Team c9 group 1: megan neo, Teng Hon Ling, Aloysius See, Mohamed Abrar

Published February 10, 2023

Our Smart Livestock Farming

Our project is created to reduce the workload of farmers by having a machine to feed the animals like cows and sheep.

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

M5Stack Mini RFID Unit RC522 Module Sensor

SG90 Micro-servo motor

M5Stack Time-of-Flight (ToF) VL53L0X Laser Ranging Unit (MCP4725/)

M5Stack I2C Hub 1 to 6 Expansion TCA9548A Module

M5Stack ENV III Unit with Temperature Humidity Air Pressure Sensor (SHT30+QMP6988)

M5Stack FIRE IoT Development Kit (PSRAM 2.0)

Software apps and online services

Smart livestock farming

Story

product introduction:

We aim to create a product that can reduce farmers' workload on feeding and maintaining the farm animals by automating the process and thus freeing up time spent on it.

driving question:

How do we create a solution to automatically feed farm animals and maintain their health while reducing human intervention?

research on animal health:

An increase in their body temperature by 0.5 to 3.5° C may lead to heat stress which will cause production losses in livestock and impact on their ability to maintain normal function.
Harder to meet the demand of livestock products
Farmers would lose money

Research on Farms

Rapid human population growth, urbanization, and growing incomes would result to a higher demand in livestock products.
More live stocks would have to be farmed in order to meet these demands.
Over the past 50 years, meat production has more than tripled. The world now produces more than 340 million tonnes of meat each year.
Farmers would have a harder time keeping track with all the animals.
Part 1: Animal Sorter

Animal Sorter

The RFID tag on the animals collar will make the divider to open the door to the animals designated area.

Animal Feeder and temperature detector

Firstly, the RFID tag on the animal will contain information on how much food a particular animal. A cow need food weighing 3-4% of its body weight. So the feeder will automatically calculate the amount of food needed and it will dispense it accordingly. Secondly, The ENV sensor will detect the temperature of the animal when it is eating to ensure that the animal is healthy. Using the sheep as a example, If its temperature is above its normal range of 38.3-39.9°Celsius, it could suffer from heat stress. so when the temperature of a animal is above normal levels, a buzzer will sound to indicate the animal is sick. Otherwise the buzzer would not sound.

Food level

The food storage system will have a Time of Flight sensor which will detect the food levels. When the sensor is blocked, the led will tun green which shows that there is food. When the sensor is not blocked, the led will turn red which shows there is no food.

block diagram

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Sorter flowchart

Food Dispenser, Temperature Detector, Food Level Detector

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Code

from m5stack import *
from m5ui import *
from uiflow import *
import time
import unit

setScreenColor(0x222222)
servo_1 = unit.get(unit.SERVO, unit.PORTB)
rfid_2 = unit.get(unit.RFID, unit.PORTA)


cowcounter = None
shepcounter = None



sheep = M5TextBox(64, 64, "Text", lcd.FONT_DejaVu24, 0xFFFFFF, rotate=0)
cow = M5TextBox(195, 64, "Text", lcd.FONT_DejaVu24, 0xFFFFFF, rotate=0)
countersheep = M5TextBox(71, 109, "Text", lcd.FONT_Default, 0xFFFFFF, rotate=0)
countercow = M5TextBox(203, 107, "Text", lcd.FONT_Default, 0xFFFFFF, rotate=0)




cowcounter = 0
shepcounter = 0
sheep.setText('Sheep')
cow.setText('Cow')
countercow.setText(str(cowcounter))
countersheep.setText(str(shepcounter))
servo_1.write_angle(30)
while True:
  if (rfid_2.readUid()) == '27ee91184':
    servo_1.write_angle(0)
    cowcounter = cowcounter + 1
    countercow.setText(str(cowcounter))
    wait(2)
  if (rfid_2.readUid()) == '227bee11a6':
    servo_1.write_angle(60)
    shepcounter = shepcounter + 1
    countersheep.setText(str(shepcounter))
    wait(2)
  wait_ms(2)

from m5stack import *
from m5ui import *
from uiflow import *
import time
import unit

setScreenColor(0x222222)
pahub_1 = unit.get(unit.PAHUB, unit.PORTA)
rfid_1 = unit.get(unit.RFID, unit.PAHUB2)
tof_2 = unit.get(unit.TOF, unit.PAHUB3)
servo_2 = unit.get(unit.SERVO, unit.PORTB)
env2_0 = unit.get(unit.ENV2, unit.PAHUB4)


