An Intelligent Hydroponic Farm Monitoring System Using IoT
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Traditional farming is a process in which man works the soil for planting seeds
or rearing animals, either to provide food for himself and his family or for
business. The traditional farming system faces myriads’ challenges ranging
from difficulty in getting good soil, high cost of plowing and weed removal,
difficulty in pest control, and plant monitoring. To solve these myriad's
challenges, technological innovation has ushered in the various eco-friendly
system of farming. Prominent amongst this new method of farming is
hydroponics. Hydroponics uses nutrients in solution instead of soil to grow a
plant. Practicing such a system of farming among peasant farmers from
developing countries demands huge capital investment. In this paper, we
propose a cost-effective and free resource Internet of Things (IoT) based
system that smartly monitors a hydroponic farm. The designed solution uses
an ATmega328P microcontroller connected to a sensor network with
connectivity to the internet. These sensors read the humidity, temperature, pH
value, dissolved solids, and water level of the farm for efficient monitoring. In
addition, the system provides an alert to a remote user through email, and a
buzzer sound for on-site supervisors when there is a change i
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QA Mathematics, QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science