Design of Prototype of Monitoring System for Automatic Watering on Orchids

This project focused on a solution to an orchids cultivation garden located in Klaten, Central Java. The main problem was in the difficulties in the process of breeding orchids, especially in the watering process. The reason was that the owner of the garden is unable to monitor the garden frequently, caused by the difficulty to present anytime to the garden. The covid-19 pandemic also led to additional difficulty in monitoring the plants regularly. Consequently, the number of sold orchids decreased to 16.64% annually.

According to the condition, this research was conducted to create an IoT-based prototype that can help the company to carry out the watering process remotely. In the process of designing the tool, the researcher used the rational method. The design of the tool was performed through several stages, namely, classification, objectives, setting specifications, determining characteristics, generating alternatives, alternative evaluation, and prototype design. The prototype design included hardware and software design. A free platform, namely, thinger.io is used to support the monitoring process. Therefore, it can be established via smartphone or computer.

Two quantities were monitored in this work: soil humidity and air temperature. Here, a lower and upper pair of humidity levels were applied such that if the humidity drops to less than the lower level, then an automatic watering system was started to water the plant.

Researcher: Charles Octovianus Onasie (170609394)
Supervisors: Anugrah K. Pamosoaji, S.T., M.T., Ph.D.
Fransiska Hernina P., S.T., M.Sc.