REAL TIME AND LOW COST IOT BASED FARMING USING RASPBERRY PI

Prof.K.Dhanunajaya velicharla Deepthi Vakiri Kalyani Siddana Revanth Kumar Reddy

Professor. B.Tech Student B.tech Student B.TechStudent
Vaddeneni Srikanth Thalapaneni Naveen kumar
B.Tech Student B.Tech Student
Department of Electronic and Communication Engneering,

Audisankara College of Engneering and Technology(AUTONOMUS)Gudur,Nellore,Andrapradesh.

ABSTRACT :
This paper reflects on the implementation of IoTenabled Farming, especially for the people
needed a smart way of agriculture. This research focuses on real-time observation with
efficient use of cheapest security system. The features of this research including Sensor data
monitoring using soil moisture sensor which is responsible for measuring moisture of the filed,
water level sensor which is liable for detecting flooded water, pH sensor which is accountable
for measuring pH of the soil and Temperature and humidity sensor which is responsible for
tracking out the present temperature and humidity in the atmosphere ii) Live monitoring of
sensor’s values using cloud and a DashboardSecurity issues of the farming using Laser shield
and IP-Camera through Wi-Fi which is conducted by android application. This paper also
assures the analysis of the experimented data based on various sensor’s values and gives a
momentous way for future applications. Result and discussion aslo ensure the contribution in
the field of Internet of things.

Keywords:

Dashboard
IoT (Internet of things)

IP-camera,
 PH, Sensor.
INTRODUCTION: The proposed system [1] developed a
fully computerized observation in the
In accordance with World Bank data in the year
space of agriculture that would
2013, it is calculated that the growth of 1% of
considerably decrease human efforts
GDP comes from agriculture. Again, according to
and progress the crops quality. This
FAO, 60% people around the world directly
proposed system provides a perfect
depend on agriculture. At present 11% or 1.4
conservative solution on environment.
billion of world’s land is used in crop production.
The sensors data are responsible to
Moreover, recent census on world’s population in
make a relationship among water
year 2019 . IoT can also be applicable in the field
content, temperature, light etc. The
of socioeconomic sectors. But IoT is barely used in
paper [2] developed an algorithm for
the field of agriculture. In present scenario,
their system. The main improvement of
farmers are believe in ancient way of production
the proposed system is that it has ability
of crops in their fields. IoT can be great solution
to send data of soil to the corresponding
for both production and security issues.
users through IoT technology for
Moreover, in some developing and poor countries
irrigation. Soil moisture measuring
around the world are residing under poverty.
device processes water gratified of soil
They have a little knowledge what is going on in
and produced result is served to the
the present world, how to apply science and
amplifier which is offering to develop
technology in their regular life. On the contrary,
the expansion of values. This value is
IoT technology offers an efficient solution in our
specified to Arduino Uno as analog input
regular purposes. If we use IoT in the field of
data. LDR and laser produce second
production of harvest as well as several sections
analog input data which successively fed
in agriculture, the solution would be better, more
to Arduino Uno. These two analog
adjuvant as well as handy. To work with IoT
contributions are transformed to
properly we have to take a simplest and cost
numerical output values by Arduino
effective solution. Raspberry Pi based solution
Uno. The proposed system [3]
offers easiest way to achieve the blessing of IoT.
experimented with sevral types of
As pursuant to internet, Raspberry Pi is credit-
sensors such as pH, soil moisture,
card sized computer with very low cost and
DHT11, PIR and pressure sensors. All are
greatest features. It has building Wi-Fi which is
integrated to the involvement of
called the core of IoT. Though it is operated
Arduino microcontroller. Detected
through Python language, Raspberry Pi provides
values of these sensors are shown in
great performance for both IoT and cloud
LCD screen. If the detected values go
computing. Raspberry pi also secures a way of
elsewhere, the staring values set in the
server based applications. There is a method to
program and corresponding pump will
work with raspberry pi in the field of agriculture
be spontaneously switched ON/OFF by
by connecting various sensors whose are required
communicating the circuit. The whole
for farming.Further on we can also find an IoT
configuration is connected to the
solution as well as live monitoring through
motorist circuit which leads to
dashboard.
adjustment of voltage. The farmer will
2. REVIEW LITERATURE be informed about what is current
situation in the field using GSM as wel
as reorganized web pages. Through the proposed about present situation of the ground
system, the agriculturalist can access the details whenever at a particular time period.
3. WORKING PRINCIPLE Figure 1: Circuit diagram for soil moisture
sensor.
Basically, our proposed system [11-22] is divided into
some inter-connected parts . First of all we have
given all our concentration on setting up circuit design.
We have connected several types of sensors with
raspberry pi using wires in a direction towards
schematic diagram. Secondly, sending all the sensors
data to the cloud in order to insure live monitoring.
Finally, we have ensured the security of the firm using
IP-camera and cost effective Laser shield

