Kareem CrumStephanie Perea
Published © GPL3+

Smart Farming System

A Smart Farming System that is unlike anything you have ever seen before! Our innovative Smart Farm will deter pests and detect intruders!

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Smart Farming System

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout
Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout
×1
0.96" OLED 64x128 Display Module
ElectroPeak 0.96" OLED 64x128 Display Module
×1
Grove - Dust Sensor(PPD42NS)
Seeed Studio Grove - Dust Sensor(PPD42NS)
×1
6 DOF Sensor - MPU6050
DFRobot 6 DOF Sensor - MPU6050
×1
Gravity: I2C BME280 Environmental Sensor
DFRobot Gravity: I2C BME280 Environmental Sensor
×1
Stepper Motor
Digilent Stepper Motor
×1
Stepper motor driver board A4988
SparkFun Stepper motor driver board A4988
×1
Ultrasonic Sensor - HC-SR04 (Generic)
Ultrasonic Sensor - HC-SR04 (Generic)
×1
Gravity: Analog Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor- Corrosion Resistant
DFRobot Gravity: Analog Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor- Corrosion Resistant
×1
Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
×1
Argon
Particle Argon
×1
Battery Charger for 1 Cell of NiMH battery, 5.5V input
Battery Charger for 1 Cell of NiMH battery, 5.5V input
×1
Development Kit Accessory, Solar Cell
Development Kit Accessory, Solar Cell
×1

Software apps and online services

Adafruit.IO
Hackster.io
Adobe Illustrator
Fritzing
Visual Studio Code Extension for Arduino
Microsoft Visual Studio Code Extension for Arduino
Slack
Slack
Github
makercase.com

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Laser cutter (generic)
Laser cutter (generic)
Plier, Long Nose
Plier, Long Nose
Plier, Cutting
Plier, Cutting
Wire Stripper, Serrated Plier Nose
Wire Stripper, Serrated Plier Nose
Hot glue gun (generic)
Hot glue gun (generic)

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Schematics

Fritzing Diagram for Smart Farming System

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Code

Smart Farming Code

C/C++
To work the farm
/*
 * Project Master-Code
 * Description: The Smart Farming System Master Code
 * Author: Stephanie Perea and Kareem Crum
 * Date: 19-MAY-2021
 */
#include <TinyGPS++/TinyGPS++.h>
#include <Adafruit_MQTT.h>

#include "math.h"
#include "Adafruit_MQTT/Adafruit_MQTT.h" 
#include "Adafruit_MQTT/Adafruit_MQTT_SPARK.h" 
#include "Adafruit_MQTT/Adafruit_MQTT.h"
#include "Adafruit_SSD1306.h"
#include "Adafruit_GFX.h"
#include "Adafruit_BME280.h"
#include "Adafruit_Sensor.h"
#include "Particle.h"
#include "Stepper.h"
#include "credentials.h"

#define SCREEN_WIDTH 128 // OLED display width, in pixels
#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 64 // OLED display height, in pixels
#define OLED_RESET    D4 // Reset pin # (or -1 if sharing Arduino reset pin)
#define SCREEN_ADDRESS 0x3C ///< See datasheet for Address; 0x3D for 128x64, 0x3C for 128x32
#define XPOS 0
#define YPOS 1
#define echoPin D6 // attach pin D6 Arduino to pin Echo of HC-SR04
#define trigPin D7 //attach pin D7 Arduino to pin Trig of HC-SR04



//Global State
TCPClient TheClient;

//Adafruit BME class
Adafruit_BME280 bme;

//Adafruit OLED Class
Adafruit_SSD1306 display(OLED_RESET);

//Stepper Class
Stepper myStepper(2048, D5, D3, D4, D2);

//MQTT Client Class
Adafruit_MQTT_SPARK mqtt(&TheClient,AIO_SERVER,AIO_SERVERPORT,AIO_USERNAME,AIO_KEY); 

//TinyGPS++ Object
TinyGPSPlus gps;

