Real Time Information System For Agriculture

Synopsis of the proposed research work

Submitted for the partial fulfillment of requirement of Degree of Bachelor in

Electronics Engineering

By

ALKA SINGH LOHITA NIWAL

MANISHA DAS AMIT RAMGOPAL

Under the Supervision of

Prof. Vishal Rathee

Department of Electronics Engineering

Shri Ramdeobaba Kamla Nehru Engineering College, Nagpur

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ABSTRACT:

For efficient farming it is important to strike a proper balance between the

resources available and the climatic conditions which changes after some

kilometers. However, in the present scenario it is observed that the data of

weather parameters available is of a wider area and it fails to deliver real time

information. Our project aims at bridging this gap between the resources

available and the changing climatic conditions. We propose a model of a

localized weather station in a village to obtain accurate information about the

climate and then to analyze this information to give proper guidelines to the

farmers regarding how to use their resources. This will help to increase the

productivity, improve the quality of the product and ultimately increased

profit.

In this project we are making use of three sensors temperature, humidity,

anemometer to get real time information about the climate of that localized

area Further, PIC16XXXX is interfaced with these sensors. The data is

analyzed by the advanced controller and then displayed on LCD. The data is

further analyzed with reference to the database. The database includes pre-

recorded climatic information of that particular area.

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INTRODUCTION:

In a real time information system for agriculture we are using a

weather station as a facility with instruments and equipment to make

observations of atmospheric conditions to analyze the local climate in order to

provide real time information and guidelines to farmers. The measurements

taken include temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind direction. Wind

measurements are taken as free of other obstructions as possible, while

temperature and humidity measurements are kept free from direct solar

radiation. After analyzing the measurements they would be conveyed to the

farmers with the help of LCD and PC’s in their local languages. This project

system would improve the agricultural productivity of the area under

observation and indirectly the agronomy.

OBJECTIVE:

The main objective of this research is to develop a Real Time Information

System to issue guidelines to farmers of a particular agriculture based zone on

weather conditions of that zone. These guidelines will include:

1. Quantity of water to be sprinkled.

2. Concentration of pesticides to be mixed together with soil.
3. Concentration and types of fertilizer’s to be used

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND METHODOLOGY:

BLOCK DIAGRAM:

PIC DISPLAY

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COMPONENTS USED:

1. Temperature sensor
2. Wind Speed and Direction sensor (Anemometer)
3. Humidity sensors
4. PIC18XXXX
5. LCD (16X2)
6. Computer
7. Motor

PIC18XXXX:
The PIC18XXXX microcontroller family provides PIC devices in 18 to 80
pin packages that are both socket and software upwardly compatible to
PIC16XXXX family. The PIC18XXXX includes all popular peripherals
such as flexible 8 and 16 bit timers, 10 bit ADC. The PIC 18XXXX is
highly flexible and compatible for embedded system applications.

Here in this project we need to display the variation of the three

parameters that is temperature, moisture content of the soil and wind speed
at regular intervals. We have further selected PIC18XXXX over basic
microcontroller because it has following features:-

1. Larger memory space comparatively

2. Longer durability
3. Higher stability when repeatedly used

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 Some features of PIC18XXXX include :-

1. Power on reset (POR), power up timer (PWRT)

2. Programmable code protection
3. In – circuit serial programming (ICSP) via two pins
4. 10 bit A/D converter
5. Fast sampling rate up to 16 channel multiplexer
6. Wide operating range (2v to 5.5v)
7. Wide temperature range
8. High performance RISC CPU
9. Priority level of interrupts

SOFTWARE USED:
1. Visual Basic
2. SQL
3. C programming with KEIL software.

METHODOLOGY:
In general, the following have to be adopted.
1) The temperature and humidity sensors and the anemometer would be used
to get real time information about the climate of that localized area.
2) The next step was to decide which type of controller is to be used for
accurate analysis of data from the sensors.

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3) Once the controller is decided then the implementation of the controller is
to be done by suitable programming. Microcontroller has to be complied
with the set of assembly language based on programming.
4) The data is further analyzed using computers with reference to the
database .The database includes pre-recorded climatic information of that
particular area with the help of SQL.
5) To make the whole system user friendly we will use Visual Basic since it
provides graphical user interface (GUI).
6) Guidelines would be issued.
7) Hardware and software is to be tested.

APPLICATIONS:
The application of meteorology to agriculture is essential, since every facet of
agricultural activity depends on the weather.

1. Government or other large administrative bodies need quality and reliable

assessments for operational assessments of agricultural production.

2. Shelters of various types can also be used to provide shade from the sun.

3. For some crops, storage is as important as production and weather may

affect the quality of the food product and may modify the storage
environment causing loss of product and economic value.

4. There are many applications of the meteorology applied to crop pests.

5. It will help to avoid excessive use of pesticides which is very harmful to

the consumer’s health.

6. Proper use of fertilizers, fertility of the soil can be preserved for a long
duration.

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FUTURE SCOPE:
This project can be made online and extend the services to the users so that

they can access online data and the process will be very fast. Rain gauges,

light sensor, pH sensor can be used for further advancement of the system..

This can be even integrated with relatively newer technologies like GPRS and

GSM and with this technology it is possible to message the appropriate

guidelines to the farmers so as to make the whole system more user friendly.

Implementing such modern techniques is the only long term solution to

increase the overall productivity

REFERENCES:

LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT BY :- R.GAYAKWAD

T.V. & VIDEO ENGINEERING BY :- DHAKE

ELECTRONIC PRINCIPLE BY :- A. MOLVINO

VISUAL BASIC IN 21 DAYS BY :-PERRY