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Water quality monitoring system for aquaponics and fishpond using Wireless Sensor Network

Mohd Pu'ad, Muhamad Farhan and Sidek, Khairul Azami and Mel, Maizirwan (2020) Water quality monitoring system for aquaponics and fishpond using Wireless Sensor Network. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), 9 (3). pp. 51-54. ISSN 2278-3075

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Abstract

The higher the human population, the higher the demand for food supply from the agriculture sector. However, healthy and environment-friendly plant-based food production is very time-consuming. Water quality checking by the human resource is no longer efficient in the presence of technology today. Thus, a water quality monitoring system for aquaponics and fishpond is proposed in this study adapting the use of Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol, and Wi-Fi signal. The completed system was successfully tested and implemented at the Malaysian Institute of Sustainable Agriculture (MISA). The devices send measurements to a base station which hosted a web server which can be viewed both locally and via the Internet. Results show the system is practical in use as it is both stable and reliable with 5 seconds maximum measurement refresh rate on its dashboard. Thus, reduces human dependency for monitoring the water quality of both the aquaponics and fishpond. Human resource can then be allocated to more crucial roles. Room for improvement includes complete use of solar renewable energy, adding Wi-Fi extender for large scale implementation, and equipping the Raspberry Pi with a cooling fan. This is the step forward to modernising agriculture.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Additional Information: 4698/78126
Uncontrolled Keywords: Aquaponics, fishpond, monitoring system, MQTT, water quality, WSN
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering > TK7800 Electronics. Computer engineering. Computer hardware. Photoelectronic devices > TK7885 Computer engineering
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Engineering
Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Depositing User: Assoc Prof Dr Khairul Azami Sidek
Date Deposited: 29 Jan 2020 10:59
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2020 11:00
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/78126

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