ABSTRACT

Agudo, Kenneth C. etal. (March 2016). ARDUINO-BASED HYDROPONICS GUI MONITORING
BSCE, AQUINAS UNIVERSITY” (An Undergraduate Thesis, Aquinas University College of Engineering, Architecture and Fine Arts, Rawis, Legazpi City, SY 2015-2016)

The study aimed to help individuals in horticultural industry by constructing a prototype design that would give them the power to control and monitor a hydroponic system. The concept of “Arduino-Based HYdroponics GUI Monitoring” was that it uses sensors(s), controlled irrigation, water draining, and water level monitoring and alarm signals through a buzzer powered by a micro-controller.
The design system uses a “Recovery Drip System”. In this setup the excess nutrient solution that runs off is collected back in the reservoir for re-use. A recovery system uses nutrient solution a bit more efficiently, as excess solution is reused. The way a drip system works is just like it sounds, you simply drip nutrient solution on the plants roots to keep them moist. The proponents designed the system to solve the following problems gathered before constructing the Arduino-Based Hydroponics GUI Monitoring: (1) How to help people monitor, maintain and grow their tomatoes at home? (2). How to construct an efficient outdoor GUI monitoring system in a home-based hydroponics? (3) How to implement proper programming to get the desired feedback/output.
Along with the problems that the researchers determined, the objectives of the study have also been conceptualized. The design of an Arduino-Based Hydroponics GUI Monitoring will help people yield tomatoes at home and produce better plant growth system and design of the Arduino-Based Hydroponics GUI Monitoring. Useful programs, materials, etc. Were found in the internet, such as forums, tutorials, manuals and sample codes provided by the manufacturers and distributors which aided the researchers in the construction of the program that runs the system.
The researchers were able to construct the system by identifying the materials to be used, analyzed the programs aided by the related literatures and studies.
Some recommendations here added for future researchers which are (1) The system should have a back-up power supply to continue the operation during power failures. A solar panel power supply can support the power system during power failures; (2) The system can be used to different varieties of plants for further applications; (3) The system can have an alarm system that will notify the user if the water level in the reservoir is low.