AUTOMATIC PLANT IRRIGATION SYSTEM

BASED ON SOIL MOISTURE AND

MONITORING USING IOT

JAYPEE INSTITUTE OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

MINOR PROJECT

SUBMITTED BY-
Shreesh Bhardwaj(15102131)
 AUTOMATIC PLANT IRRIGATION SYSTEM BASED ON
SOIL MOISTURE AND MONITORING USING IOT

Abstract:
An automated irrigation system mainly considered to optimize the usage of water on agriculture
the farmers running on the agriculture fields are needy of rain, bore wells as well as rivers.
Suppose if the farm land has pumps for irrigation it also desired someone to on/off the pumps.
conventional water quality measurement is through by taking samples that does not bring the
real time data. Wireless and soil moisture sensor is programmed with microcontroller based
gateway which is used to manage and maintain the flow and quality of water. By using
automated system water is saved of up to 92% and manufacture a good yield compared with
older irrigation systems. The system has a spread wireless set of connections of soil-moisture
along with temperature sensors positioned in the root region of the plants. In this project,
automatic irrigation system based on Arduino Microcontroller. The ESP8266 is a little unit allows
microcontrollers to tie with a Wi-Fi. The plan of our embedded scheme is to supervise reading of
the sensor which can be monitored on web page throughout microcontroller. This page contains
all the information regarding the status of the sensor.

INTRODUCTION
India’s major source of income is from agriculture sector and 70% of farmers and general people
depend on the agriculture. In India most of the irrigation systems are operated manually. These
outmoded techniques are replaced with semi-automated and automated techniques. The
available traditional techniques are like ditch irrigation, terraced irrigation, drip irrigation,
sprinkler system[1]. The global irrigation scenario is categorized by increased demand for higher
agricultural productivity, poor performance and decreased availability of water for agriculture.
These problems can be appropriately rectified if we use automated system for irrigation. It
Simple and easy to install and configure. Save energy and resources, so that it can be utilized in
proper way and amount. Farmers would be able to utilize the right amount of water at the right
time by automating irrigation. Avoiding irrigation at the wrong time of day, reduce runoff from
overwatering saturated soils which will improve crop performance. Automated irrigation system
uses valves to turn motor ON and OFF. Motors can be automated easily by using controllers and
no need of labor to turn motor ON and OFF.
Hardware Required:

Arduino UNO
ESP8266(Wifi Module)
Moisture Sensor
Humidity & Temperature Sensor
Light Sensor
Pump Motor

Detailed Study:
Moisture Sensor-

The soil moisture sensor uses capacitance to measure the water content of soil (by measuring
the dielectric permittivity of the soil, which is a function of the water content).
Simply insert this rugged sensor into the soil to be tested, and the volumetric water content of
the soil is reported in percent.

Pump Motor-

A pump is a device that moves fluids (liquids or gases), or sometimes slurries, by mechanical
action. Pumps can be classified into three major groups according to the method they use to
move the fluid: direct lift, displacement, and gravity pumps.
CONCLUSION:
The automated irrigation structure implemented was set up to be feasible and cost efficient for
optimizing water resources designed for farming production. A entirely automated irrigation
system which is controlled as well as supervise by means of using IoT. The Internet controlled
duplex communication scheme provides a powerful decision making tool idea for adaptation to
numerous crop growing scenario. This structure is minimizes the water utilize since it provide
irrigation as per the requirement of the crop. This system is automated irrigation system so it
minimizes the human being resources. via this system we can check the status of all the sensors
(Soil-moisture, Temperature, Water level, rainfall) and also the ON/OFF status of the motor.
Thus the system monitor, control and communicate. The system provides a actual point
feedback control system. The system valves are turn ON or OFF without human intervention
depending upon moisture content. Using this system, can save manpower, water to improve
creation and eventually increase profit.

FUTURE SCOPE:
1. The project scope involves Ucr with a video capturing and sending it to user as MMS or email
about the total crop position or to know the total crop condition.
2. We can connect to the nearer weather station to know the up-coming weather changes.
3. Soil moisture sensor can be designed according to the various types of soil. A database can be
formed. It can be used to determine the types of acids, alkalis or salts present in the soil.
4. Salinity of soil can also be calculated by correlating it with the output voltage.
REFERENCES:
[1] “Arduino and Soil Moisture Sensor Interfacing Tutorial” George.P.Petropoulos
published: prentice hall, 2013 third edition.

[2] www.robomart.com,” motor and motor driving board”, June 29,2015

[online] .Available http://www.robomart.com/motor_drivingcircuit.

[3] www.arduino.cc , “tutorials and built in examples”, May 3,2009

[online]. Available http://www.arduino.cc/tutorials/builtinexamples.

[4] “Getting Started with ESP8266(Part3): Programming ESP8266 with Ardunio IDE and Flashing its
memory” Marco Schwartz published: packt publishing, July 2016 first edition.