Prototype of a Low-Cost Electronic Platform for Real Time Greenhouse Environment Monitoring: An Agriculture 4.0 Perspective
Journal
Date Issued
2020
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Abstract
The Internet of Things has a high impact on upgrade and transformation of the traditional
greenhouse agricultural techniques. It is necessary to control the environmental factors for obtaining
the optimum growth conditions for the crop and extend the production season to get the optimum
yield. These aspects are fundamental for Agriculture 4.0, that uses technology not simply for the sake
of innovation but to improve and address the real needs of consumers. In this paper, a prototype of a
low-cost electronic platform for real time greenhouse environment monitoring has been designed,
developed and built. The prototype has been developed with the purpose of firmware and software
prototyping, in order to make the most of device performances. The electronic board is composed by
a Main Board, a Green House Core, aWi-Fi Module, a RS485 Module, an Analog-to-Digital Converter
Module and a USB Module. The system permits to collect data by external sensors, elaborate and
send them to external devices as laptop, smartphone and internet gateway, using both wired and
wireless connection. These data concern to main greenhouse environmental parameters, such as air
temperature, humidity, solar radiation, air velocity and CO2 concentration. AWeb application has
been implemented to allow users a consultation of greenhouse environmental state in a simple and
fast way.
Volume
9
Issue
5
Start page
726
Issn Identifier
2079-9292
Rights
open.access
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