DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM OF CONTROL OF SOIL MOISTURE IN

A GREENHOUSE IN THE ARDUINO ENVIRONMENT, UNSCH-AYACUCHO

Author 11, Huayanay Villar, Jose Luis 21, and Author 32
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E.P. Physical and mathematical sciences, UNSCH, Remote sensing and renewable energy laboratory
Email: villarjose348@gmail..com

Abstract— The objective of the work has been to develop an probes to pass current through the floor and then read the
automated system of irrigation around the tree for family resistance (R) to obtain the moisture level.
greenhouses, the result obtained is that the time for a minimum RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
humidity of 4% activates the operation of a pump until the soil The test is done in a greenhouse of dimensions: with
moisture sea 50%, generating a flow value of 0.9li / s. The
approximately 12 m2 of area, also for 13:36 pm to 14:17 pm
automated low cost irrigation system that optimizes the operation
and production of family greenhouses. hours on April 11, 2018 with internal ambient temperature
bordering between 34-38 ° C and with Relative humidity
I. INTRODUCTION bordering between 25 and 34 RH%, the soil moisture that
measures the amount of water depending on 0-100%, when it
Currently we see that society is influenced by social
is dry, it measures between 4-6% at a depth of 2cm below the
factors that drive the use of technology that is constantly
surface of the soil. there when the water pump is activated
evolving, which makes it possible to rethink existing models
moistening the soil up to 48-50% when there finally stops to
in order to improve them and propose others for our well-
continue watering more.
being. Therefore the Arduino (Genuine internationally until
October 2016), is a free hardware company and a
technological community that designs and manufactures
hardware development boards, composed of Micro
Controllers, passive and active elements.
The Arduino can detect the environment by receiving inputs
from a variety of sensors [1]. Therefore the need to be able to
use this technology for the development of an automated
system of soil moisture control by the method of sprinkler
irrigation, using water that is the essential element to take
advantage of the potential of the land, its use and management
they are a fundamental factor in raising the productivity of
agriculture and ensuring predictable production. The work was
developed as a contribution to the triennial agreement "Inti the Fig.1. Installation of the automated system for controlling soil
energy that feeds the Earth" between the University of moisture in the greenhouse.
Ayacucho and the CREDIL-Canada.
II. METHODOLOGY
For the design and construction of the system: The
Arduino Uno has 14 digital inputs and outputs, 6 analog
inputs, a 16 MHz ceramic resonator and USB connection. The
card contains everything necessary for the operation of the
ATmega328P micro controller that is powered with 12V and
1.3 A voltage with maximum input / output current 40mA. In
the same way it is possible to determine digital inputs
generated by resistive soil moisture sensors (0-100%). They
are connected to the board in points 3.3V, GND (ground) and Fig. 2.diagram of curves of temperature and relative humidity vs
PIN (8) which is programmed by the Arduino software. The amount of soil moisture during the test in the greenhouse.
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