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http://dx.doi.org/10.12972/kjhst.20160090

Development of a Greenhouse Environment Monitoring System using Low-cost Microcontroller and Open-source Software  

Cha, Mi-Kyung (Major of Plant Resources and Environment, Jeju National University)
Jeon, Youn A (Major of Horticultural Science, Jeju National University)
Son, Jung Eek (Department of Plant Science, Seoul National University)
Chung, Sun-Ok (Department of Biosystems Machinery Engineering, Chungnam National University)
Cho, Young-Yeol (Major of Horticultural Science, Jeju National University)
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Horticultural Science & Technology / v.34, no.6, 2016 , pp. 860-870 More about this Journal
Abstract
Continuous monitoring of environmental parameters provides farmers with useful information, which can improve the quality and productivity of crops grown in greenhouses. The objective of this study was to develop a greenhouse environment measurement system using a low-cost microcontroller with open-source software. Greenhouse environment parameters measured were air temperature, relative humidity, and carbon dioxide ($CO_2$) concentration. The ranges of the temperature, relative humidity, and $CO_2$ concentration were -40 to $120^{\circ}C$, 0 to 100%, and 0 to 10,000 ppm, respectively. A $128{\times}64$ graphic LCD display was used for real-time monitoring of the greenhouse environments. An Arduino Uno R3 consisted of a USB interface for communicating with a computer, 6 analog inputs, and 14 digital input/output pins. A temperature/relative humidity sensor was connected to digital pins 2 and 3. A $CO_2$ sensor was connected to digital pins 12 and 13. The LCD was connected to digital pin 1 (TX). The sketches were programmed with the Arduino Software (IDE). A measurement system including the Arduino board, sensors, and accessories was developed (totaling $244). Data for the environmental parameters in a venlo-type greenhouse were obtained using this system without any problems. We expect that the low-cost microcontroller using open-source software can be used for monitoring the environments of plastic greenhouses in Korea.
Keywords
Arduino; carbon dioxide concentration; greenhouse; relative humidity; sensor; temperature;
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