//Feeds
Adafruit_MQTT_Publish Trigger = Adafruit_MQTT_Publish(&mqtt, AIO_USERNAME "/feeds/UltraSonic");
Adafruit_MQTT_Publish Satellites = Adafruit_MQTT_Publish(&mqtt, AIO_USERNAME "/feeds/Satellites");
Adafruit_MQTT_Publish GPS = Adafruit_MQTT_Publish(&mqtt, AIO_USERNAME "/feeds/Location");
Adafruit_MQTT_Publish Moist = Adafruit_MQTT_Publish(&mqtt, AIO_USERNAME "/feeds/SoilMoisture");
Adafruit_MQTT_Publish Pressure = Adafruit_MQTT_Publish(&mqtt, AIO_USERNAME "/feeds/Pressure");
Adafruit_MQTT_Publish Humid = Adafruit_MQTT_Publish(&mqtt, AIO_USERNAME "/feeds/Humidity");
Adafruit_MQTT_Publish Temp = Adafruit_MQTT_Publish(&mqtt, AIO_USERNAME "/feeds/Temperature");
Adafruit_MQTT_Publish Dust = Adafruit_MQTT_Publish(&mqtt, AIO_USERNAME "/feeds/DustSensor");
Adafruit_MQTT_Publish FallSense = Adafruit_MQTT_Publish(&mqtt, AIO_USERNAME "/feeds/Acceleration");


//Variable for BMe
float tempC;
float humidRH;
float pressPA;
float tempF;
float inHg;

//Variables for Soil Sensor
int soilSensor = A1;
int soilMoisturePercent; 
int soilMoistureValue; 

//Variables for DustSensor
unsigned long dustTime;
unsigned long duration;
unsigned long lastMQTT;
unsigned long lastPub;
int dustSensor = A0;
float dustSense;
unsigned long lowpulseoccupancy = 0;
float concentration = 0;
float ratio = 0;

//Variables for UltraSonic Sensor
long amount; // variable for the duration of sound wave travel
int distance; // variable for the distance measurement
bool intruder;

//Variables for Stepper and OLED
const int stepsRev = 2048;
int16_t stepperSpeed=15;
int16_t stepperSteps;

//Variables for GPS
const unsigned long PUBLISH_PERIOD = 120000;
const unsigned long SERIAL_PERIOD = 5000;
const unsigned long MAX_GPS_AGE_MS = 10000; // GPS location must be newer than this to be considered valid
const int UTC_offset = -6; 
unsigned long lastSerial = 0;
unsigned long lastPublish = 0;
unsigned long startFix = 0;
bool gettingFix = false;
char buffer[50];
uint8_t hr,mn,se,sat;
float lat,lon,alt;

//Variables for Acceleromotor
byte accel_x_h, accel_x_L;
int16_t accel_x;
float accelX;

byte accel_y_h, accel_y_L;
int16_t accel_y;
float accelY;

byte accel_z_h, accel_z_L;
int16_t accel_z;
float accelZ;
float accelTot;

bool MPUfall = false;
float MPUValue = 0.0;
const float fall = 1.0;

SYSTEM_MODE(SEMI_AUTOMATIC);

// setup() runs once, when the device is first turned on.
void setup() 
{
  // Put initialization like pinMode and begin functions here.
  pinMode(soilSensor, INPUT);
  pinMode(dustSensor, INPUT);
  pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT); // Sets the trigPin as an OUTPUT
  pinMode(echoPin, INPUT); // Sets the echoPin as an INPUT

  dustTime = millis();

  Serial.begin(9600);

//I2C Setup
  Wire.begin();

  Wire.beginTransmission(0x68);

  Wire.write(0x6B);
  Wire.write(0);

  Wire.endTransmission(true);

//GPS Setup
	Serial1.begin(9600);
	startFix = millis();
	gettingFix = true;

	Serial.println(F("DeviceExample.ino"));
	Serial.println(F("A simple demonstration of TinyGPS++ with an attached GPS module"));
	Serial.print(F("Testing TinyGPS++ library v. ")); 
	Serial.println(TinyGPSPlus::libraryVersion());
	Serial.println(F("by Mikal Hart"));
	Serial.println();

	//OLED Setup
	display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C);
	helloWorld();
	Serial.printf("Hello World \n");

  bool status;
  status = bme.begin(0x76);
  myStepper.setSpeed(15);
  myStepper.step(0);

