DIY sensor-based automatic control mobile application for hydroponics

Abstract

© 2016 IEEE. Hydroponics is a new popular technique of growing plants, especially in urban area, due to its many advantages over traditional soil based gardening. To apply affordable technology for managing and controlling hydroponics gardening, we developed a DIY sensor-based automatic control mobile application for hydroponics. The application enables automatic environmental control for hydroponics via different types of sensors including water temperature sensor, temperature and humidity sensor, and light intensity sensor. It also consists of the functions for planning, managing, as well as harvest data recording, of hydroponic gardening to fulfill the planting demands. The harvest data will be used for hydroponics planning in the next grow. In addition, users can monitor the plant growing progress remotely.