sensors are utilized to
According to Aquaculture Reports in measure the depth or height of water in
2021 pH sensors can provide real-time various environments, including
monitoring of water quality in prawn reservoirs, tanks, and rivers. IoT
aquaculture systems, enabling rapid integration enables the collection of
response to changes in pH and other water level data from multiple sensors
water parameters that could affect prawn distributed across different locations.
health and productivity. pH sensors can This data can be used for flood
help improve prawn production and monitoring, irrigation management,
disease management by enabling more water resource planning, and ensuring
precise control of water quality the safety of critical infrastructure. By
parameters, reducing the risk of stress leveraging IoT, the real-time water level
and disease outbreaks, and optimizing information can be accessed remotely,
feed utilization and growth rates. While and automated systems can be
pH sensors have significant potential for implemented for efficient water
improving prawn aquaculture, there are management.
also limitations and challenges to their A study by Mohan et al. (2016)
use, such as cost, maintenance emphasized the importance of water
requirements, and calibration. level monitoring in prawn culture, as
In addition, research by Sukardjo et fluctuations in water level can affect
al. (2018) revealed that pH levels in water quality parameters, feeding
prawn culture ponds are affected by behavior, and ultimately, the growth and
several factors, including water survival of prawns. The study
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recommended the use of water level The use of temperature sensors has
sensors to provide accurate and been recommended in prawn culture to
continuous measurements of water level ensure optimal water temperature
in prawn culture ponds. conditions. A study by Zhang et al.
(2018) evaluated the use of temperature
Another study by Ayub et al. (2020) sensors in a recirculating aquaculture
evaluated the use of a water level sensor system for prawns and found that the
in a recirculating aquaculture system for sensors were effective in maintaining
prawns. The study found that the use of stable water temperatures and promoting
a water level sensor helped maintain better prawn growth.
consistent water levels and improved the
overall health and growth of the prawns. 2.5.4 Dissolve Oxygen Sensor
The authors concluded that water level
sensors can play an important role in Dissolved oxygen sensors are used to
optimizing water quality and promoting measure the concentration of oxygen
better growth and survival in prawn dissolved in water. IoT integration
culture systems. facilitates the collection of dissolved
oxygen data in real-time, enabling
2.5.3 Temperature Sensor remote monitoring of water quality in
applications like aquaculture,
Temperature sensors are employed to wastewater treatment, and
monitor and measure the temperature of environmental monitoring. By
the surrounding environment. IoT combining IoT with dissolved oxygen
integration allows for the continuous sensors, it becomes possible to identify
monitoring of temperature in various potential issues related to oxygen levels,
applications, such as climate control trigger alarms or notifications, and
systems, food storage, and industrial enable timely corrective actions.
processes. With IoT, temperature data Continuous monitoring of dissolved
from multiple sensors can be aggregated, oxygen helps maintain optimal
analyzed, and used for predictive conditions for aquatic life and ensures
maintenance, energy optimization, and the efficiency of water treatment
ensuring compliance with regulatory
processes.
standards. Real-time temperature alerts
and remote access to temperature data 2.5.4 Arduino
enhance operational efficiency and help
prevent critical failures. Arduino boards are often preferred
for real-time data monitoring due to
several reasons. One primary advantage
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is their simplicity and ease of use, Arduino is a popular microcontroller

