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Smart Irrigation System: Levent Seyfi, Ertan Akman, Tuğrul C. Topak

This document describes the development of a smart irrigation system that uses sensors and a microcontroller to automate irrigation based on soil moisture and temperature readings. It can also be controlled remotely via a smartphone app or website. Key components include an Arduino microcontroller, soil moisture and temperature sensors, a GSM module for connectivity, and motor drivers. Measurements are sent to the microcontroller which controls irrigation. An Android app and website were created to allow remote monitoring and manual control of the system from a phone or online, improving usability and allowing irrigation without on-site presence. This helps optimize water use and maximize agricultural yields.

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Smart Irrigation System: Levent Seyfi, Ertan Akman, Tuğrul C. Topak

This document describes the development of a smart irrigation system that uses sensors and a microcontroller to automate irrigation based on soil moisture and temperature readings. It can also be controlled remotely via a smartphone app or website. Key components include an Arduino microcontroller, soil moisture and temperature sensors, a GSM module for connectivity, and motor drivers. Measurements are sent to the microcontroller which controls irrigation. An Android app and website were created to allow remote monitoring and manual control of the system from a phone or online, improving usability and allowing irrigation without on-site presence. This helps optimize water use and maximize agricultural yields.

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Smart Irrigation System

Levent Seyfi*, Ertan Akman, Tuğrul C. Topak


II.MATERIAL AND METHOD
Abstract— In this study, irrigation automation with electronic In the developed irrigation system, Arduino Mega 2560 as
sensors and its control with smartphones were aimed. In this microcontroller, SIM900 as GSM module, YL69 as soil
context, temperature and soil humidity measurements of the area humidity sensor, LM35 as temperature sensor, L293D as
irrigated were obtained by temperature and humidity sensors. A
microcontroller (Arduino) was utilized for accessing values of these
motor driving chip, and SMS-TORK as solenoid valve were
parameters and controlling the proposed irrigation system. The utilized. Aurduino Mega 2560 is shown in Fig.1.
irrigation system could automatically be worked according to
obtained measurement values. Besides, a GSM module used
together with Arduino provided that the irrigation system was in
connection to smartphones. Thus, the irrigation system can be
remotely controlled. Not only can we observe whether the irrigation
system is working or not via developed special android application
but also we can see temperature and humidity measurement values.
In addition to this, if desired, the irrigation system can be remotely
and manually started or stopped regardless of measured sensor vales
thanks to the developed android application. In addition to
smartphones, the irrigation system can be alternatively controlled
via the designed website (www.sulamadenetim.com).
Figure 1. Arduino Mega 2560
Keywords— Android Operating System, Arduino, Irrigation
System, Sensors, Smartphone. SIM900 GSM module operated at frequencies of 850, 900,
1800, and 1900 MHz is shown in Fig.4. The irrigation system
is always connected to network thanks to this GSM module
I. INTRODUCTION using AT commands.

I RRIGATION is very important for agriculture to get high


yield in semiarid and arid areas [1]. Because the fields in
needs of irrigation can contain different plants such as trees,
grass and vegetables, each field should be irrigated in a
different plan having different period and amount. Of course
the person who irrigates the field should be experienced in
irrigation methods of the plants to have yield from the plants.
In case of wrong irrigation methods, the expected agricultural
output cannot be most probably taken [2]. In this context, it is
plainly seen that an auto-irrigation system is of much
importance to take the highest yield [3]. Additionally,
unnecessary water usage can be prevented by auto-irrigation Figure 2. Simcom Sim900
systems [1], [4]. Auto controlled irrigation systems can
regularly apply the irrigation time and amount according to Soil humidity sensor shown in Fig.3 is used probing into
defined method [5]. Auto-irrigation system reduces the the soil to detect the moisture content of the soil. This sensor
manpower and also cost, too. uses the two probes to pass current through the soil, and then
Auto-controlling can transform the system to those it reads that resistance to get the moisture level. More water
machines or devices automatically work themselves in a makes the soil conduct electricity more easily (less
specified program [2]. There should be some measuring resistance), while dry soil conducts electricity poorly (more
sensors and comparison mechanism to transform an ordinary resistance). Its sensitivity can be adjusted by trimmer
system to auto-controlled system [2], [6]. potentiometer.
In this work, irrigation automation with some sensors was
carried out. Additionally, remote control of the irrigation
system was executed with smartphones.


Levent Seyfi, Ertan Akman, and Tuğrul Cihan Topak
Selcuk University, Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Eng.
Turkey
[email protected]
Figure 3. Soil humidity sensor
I would like to thank Scientific Research Projects (BAP) coordinating office of
Selçuk University, for their valuable supports.
Temperature sensor (LM35) guaranteed to be within 0.5 developed using eclipse compiler which is an open source
degrees of the actual temperature is shown in Fig.4. code integrated development environment.

Figure 4. Temperature sensor (LM35)

Because outputs of microcontrollers are not enough to


directly operate dc motors or step motors, motor driving
circuits are used. Motors are controlled by increasing the
signal obtained from microcontroller via motor driving
circuits. L293D whose connection diagram is shown in Fig.5
can control independently two way-two motors.

Figure 6. Screenshot of the developed android application

To increase the usability of the irrigation system a website


was developed shown in Fig.7 in addition to smartphone in
case of depletion of smartphone’s battery to alternatively
control it.
Figure 5. Connection diagram of L293D Thanks to the developed system, not only the irrigation
To control the irrigation system via a smartphone, an system can be automatically worked according to the sensors
android application whose screenshot is shown in Fig.6 was and it can also be manually worked or stopped on an Android
smartphone (or alternatively developed website).

Figure 7. The developed website to alternatively control the irrigation system.

III. CONCLUSION Android smartphone. Finally, the usability of the irrigation


Beside water amount can be reduced by the developed system was maximized by carrying out that it could be also
system due to preventing unnecessary irrigation, highest yield controlled via a developed website in addition to smartphone
can be taken in agriculture preventing insufficient irrigation. in case of depletion of smartphone’s battery.
In addition, that the irrigation system can be controlled by a
smartphone makes it usable in these days smartphone usage REFERENCES
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About Author (s):

L. Seyfi was born in Kirsehir, Turkey in 1981. He received the


B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Gazi University and
the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from
Selcuk University in Turkey in 2002, 2006, and 2011, respectively.
From 2003 to 2012, he was a Research Assistant and he has been Assistant
Professor Doctor at Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Eng., Selçuk University,
Konya, Turkey since 2012.
His research interests include computational electromagnetics, ground
penetrating radar, radiation of base stations, and radiation of mobile phones.

E. Akman was born in Nevşehir, Turkey in 1991. He received the


B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Selcuk University in
Turkey in 2014.

T.C. Topak was born in Mersin, Turkey in 1993. He received the


B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Selcuk University in
Turkey in 2014. He works for Tarsus Commodity Exchange in Mersin, Turkey.

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