x = None
weightcow = None
weightsheep = None
amountfood = None



name_cow = M5TextBox(23, 36, "Text", lcd.FONT_DejaVu24, 0xFFFFFF, rotate=0)
weightofanimal = M5TextBox(85, 133, "Text", lcd.FONT_Default, 0xFFFFFF, rotate=0)
Name_Sheep = M5TextBox(10, 36, "Text", lcd.FONT_DejaVu24, 0xFFFFFF, rotate=0)
text = M5TextBox(10, 160, "Text", lcd.FONT_Default, 0xFFFFFF, rotate=0)
animalcowweight = M5TextBox(143, 133, "Text", lcd.FONT_Default, 0xFFFFFF, rotate=0)
amount = M5TextBox(130, 99, "Text", lcd.FONT_DejaVu18, 0xFFFFFF, rotate=0)
Temperature = M5TextBox(10, 194, "Text", lcd.FONT_Default, 0xFFFFFF, rotate=0)
animalsheepweight = M5TextBox(146, 133, "Text", lcd.FONT_Default, 0xFFFFFF, rotate=0)
tempinput = M5TextBox(117, 194, "Text", lcd.FONT_Default, 0xFFFFFF, rotate=0)
weight = M5TextBox(174, 99, "Text", lcd.FONT_DejaVu18, 0xFFFFFF, rotate=0)



def buttonB_wasPressed():
  global x, weightcow, weightsheep, amountfood
  x = x + 1
  pass
btnB.wasPressed(buttonB_wasPressed)


tempinput.setText(str(0))
text.setText('Food dispensing at 1kg/s')
Temperature.setText('Temperature:')
weightofanimal.setText('Weight:')
pahub_1.select_only_on(2)
pahub_1.select_only_on(3)
x = 1
weightcow = 0
weightsheep = 0
servo_2.write_angle(0)
while True:
  if (rfid_1.readUid()) == '227bee11a6':
    weightcow = 600
  if (rfid_1.readUid()) == 'ed197856da':
    weightcow = 550
  if (rfid_1.readUid()) == '20382b4073':
    weightsheep = 60
  if (rfid_1.readUid()) == '27ee91184':
    weightsheep = 70
  if x % 2 == 1:
    amountfood = (weightcow / 100) * 4
    animalcowweight.show()
    animalsheepweight.hide()
    animalcowweight.setText(str(weightcow))
    amount.setText(str(amountfood))
    weight.setText('kg')
    name_cow.show()
    Name_Sheep.hide()
    name_cow.setText('Amount of food (cow)')
    if rfid_1.isCardOn():
      tempinput.setText(str(env2_0.temperature))
      while (env2_0.temperature) > 39.2:
        speaker.tone(1800, 200)
        wait(0.5)
      servo_2.write_angle(90)
      wait(amountfood)
      servo_2.write_angle(0)
  else:
    amountfood = (weightsheep / 100) * 3
    animalsheepweight.show()
    animalcowweight.hide()
    animalsheepweight.setText(str(weightsheep))
    amount.setText(str(amountfood))
    weight.setText('kg')
    name_cow.hide()
    Name_Sheep.show()
    Name_Sheep.setText('Amount of food (sheep)')
    if rfid_1.isCardOn():
      tempinput.setText(str(env2_0.temperature))
      while (env2_0.temperature) > 39.9:
        speaker.tone(1800, 200)
        wait(0.5)
      servo_2.write_angle(90)
      wait(amountfood)
      servo_2.write_angle(0)
  if (tof_2.distance) > 75:
    rgb.setColorAll(0xff0000)
  else:
    rgb.setColorAll(0x33ff33)
  wait_ms(2)

Our Smart Livestock Farming

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Story

Schematics

Animal Sorter

Feeder + Temperature Scanner + Food Level Detector (Part 1)

Feeder + Temperature Scanner + Food Level Detector (Part 2)

Feeder + Temperature Scanner + Food Level Detector (Part 3)

Feeder + Temperature Scanner + Food Level Detector (Part 4)

Code

our codes

our codes

Credits

megan neo

Teng Hon Ling

Aloysius See

Mohamed Abrar

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Our Smart Livestock Farming

Our Smart Livestock Farming

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Software apps and online services

Story

Schematics

Animal Sorter

Feeder + Temperature Scanner + Food Level Detector (Part 1)

Feeder + Temperature Scanner + Food Level Detector (Part 2)

Feeder + Temperature Scanner + Food Level Detector (Part 3)

Feeder + Temperature Scanner + Food Level Detector (Part 4)

Code

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our codes

Credits

megan neo

Teng Hon Ling

Aloysius See

Mohamed Abrar

Comments

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