making them accessible to both platform that has been used in various
beginners and experienced users. They aquaculture applications, including
offer a user-friendly platform for rapid prawn culture. According to a study by
prototyping and development of various Zhang et al. (2018), an Arduino-based
applications. monitoring system was developed to
measure and control water temperature,
One author who discusses the benefits pH, and dissolved oxygen levels in a
of Arduino for real-time data monitoring prawn culture pond. The system was
is Tony Olsson. In his book titled found to be reliable and cost-effective,
"Arduino Electronics Blueprints," providing real-time monitoring and
Olsson highlights the advantages of control capabilities for improved prawn
Arduino in terms of real-time data culture management.
monitoring and control. He emphasizes
how Arduino's open-source nature and Another study by Oke et al. (2020)
vast community support contribute to its utilized an Arduino-based monitoring
popularity in the field of IoT and data system to automate feeding in a prawn
monitoring. culture system. The system was able to
accurately measure dissolved oxygen
Additionally, Arduino's versatility levels and adjust feeding rates
and wide range of compatible sensors accordingly, resulting in improved
and modules enable users to gather data prawn growth rates and reduced feed
from different sources effectively. The waste.
boards can easily interface with various
sensors such as temperature, humidity, In conclusion, Arduino's simplicity,
light, motion, and many more, making flexibility, and strong community
them suitable for diverse monitoring support make it a popular choice for real-
applications. Furthermore, Arduino's time data monitoring applications. The
real-time capabilities are enhanced by its book "Arduino Electronics Blueprints"
microcontroller architecture, which by Tony Olsson provides further insights
allows for precise timing and fast into the advantages of Arduino in this
response to incoming data. This enables context.
users to capture, process, and analyze
3. METHODOLOGY
data with minimal delay, making
Arduino ideal for real-time applications 3.1 Requirements Analysis Procedure
such as monitoring environmental
conditions, industrial processes, or even A series of interviews and observations
biofeedback systems. was done to gather the organization's
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necessary information and processes. The proposed project or system. It is a

target organization is the MSC-College of preliminary version or model that is created
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Enable to to test and validate the design and
conduct an interview, a Letter of Request functionality before the final
(Appendix A) was handed to the implementation.
organization to ask permission. A face-to- Schematic Diagram (Appendix H) was
face interview with the Staff and Teachers drawn to show the relationship and
will be used. The client's answers will be connections of each component. It merely
written down and ahead of the interview, as gives an overview of a plan that will allows
the developers asked for permission to the user to gain an understanding of how the
record the interview for future purposes. An circuit functions. Consider of using
observation of the daily workflow of the connecting wires to show the connections of
existing system will also be performed in the each component or devices that will be used
Freshwater Prawn Hatchery Laboratory. in the proposed project.
After the interview and observation, the The System Model (I), provides a
gathered data will be analyzed to further comprehensive representation of the
understand the need of the organization. proposed system, capturing its structure,
Also, unpublished thesis and research components, relationships, and behavior in
related to the project will be analyzed to detail. Wherein, it shows the flow of the data
widen the knowledge about the developed that will be send and collect from IoT device
study. A Work Breakdown Structure to cloud storage to web application.
(Appendix B) was prepared to know the
project's scope based on the order of the 3.2 Feasibility Analysis Procedure
tasks that must be completed. It is a
document guide for the developer to A Feasibility Analysis will be
accomplish the written statement of work performed to determine whether the
The Gantt Chart (Appendix C) was used project is worthy to proceed further. A
to identify the schedule of the project preliminary investigation will be
activities developed that the development conducted at MSC-College of Fisheries
team should accomplish. and Aquatic Sciences to analyze the
The Use Case (Appendix E) was drawn existing system.
to show the processes of the proposed web
app and see how the user interacts with it. The Operational Feasibility will be
Flow Chart (Appendix F) is a graphical used to assess the capability of the
representation that show the process of the organization to support the development
proposed project for the organization. It was
of the project. A series of interviews with
drawn to show the interaction between the
the organization's staff and teachers will
system and the external entities.
Prototype (Appendix G) is a tangible
be conducted to gain knowledge about
representation or demonstration of the the organization's learning and business
process. The data collected will be
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analyzed to see if the operation of the needed. The Comparative Analysis

