Analyzing the efficiency of Arduino UNO microcontroller in monitoring and controlling the microclimatic parameters of greenhouse

Authors

  • F. A. JOLLY Department of Farm Structure and Environmental Engineering, Khulna Agricultural University, Khulna-9100, Bangladesh
  • G.T. UDDIN Department of Farm Structure and Environmental Engineering, Khulna Agricultural University, Khulna-9100, Bangladesh
  • M. S. ALIM Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Khulna Agricultural University, Khulna-9100, Bangladesh
  • R. KUMAR Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Khulna Agricultural University, Khulna-9100, Bangladesh
  • A. DUTTA Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Khulna Agricultural University, Khulna-9100, Bangladesh
  • M.M.K. REYA Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Khulna Agricultural University, Khulna-9100, Bangladesh
  • N. TASNIM Faculty of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Khulna Agricultural University, Khulna-9100, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v26i1.2520

Keywords:

Greenhouse, Sensor, Microclimate, monitoring, Smart system, Solar energy, Automated process

Abstract

At present greenhouse farming has become more popular in contrast to traditional farming because of its adjustment capability of the environmental parameters such as temperature, humidity, light intensity, and soil moisture according to the requirements of the crops. Continuous monitoring and controlling facilities of the greenhouse system allow the farmers a good maintenance system with good quality and high yield of the crops. In this paper, an Arduino microcontroller was used in a greenhouse system for an automatic monitoring system for cultivation incorporating various sensors such as a temperature-humidity sensor, and soil moisture sensor to collect parameters for monitoring the environment of the greenhouse. The collected data were used to control the temperature using cooling fans which facilitated the greenhouse controlling the environment. For storage and processing the data the controller code was generated in the Arduino programming language, and finally inserted into the Arduino UNO R3 microcontroller. A solar power system with a rechargeable battery was installed as a source of energy to ensure continuous power supply to the greenhouse system. Implementation of a greenhouse with a microclimatic parameter monitoring and controlling system will result in mitigating land and labor requirement problems for small-scale farmers, and gardeners as well as supplying suitable data for agricultural researchers.

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01-03-2024

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JOLLY, F. A., UDDIN, G., M. S. ALIM, R. KUMAR, A. DUTTA, M.M.K. REYA, & N. TASNIM. (2024). Analyzing the efficiency of Arduino UNO microcontroller in monitoring and controlling the microclimatic parameters of greenhouse. Journal of Agrometeorology, 26(1), 51–55. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v26i1.2520

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Vol. 26 No. 1 (2024): March

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