Figure2: Flow chart for connection to

pi Connection of Sensors to Raspberry Pi : sensor.
Actually, we have used four types of
We have assured the connection of pH
agriculture related sensors such as soil sensor for calculating pH of soil. We do the moisture sensor,
pH sensor, water level same procedure as describe in the section sensor and Humidity/temperature
sensor. We of soil moisture sensor. The working have connected soil moisture sensor as shown
procedure of pH sensor much like as in the Figure 1. Analog pin of soil moisture
Figure 3 Flow chart. In this section, when
sensor is connected to MCP3008which leads raspberry pi finds the connection status to analog to
digital conversion of dada. Then a available, it starts reading analog value wire from MCP3008 is
contacted to GPIO pin and covert the value using MCP3008. In of raspberry pi. In this part we have
used 5V case of failure of connection it sends dc supply as well as GND pin of Pi. The predefined
message to user end.After working procedure of soil moisture sensor is successfully connecting
the pH sensor to as same as Figure 2. Here, raspberry pi first raspberry pi, we have connected
water check the status of connection. If the level sensor. Basically, water level sensor connection is
available, the system starts use to detect overflow of water in the reading moisture data of soil. If
there is a field. It sends pi only the binary value missing of connection of wires, it send a noneither
“0” or “1”. Sooth to say, we use comitial reply to the users.
 thethis sensor to detect much workingcriteria.

Truly, we use this sensor to

measure current humidity of air in the
field as mo for the construction of
dashboard .

weli Optimization Actually, in our

To connect the DHT11 to raspberry pi, research we have used dashboard
we use exactly same configuration as in order to observe current
Figure 5. Since the output is digital, we situation. As far we know that
have no need to use converter to android phone android or
convert the values from analog to application is one of the most
digital. First of all we connect the popular technology in recent world.
In fact every person in our society
sensor’s digital pin to raspberry pi GPIO
has an android phone. So, this our
pin, VCC to 5V dc supply and GND to
motto to develop a wireless system
ground of the pi respectively. Again, we
through cloud computing in order
need to use a resistor on the board for
to monitor immediately. This is the
controlling the amount voltage level in
reason why this develpoed system
order to avoid unpredictable accident.
buildsupon dashboard. Due to make
a server based system, we have
used a free acces sever in order to
ensure cost effective. To send
sensor’s data from raspberry pi we
have used MQTT protocol [23]. Data
is sent from raspberry pi to server
 using MQTT, then converted into immediate actions for security issues.
respective dashboard. The developed system is much like as
Figure 8. Here, we use laser shield
around the farm. IP camera placed at
4 points in developed system. We use
Wi-Fi to receive data and send data to
the system simultaneously through
android application. In future we will
add GSM technology to observe live
using cloud computing.

The Figure 6 shows live observation of

pH, humidity/temperature, water level
and soil moisture sensor. Through the
dashboard farmers are able to decide
when to start the pump for irrigation, if
there is much amount of water result in
overflow, what is the current
temperature and humidity in
atmosphere and finally what is the
present pH level of soil. By using these
dashboard users are able to know when
they have to go on checking the field.
Basically, Figure 8. Block diagram of developed
security system

4. RESULT AND DISCUSSION :

dashboard optimaization makes this
project more reliable, effective towards
agriculture and simpler for farmers.
Security System : This research assures experiments on
Our developed system offers a strong and different type of soils. This experiments
cost effective security system [24-25] have been taken in the region of Tangail
which is applicable for both day and night. Sadar Upazila, Tangail, Dhaka,
To accomplish this goal, we use low cost Bangladesh1902. Our experiments are
laser shield along with IP-Camera module. classified into two major parts. At first we
IPcamera offers a strong security system do experiment to measure the moisture
and laser shield resits an unauthorized of soil. Finally, we have tried to calculate
access in the farm at night. Suppose, if pH of soil in the corresponding region.
there is an unauthorized access at light,
this system immediately inform the CONCLUSION:
farmers using Wi-Fi. Users are able to see
the present condition of the farm using A system to focus on real-time
android application as well as taking observation with efficient use of
cheapest security system, live monitoring And Computing Technologies,
the project delivered a chance to learn the IICT’17. 2017.
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