organization is feasible. Through SWOT involves a detailed examination of the
Analysis (Appendix J), the developers materials needed for the project. It aims
will be identifying the organization's to assess various aspects such as cost,
strengths and weaknesses in adapting to quality, availability, compatibility, and
the changes that the system may bring, and performance of different materials
the opportunities and threats that the options. By conducting the Comparative
organization may encounter when the Analysis, the developers can make
system is implemented in the organization. informed decisions about the selection
The organization's available technical
and procurement of materials. They can
resources will also be inspected and
compare factors such as pricing,
compared with the minimum technical
specification through Gap Analysis
durability, reliability, and any additional
(Appendix K) features or benefits offered by different
material options. The analysis helps
Technical Feasibility will be used to identify the most suitable materials that
conclude if the developers have the align with the project's technical
technical resources needed to develop requirements and budget constraints.
the system. The developers assessed Furthermore, Economic Feasibility
themselves if they have the capability of will be used to know if the benefits of the
developing the system. The SWOT project outweigh the estimated cost
analysis (Appendix J) will be used to (Appendix L). The list of the supplies
know the strengths and weaknesses of and materials of the organization within
the developers. The opportunities and a year will be requested. Having this
threats that the developers may face in information, the total amount of how
developing the system will also be much does the organization consumes in
indicated. The developers' available materials and supplies will be calculated.
technical resources will be checked, The estimated expenses of the
which is the hardware and the software organization for their supplies increased
needed in the development. The by 10% every year will also be
specifications will be inspected and calculated. The supplies and materials
compared to the minimum technical that the organization still needs if the
specifications through Gap Analysis system is implemented will also be
(Appendix K). computed. The materials lessen, as the
Additionally, a Comparative Analysis system intends to decrease the papers
(Appendix M) will be used to evaluate and other unnecessary materials used in
the available options and make a doing their transactions. The addition of
comparison between different materials 10% every year will also be calculated.
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It helped the developers identify if the web application for that allows the user to
system could return the investment cost access the monitoring services. A user is
if it were developed and implemented. In able to view all real-time data through the
determining the project benefit, the cost web application. The software tools that will
be used to create the application are
of the existing system w subtracted from
Hypertext Markup language (HTML),
the cost of the developed system, and on
Cascade Styling Sheets (CSS), Visual
which year the organization will get the Studio (VS) JavaScript will be the
payback. programming language to be used in
implementing the project. The Arduino will
3.3 Development and Testing
be integrating to cloud storage service
Procedure
through the Arduino IDE platform and then
The IoT-Based data analytics integrates to web application. After the
development model will be used in this development procedure, a testing procedure
project is the prototyping model and User will be implemented. The system will be
Interface of the web app. In this model, the examined in its accuracy and functionality to
system was partially implemented, allowing identify its possible issues/bugs and to make
the client to see the product earlier. The sure that the system and will be monitor by
initial prototype features only the basic the organization. The changes in the
functionality according to the client’s appearance, design and functions of the
requirements. The process started in developed system will be observed and
gathering data that was done by interviewing compared with the expected results. The
the staff and teachers and observing the actual results will be compared to the
workflow of the office. Then, the gathered expected results.
data was analyzed, and it results in a
3.4 Implementation Plan
requirements document. It is the basis of the
initial prototype developed by the Once the development of the data
developers and will be presented to the monitoring system is complete, the system
client. It will be tested and improved as per will be integrated to IoT-based sensors to
the client's feedback. The cycle continued automate data. The developers will test the
until the user approves the prototype and system and the sensors to make sure it works
web app design and find it satisfactory. In and functions properly and to improve user’s
creating the prototype design of the experience.
hardware, SketchApp is used and while User
Interface was done to see the design of the The developers will instruct the
system. The system was developed with the organization’s staff or teachers on how to
help of Use Case (Appendix E), as it was utilize the develop system with the use of
used as a guide of the developer for the innovative IoT sensors. The system's
needed process and functionality. procedures and functions are then described
Additionally, it will be used to develop the in detail. The developers will instruct the
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organization’s staff and teachers on how to Giri, S.S., Saha, S., Sudhakaran, R., Pradhan,
use the developed project on a computer and A.K., Mukherjee, A., and Das, P. (2016).
mobile phone. The develop project will Effect of water level on feeding behavior,
provide a printed user manual booklet as a growth and survival of Macrobrachium
useful tool. The manual booklet is made up rosenbergii (De Man 1879) in indoor tanks.
of the system's technical and operational Aquaculture International, 24(1), 141-152.
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Arceo, O. P. (2018). Effect of temperature

