Prototype of Chilli Plants Automation System in IoT-Based Smart Greenbox

An example of human hobby of today in urban areas is farming at home. The problem they face is that the majority of people in urban areas are busy with their work from morning to evening, so the plants they care for are difficult to look after. The presence of Internet of Things (IoT) technology is a big breakthrough for the problems that exist in society. With IoT, it is easier for people to monitor and control their plants at any time remotely. This study carried out the development of a prototype of an IoT-based automation system of plant watering for chili plants in a Greenbox. The prototype design of this research automation system is a cartesian robot with X and Y axes. The prototype performs automation depending on the input value of soil moisture or soil pH from the sensor. The result of this research is the achievement of an automation system for watering or giving liquid fertilizer to the Greenbox containing chili plants. The automation is based on input from sensor results. The obtained accuracy of the prototype reaches 95.53% for the X-axis and 99.15% for the Y-axis. The application of this prototype automation system is considered efficient in the use of human power. The quality of data transmission received is also quite good.

I. Introduction

Technology in this world is always been developed. The development of technology is intended to facilitate human work and solve problems effectively and efficiently. We are now entering the Industrial Revolution Era 4.0 where one of the pillars of industrial development is the Internet of Things (IoT). IoT is a technology that can help us in controlling and monitoring remotely with the help of the internet [1]. This technology was really developed in this day and age which will make it possible for this technology to become a daily utilization for years to come.