  Serial.printf("Connecting to Internet \n");
  WiFi.connect();
  while(WiFi.connecting()) 
  {
    Serial.printf(".");
    delay(100);
  }
  Serial.printf("\n Connected!!!!!! \n");

  //UltraSonic Sensor Setup
  Serial.println("Ultrasonic Sensor HC-SR04 Test"); // print some text in Serial Monitor
  Serial.println("with Argon");

}

// loop() runs over and over again, as quickly as it can execute.
void loop()
{
  // The core of your code will likely live here.
  codingFunction();
  printValues();
  adafruitPublish();
  MQTT_connect();
}

void helloWorld() 
{
	display.clearDisplay();
	display.setTextSize(1);
	display.setTextColor(WHITE);
	display.setCursor(20,5);
	display.println("GPS Initializing");
	display.display();
}

void codingFunction()
{

  //Code for Stepper Motor
    myStepper.setSpeed(7);
    myStepper.step(1024);
    delay(2000);
    myStepper.step(-1024);
    delay(2000);

  //Code for Dust Sensor
  duration = pulseIn(dustSensor, LOW);
  lowpulseoccupancy = lowpulseoccupancy + duration;
  if ((millis()-dustTime) >= 30000)
  {
    ratio = lowpulseoccupancy/(30000*10.0);
    concentration = 1.1*pow(ratio,3)-3.8*pow(ratio,2)+520*ratio+0.62;
    if(concentration > 1){
      dustSense = concentration;
    }
    lowpulseoccupancy = 0;
    dustTime = millis();
  }
  
  //Code for Soil Sensor
  soilMoistureValue = analogRead(soilSensor);
  Serial.printf("Soil moisture is %i\n", soilMoistureValue);
  soilMoisturePercent = map(soilMoistureValue, 1800, 3500, 100, 0);
 
 //Code for UltraSonic Sensor
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  delayMicroseconds(2);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(10);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  
  // Reads the echoPin, returns the sound wave travel time in microseconds
  amount = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH);
  Serial.println("The Data is:");
  // Calculating the distance
  distance = amount * 0.034 / 2; // Speed of sound wave divided by 2 (go and back)
  if(distance <=96)
  {
    intruder = true;
    adafruitPublish();
  }

 //Code for BME
  tempC = bme.readTemperature();
  tempF = map(tempC,0.0,100.0,32.0,212.0);
  pressPA = bme.readPressure();
  inHg = pressPA/3386.389;
  humidRH = bme.readHumidity();
  
  //Code for Acceleromotor
  float accelZ, accelX, accelY;
  delay(1000);
  findAcceleration();
  
  Wire.requestFrom(0x68, 6, true);
  accel_x_h = Wire.read();
  accel_x_L = Wire.read();
  accel_x = accel_x_h << 8 |accel_x_L;
  accelX = accel_x / 15000.0;
  Serial.printf("X-axis acceleration is %0.2f\n", accelX);

  accel_y_h = Wire.read();
  accel_y_L = Wire.read();
  accel_y = accel_y_h <<8 | accel_y_L;
  accelY = accel_y / 16000.0;
  Serial.printf("Y-axis acceleration is %0.2f\n", accelY);

  accel_z_h = Wire.read();
  accel_z_L = Wire.read();
  accel_z = accel_z_h << 8 | accel_z_L;
  accelZ = accel_z / 15250.0;
  Serial.printf("Z-axis acceleration is %0.2f\n", accelZ);
  
  accelTot = sqrt(pow(accelX,2)+pow(accelY,2)+pow(accelZ,2));
  Serial.printf("Accel Total Value: %0.2f \n", accelTot);

  if(!MPUfall) 
  {
    MPUValue = accelTot;
    MPUfall = (MPUValue > fall);
    Serial.printf("MPU Value is %0.2f\n", MPUValue);
  }

  //Code for GPS
   while (Serial1.available() > 0)
  {
    if (gps.encode(Serial1.read()))
	 { 
      displayInfo();
   }
  }
  delay(1000);

