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Automated Irrigation System

The paper presents an automated irrigation system utilizing IoT technology to optimize water usage in agriculture, particularly addressing water supply issues faced by farmers in India. The system employs an Arduino Uno, soil moisture sensors, and a display board to monitor and control irrigation based on soil moisture levels, with specific thresholds set for operation. The authors acknowledge the potential for future enhancements, such as integrating a motor pump for more effective irrigation management.

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Automated Irrigation System

The paper presents an automated irrigation system utilizing IoT technology to optimize water usage in agriculture, particularly addressing water supply issues faced by farmers in India. The system employs an Arduino Uno, soil moisture sensors, and a display board to monitor and control irrigation based on soil moisture levels, with specific thresholds set for operation. The authors acknowledge the potential for future enhancements, such as integrating a motor pump for more effective irrigation management.

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Automated Irrigation System

Pushkar Parakh1 and Nilansh Sharma1


1
Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar-382355, India
E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected]

Abstract—This paper describes implementation of Iot and replacement of the moisture content. The fork-shaped
technology in farms and fields for efficient usage of water. In probe with two exposed conductors acts as a variable
countries like India, we come across various problems of
farmers regarding water supply. We have looked at the resistor (similar to a potentiometer) whose resistance varies
possibility of not only eradicating this problem but also with the soil’s moisture content. This resistance varies
sometimes the fields get overflooded which destroys the entire inversely with soil moisture.
crop. We can overcome this problem if we can apply smart
technology. The overall system consists of an Arduino uno, a
display board, relay module, i2c module, and a soil moisture
sensor. The final result is a circuit that shows whether the
supply would be on or off depending on the conditions in the
field. We have not connected the motor as of now but it can be
connected to the circuit easily just by adding another
component known as buck converter.

I. INTRODUCTION Fig. 1:Fork shaped probe


The sensor produces an output voltage according to the
Farmers are the major population of our country, their resistance, which by measuring we can determine the soil
problems need to be addressed properly. This paper aims at moisture level.
making a checkpoint on the advancement of technology in
the agricultural field. This technology will help farmers to
supply the field according to the needs of the crops. When
the moisture or say the water level in the farm or field is
above a certain level, like we have set 30 percent moisture
level in our prototype.

Component
● Bread board
● Connecting wire
● Jumper wires
● Soil moisture sensor
● Arduino Uno Fig. 2: LM393 High Precision Comparator
● I2c Module
● Relay module
● 16x2 LCD display
The nature of the graph of moisture sensor voltage vs water
content is the same when the sensor is dry and wet. The
II. MEASURING TECHNIQUES
voltage keeps dropping as the water content is increased.

We have used soil moisture sensors to measure the


volumetric content of water within the soil. As the straight Fig. 3
gravimetric dimension of soil moisture needs eliminating, Graph
drying, as well as sample weighting. These sensors
measure the volumetric water content not directly with the
help of some other rules of soil like dielectric constant,
electrical resistance, otherwise interaction with neutrons,
III. Description of the prototype
First we tried to write the code and run it through nodemcu
but could not succeed in it. Later we switched to Arduino
Uno which helped us complete the project. We researched
the use and advantages of the soil moisture sensor and also
its working. Soil moisture sensors measure the water
content in the soil and can be used to estimate the amount
of stored water in the soil horizon. Later we worked on the
code that was uploaded on the arduino uno. We kept a
rough figure of 30 percent like when the water content Value: greater than 950
reaches this amount the moisture sensor will detect and
accordingly the display board will show “Supply Off”,
which basically means there is already enough water in the
field. The arduino is also connected to the display board.
Relay modules use low-level data signals to switch relays
capable of handling loads upto 10 amperes. We kept our
project limited upto here but we can proceed it further
where we can connect a motor pump to the relay module
and source which will correspond to the display screen and
work accordingly.
Value: less than 950 and greater than 300
CONCLUSIONS
A system that works efficiently. Arduino is a great device
that lets us connect to various sensors, devices or machines
easily and work accordingly. If we wish to connect a pump
then we need to use a buck converter which is used to
lower the voltage and supply it to the arduino. It is done so
that the arduino does not get damaged due to excessive
voltage supply.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Fig. 4 Circuit design The authors acknowledge the technical support
provided from the TAs, Instructors of Indian Institute of
EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS Technology Gandhinagar and resources available on the
If the value of resistance is greater than 950 then the LCD internet.
screen will show water pump: ON and moisture level Low. REFERENCES
As the level goes below 300 LCD screen will show water
pump: OFF and moisture level: High. In the third case [1] How Soil Moisture Sensor Works and Interface it with
where moisture level is between 300 and 950 then the LCD Arduino. Available [Online]: In-Depth: How Soil Moisture
screen will show moisture level: Mid and water pump: Sensor Works and Interface it with Arduino
OFF. (lastminuteengineers.com)

[2] ResearchGate. Available [Online]: Soil Moisture Sensor


Calibration Graph | Download Scientific Diagram
(researchgate.net)

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