Soil Moisture, Temperature and Humidity Measurement Using Arduino

Abstract

As per the FAO statistics of world agriculture in 2010, India is the world s largest producer of many fresh fruits. In 2013, India was the seventh largest agriculture exporter, exporting $39 BN worth of agricultural goods [1]. All this data shows how big the agricultural industry in India is. To provide smart farming techniques to Indian farmers to accurately monitor essential factors of crop growth, this project is developed. The device measures three of the most important and basic parameters for growth of plants namely soil moisture, temperature and humidity. The microcontroller is Arduino Uno. The FC28 Hygrometer and DHT11 sensors are used to measure soil moisture and temperature and humidity respectively. The sensors read the data and send it to the microcontroller board. The board then processes and maps the data as per the code, and finally displays it on the LCD unit.