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APPENDICES
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Appendix B
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Appendix C

Project Scheduling: Gantt Chart

Seq Activity/Task No. of Start End Month

days
date date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

PROJECT PLANNING

1.1 Planning 7 March 5 March 12

1.2 Meetings 2 March 13 March 15

1.3 Reporting 1 March 16 March 16

DETAILING REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Set the Objective and Scope 3 March 17 March 19

of the Project

2.2 Conduct Feasibility Analysis 2 April 11 April 12

and Operational Feasibility

2.3 Project Requirements 2 April 13 April 14

Specification and
Analyzation

2.4 Gathering Project 28 April 17 May 11

Requirements

PROJECT DESIGNING

3.1 Define System Architecture 5 May 13 May 17

Design/System Model

3.2 Modeling schematic 5 May 19 May 24

diagram

3.3 Create Prototype 7 May 27 June 2

PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
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4.1 Develop the proposed 31 August 22 September

project 22

4.2 Configuring 2 September September

23 24

INTEGRATION AND TEST

5.1 Integration of the system 7 September October 1

and device 25

5.2 Review the design 3 October 2 October 4

development of the project

5.3 Perform test 3 October 5 October 7

5.4 Write Usability Reports 2 October 9 October

10

5.5 Overall System Testing 2 October October

11 12

5.6 Project Monitoring and 3 October October

Updating 13 15

5.6.1 Fix errors and retest 4 October October

16 19

CLOSING OUT

6.1 Finalize document/ User 8 October October

manual 23 30

6.2 User Training 1 November November

3 3

6.3 Project Acceptance November November

6 6
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Appendix D

User’s Interface Design of the Web App for Freshwater Prawn Hatchery

User ID

Password

LOG IN

Figure 1: The system’s log-in page

FRESHWATER PRAWN HATCHERY

MONITORING SYSTEM

Figure 2: FPH Monitoring System Home View

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FRESHWATER PRAWN HATCHERY MONITORING SYSTEM X

HOME

DASHBOARD

STORAGE

Sign out

Figure 3: FPH Monitoring System Show Menu

67%

Water Level Temperature of Water

pH of Water Dissolve Oxygen (DO) of Water

Figure 4: FPH Monitoring System Real-time data dashboard

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FRESHWATER PRAWN HATCHERY MONITORING SYSTEM

RECORDED DATA (FILTER BY DATE)

Print
Date Month Year

Figure 5: Storage Data Bucket of the FPH Monitoring System

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Appendix E

USE CASE DIAGRAM

Log-in account

Administrator

Search Capability

Access Analytics
Dashboard

User Configure Analytics

Parameters

<<include>>
View Data Analytics Print Data
Results

Figure 6: Use Case Diagram of the Proposed System

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Appendix F START

Initialize all the devices

Detection Phase

Read input from Read input from Read input from pH Read input from
temperature sensor Water level sensor sensor Dissolved Oxygen sensor

Is the data
being No
displayed on
LCD?

Yes

All data are

displayed on LCD

Is the data
No being stored in
cloud storage?

Yes

Data will be monitored in the web app and will be

organized.

END

Figure 7: Flowchart of the Proposed Project

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Front view Back View

Left side view Right side view

Top View

Figure 8: Illustration of the external layout and appearance of the

proposed project
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Figure 9: Illustration of the internal layout and appearance of the

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Appendix H

LCD
Arduino Board
Bread Board

BluePill

Temperature
Sensor
PH Sensor

Dissolve Water Level

Oxygen (DO) Sensor

Figure10: Schematic Diagram

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Appendix I

Figure 11: System Model

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Appendix J

Operational Feasibility – SWOT Analysis

Table 1. Result of SWOT Analysis for Operational Feasibility.

