(TIAR 2016)
AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF
IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN PADDY USING
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A. Sathya1, B. Arthi2, S. Giridharan3, M. Karvendan4, J. Kishore5
1,2
Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology, Easwari Engineering College, Chennai-
600089.,arunachalam.sathya@gmail.com, arthi1981@gmail.com
3,4,5
Student, Department of Information Technology, Easwari Engineering College, Chennai-
600089,.giridharangiri95@yahoo.com, karvendanajay@gmail.com, kishorejraina@gmail.com.
C. Microcontroller
values and the stored values. If the measured value valves automatically. The farmer has to switch on the
crosses the stored threshold values the motor simply and he doesn’t need to monitor the field
microcontroller sends signals to the solenoid valve to to direct the water flow. The system does this work of
close and if the measured value is less than the stored the farmer automatically with the help of the sensors.
threshold value, the microcontroller sends signal to
the solenoid valve to open. Hence this PIC
microcontroller is the heart of the system. V. EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS
D. ZigBee
1. Initially, the moisture sensor measures the
The ZigBee module is used to transmit the moisture content in the soil and sends the values to
measured values wirelessly to the microcontroller. microcontroller via ZigBee.
This module is primarily used for transmitting and 2. The microcontroller compares the measured
receiving the values using which the microcontroller moisture values with the stored threshold moisture
takes decision whether to open or close the valve. values.
3. If the measured moisture values are less than
E. Solenoid Valve the threshold value, the microcontroller sends the
A solenoid valve is an electromechanical valve for electric pulse to the solenoid valve to open and water
use with liquid. The valve is controlled by an electric flows inside the farm. If not, the valve remains
current through a solenoid: in the case of a two-port closed.
valve the flow is switched on or off. In this system 4. The water level sensor measures the water
the solenoid valve receives the electric pulse from the level in the farm and sends it to the microcontroller.
microcontroller if valve has to open otherwise it 5. The microcontroller compares the measured
remains closed. water level values with the stored threshold water
level values.
F. GSM Modem 6. If the measured water level value is less
than the threshold value, the solenoid valve remains
A GSM modem is a wireless modem that works with open and water flows continuously inside the farm. If
a GSM wireless network. A wireless modem behaves not, the microcontroller sends the electric pulse to the
like a dial-up modem. The main difference between solenoid valve to close.
them is that a dial-up modem sends and receives data 7. When the solenoid valve closes, the
through a fixed telephone line while a wireless microcontroller sends the time took for the water to
modem sends and receives data through radio waves. fill in the paddy field to the GSM modem.
In this system the GSM modem is to send SMS to the 8. The GSM modem sends this information as
mobile phone of the farmer about the time took for an SMS to the farmer’s mobile phone.
the water to fill in the paddy field.
IV. RESULT
VI. CONCLUSION
In the proposed system, a new approach to
improve the irrigation system is stated. The proposed
system develops an automated irrigation system to
direct the water flow in the paddy fields. This system
uses water level sensors to identify the water level in
the field and also the moisture sensors to identify the
moisture level in the soil and change the flow of
water to the next farm accordingly. The water flow
between the farms is controlled by the valves. The
GSM modem sends SMS about the time taken to fill
the farm with water to the farmer.
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