Prototype of a Low-Cost Electronic Platform for Real Time Greenhouse Environment Monitoring: An Agriculture 4.0 Perspective
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...
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| author | Tonino Pisanu Salvatore Garau Pierluigi Ortu Luca Schirru Claudia Macciò |
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| description | 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, a Wi-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 CO<sub>2</sub> concentration. A Web application has been implemented to allow users a consultation of greenhouse environmental state in a simple and fast way. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aef2dc0b664c4c75b158ca810675273c2023-11-19T22:59:15ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922020-04-019572610.3390/electronics9050726Prototype of a Low-Cost Electronic Platform for Real Time Greenhouse Environment Monitoring: An Agriculture 4.0 PerspectiveTonino Pisanu0Salvatore Garau1Pierluigi Ortu2Luca Schirru3Claudia Macciò4POEMA srl, via Doberdò 39, 09122 Cagliari, ItalyPOEMA srl, via Doberdò 39, 09122 Cagliari, ItalyNational Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), Cagliari Astronomical Observatory, via della Scienza 5, 09047 Selargius, ItalyNational Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), Cagliari Astronomical Observatory, via della Scienza 5, 09047 Selargius, ItalyPOEMA srl, via Doberdò 39, 09122 Cagliari, ItalyThe 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, a Wi-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 CO<sub>2</sub> concentration. A Web application has been implemented to allow users a consultation of greenhouse environmental state in a simple and fast way.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/5/726internet of thingsgreenhouse environmentprinted circuit board |
| spellingShingle | Tonino Pisanu Salvatore Garau Pierluigi Ortu Luca Schirru Claudia Macciò Prototype of a Low-Cost Electronic Platform for Real Time Greenhouse Environment Monitoring: An Agriculture 4.0 Perspective Electronics internet of things greenhouse environment printed circuit board |
| title | Prototype of a Low-Cost Electronic Platform for Real Time Greenhouse Environment Monitoring: An Agriculture 4.0 Perspective |
| title_full | Prototype of a Low-Cost Electronic Platform for Real Time Greenhouse Environment Monitoring: An Agriculture 4.0 Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Prototype of a Low-Cost Electronic Platform for Real Time Greenhouse Environment Monitoring: An Agriculture 4.0 Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prototype of a Low-Cost Electronic Platform for Real Time Greenhouse Environment Monitoring: An Agriculture 4.0 Perspective |
| title_short | Prototype of a Low-Cost Electronic Platform for Real Time Greenhouse Environment Monitoring: An Agriculture 4.0 Perspective |
| title_sort | prototype of a low cost electronic platform for real time greenhouse environment monitoring an agriculture 4 0 perspective |
| topic | internet of things greenhouse environment printed circuit board |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/5/726 |
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