Strengths Weaknesses

1. They have existing device called Pasco 1. Time-consuming of data gathering.

Multi Parameter
2. Manual system of collecting data.
2. The students, teachers and other staff
are willing to learn, collaborate, create and
develop new project for the betterment of the
organization.
Opportunities Threats

1. Positive involvement of any local agencies 1. Sudden power interruption.

such as DENR, LGU, Central Luzon State
University, Palawan State University and etc., 2. Prone to natural disaster.

Appendix K

Operational Feasibility – Gap Analysis

Table 2. Gap Analysis of the Available resources of the Freshwater Prawn Hatchery Laboratory in MSC
College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

Technical Specifications Technical Specification of the Action Needed

needed for the Proposed Available Resources
System

HARDWARE

Arduino: 14 digital I/O pins, NONE Procure the necessary resources

ATmega4809 processor, for the project.
5v(voltage), Wi-Fi/Bluetooth,
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Flash memory: 16 KB. SRAM:

1 KB. EEPROM: 512 bytes

Sensor: Water level sensor, Ph Pasco Muti Parameter Observe the available device of
sensor, temperature sensor, the organization.
Do sensor

Jumper wires: 40pin &30cm NONE Procure the necessary resources

for the project.

LCD: Alphanumeric displays, NONE Procure the necessary resources

16x2, 20x4, or larger, I2C for the project.
(Inter-Integrated Circuit) or SPI
(Serial Peripheral Interface)

SOFTWARE

Operating System: Windows 7 Windows 10 Use the available OS of the

or higher organization.

Web Browser: Google Google Chrome (Version Use the available Web Browser
Chrome, Microsoft Edge, 55.0.2883.8), Mozilla Firefox of the organization.
Mozilla (Version 50.1.0)

Mobile phone: Android v7.0 Android Observe and study the available
or later. Compatible with (Application: SparkVue application used by the
tablets or phones. Application) organization.
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Appendix J

Technical Feasibility – SWOT Analysis

Table 3. Result of SWOT Analysis for Technical Feasibility.

Strengths Weaknesses

1. Developers have enough time to complete

the developed project. 1. Miscommunication with the client.
2. Developers are knowledgeable in using
different programming languages and about
the materials needed.
3. The developers possess a determined
characteristic.
Opportunities Threats

1. Utilize and expand the developers' 1. Development tools failure

understanding of the programming languages 2. Budget shortage
that will be utilized to create the system. 3. Weak internet connection
2. The developers may benefit from sudden
adjustments to the requirements and other
suggestions if they want to improve their
ability to analyze and solve problems.
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Technical Feasibility – Gap Analysis

Table 4. Gap Analysis of the Available resources of the Developers.

Technical Specification needed Technical Specification of the Action Needed

for the Development Available Resources

HARDWARE

Arduino: 14 digital I/O pins, NONE Acquire the resources needed.

ATmega4809 processor,
5v(voltage), Wi-Fi/Bluetooth,
Flash memory: 16 KB. SRAM: 1
KB. EEPROM: 512 bytes

Sensor: Water level sensor, Ph None Acquire the resources needed.

sensor, temperature sensor, Do
sensor

Jumper wires: 40pin &30cm None Acquire the resources needed.

LCD: Alphanumeric displays, None Acquire the resources needed.

16x2, 20x4, or larger, I2C (Inter-
Integrated Circuit) or SPI (Serial
Peripheral Interface)

SOFTWARE

Operating System: Windows 7 Windows 11 Use the available OS of the

or higher developers.

Web Browser: Google Chrome, Google Chrome (Version Use the available Web Browser
Microsoft Edge, Mozilla 80.0.3987.163), Microsoft Edge of the developers.
(Version 44.17763.831.0), Mozilla
(Version 75.0)

Mobile phone: Android v7.0 or Android Use the available Web Browser
later. Compatible with tablets of the developers.
or phones.
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Appendix L

Appendix M

Table 1. Comparison Table of Popular Arduino Boards: Features and Specifications

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Table 2. Comparison Table of Different Cloud Storage Providers