AR-Mic Monitored and Raspberry Pi Operated Automatic Plant Irrigation System

Abstract

In this paper, Arduino Uno Microcontroller (AR-Mic)-monitored and Raspberry Pi-operated automatic plant irrigation system is presented. The desired humidity level is pre-entered and controlled through AR-Mic for specific plants. The selection of particular plant species is done through screen. AR-Mic informs Raspberry Pi about the humidity level when it decreases below the pre-entered limit. It then communicates with authorized person through e-mail by sending pic of that particular plant. When the humidity level reaches to the desired level, the irrigation is stopped, and then an email with picture of the plant after irrigation has been sent by Raspberry Pi. The battery charging provides the energy for this system. This study will help us to make water and manpower efficient system which will perform irrigation automatically by accessing 3G Internet service. The use of web camera and Raspberry Pi will make it more helpful by taking snaps of the plant before and after irrigation and sending them to the concerned authority.