ECS 200 PROJECT SMART IRRIGATION SYSTEM
Weather -Based Irrigation System Muhammad Aasif (1093004), Tahseen Abdul Jabbar (1093707),
Ghanem Alqemzi (1093786), Abdullah Abouezz (1093358)
ABSTRACT:
The Irrigation system available right now is not efficient
enough. It would irrigate even when there is rain, which
leads to over-irrigation and the destruction of the crops.
We used TinkerCAD, EasyEDA and the soldering skills
gained during the course of ECS 200.
The system is working effectively and is able to report the
rainfall and the intensity of it.
INTRODUCTION:
Farmers lose their crops due to over-irrigation every year. The
objective of the research is to detect the weather conditions
and update the existing irrigation system to adjust according
to the conditions. It would help agricultural crop growth, and
landscape maintenance, and make up for the reduced rainfall.
We ADU students in our research project focused on a smart
irrigation system which would report the occurrence of rain
and its intensity of it, which in turn would inform the farmers Fig 1.1 - AN IRL SAMPLE OF THE SYSTEM Fig 1.2 - THE PCB DESIGNED FOR THE SYSTEM
to turn off the sprinklers.
METHODOLOGY: MATERIALS USED:
Initially, we applied our circuit and 1 x Moisture sensor
device using TinkerCAD. Then on a 5 x Resistors R1, R2, R3, R4 and RV1. CONCLUSION:
real-life Arduino system, also we (100Ω, 3kΩ, 1MΩ, 200Ω and 10kΩ) To sum up, a lot of actions had to be
designed a PCB using EasyEDA, to 2 x Capacitor C1 and C2 done to ensure that the PCB board and
ensure that every connection and (0.001uF and 100nF) the service operate correctly in order
neat and is operative. We tested our 2 x Transistor Q1 and Q2 for us to immediately identify and
system by placing the moisture 1 x 555 Timer collect live data. Using TinkerCAD to
sensor on the crop and monitoring 1 x 5v Battery design the PCB and carrying out
the rainfall. It turned out to be 1 x Buzzer practical testing were two of these
successful. phases; our project was successfully
finished at the lowest feasible cost
RESULTS:
RECOMMENDATION: thanks to these efforts. The most
The system operated flawlessly as
The circuit operated flawlessly as difficult task was keeping an eye on the
planned was successfully able to detect
planned. We can add relay module with quantity of wires and making sure there
rain and its intensity. The intensity of the
were no errors, since these could have
this module to turn the sprinklers on buzzer increases as the amount of rain.
caused the project to fail completely.
and off automatically depending on the The implementation of the smart
intensity or presence of rain. This could irrigation system yielding promising Fig 1.3 - A SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF THE
further automate the system and help results, showcasing its effectiveness in
SYSTEM
the farmers. optimizing water usage and energy.