}

void findAcceleration()
{

  Wire.beginTransmission(0x68);
  Wire.write(0x3B);
  Wire.endTransmission(false);

}

void displayInfo()
{
	float lat,lon,alt;
	uint8_t hr,mn,se,sat;
	if (millis() - lastSerial >= SERIAL_PERIOD)
	{
		lastSerial = millis();

		char buf[128];
		if (gps.location.isValid() && gps.location.age() < MAX_GPS_AGE_MS) 
		{
			lat = gps.location.lat();
			lon = gps.location.lng(); 
			alt = gps.altitude.meters();
			hr = gps.time.hour();
			mn = gps.time.minute();
			se = gps.time.second();
			sat = gps.satellites.value();

			if(hr > 7) 
			{
				hr = hr + UTC_offset;
			}
			else 
			{
				hr = hr + 24 + UTC_offset;
			}
			Serial.printf("Time: %02i:%02i:%02i --- ",hr,mn,se);
			Serial.printf("lat: %f, long: %f, alt: %f \n", lat,lon,alt);
			if (gettingFix) 
			{
				gettingFix = false;
				unsigned long elapsed = millis() - startFix;
				Serial.printlnf("%lu milliseconds to get GPS fix", elapsed);
			}
			display.clearDisplay();
			display.setCursor(0,0);
			display.printf("Time: %02i:%02i:%02i \n",hr,mn,se);
			display.printf("lat  %f \nlong %f \nalt %f\n", lat,lon,alt);
			display.printf("satelites %i", sat);
			display.display();
      createEventPayload(lat, lon, alt, sat);
    }
    else 
		{
			strcpy(buf, "no location");
			if (!gettingFix) 
			{
				gettingFix = true;
				startFix = millis();
			}
		}
	}

}

void createEventPayload(float jlat, float jlon, float jalt, int sat)
{
  sprintf(buffer, "{\"lat\":%0.6f,\"lon\":%0.6f,\"ele\":%0.2f}", jlat, jlon, jalt); 
  
}

void printValues() 
{
    Serial.printf("Temperature = %f\n", tempF);
    Serial.print(bme.readTemperature());
    Serial.println(" *F");
    
    Serial.printf("Pressure = %f\n", inHg);
    Serial.print(bme.readPressure());
    Serial.println(" hPa");

    Serial.printf("Humidity = %f\n", humidRH);
    Serial.print(bme.readHumidity());
    Serial.println(" %");

    Serial.print("Distance: ");
    Serial.print(distance);
    Serial.println("cm");
    
    Serial.printf("Moist: %i %%\n", soilMoisturePercent);
    Serial.printf("Dust: %0.2f\n", dustSense);

    Serial.println();
}

void adafruitPublish()
{
    //Code for Adafruit.IO
    if(intruder)
    {
      Trigger.publish(distance);
      intruder = false;
    }
    if((millis()-lastPub > 30000)) 
    {
      if(mqtt.Update()) 
      {
        Serial.printf("Publishing %s\n", buffer);
        GPS.publish(buffer);
        Moist.publish(soilMoisturePercent);
        Temp.publish(tempF);
        Humid.publish(humidRH);
        Dust.publish(dustSense);
        Pressure.publish(inHg);  
        Satellites.publish(sat);
        if(MPUfall)
        {
          FallSense.publish(MPUValue);
          Serial.printf("MPU Fell %0.2f\n", MPUValue);
          MPUfall = false;
          MPUValue = 0.0;
        }
      } 
      lastPub = millis();
    }
}

void MQTT_connect() 
{
  int8_t ret;
 
  // Stop if already connected.
  if (mqtt.connected()) {
    return;
  }
 
  Serial.print("Connecting to MQTT... ");
 
  while ((ret = mqtt.connect()) != 0) { // connect will return 0 for connected
       Serial.println(mqtt.connectErrorString(ret));
       Serial.println("Retrying MQTT connection in 5 seconds...");
       mqtt.disconnect();
       delay(5000);  // wait 5 seconds
  }
  Serial.println("MQTT Connected!");
    // Ping MQTT Broker every 2 minutes to keep connection alive
  if ((millis()-lastMQTT)>120000) 
  {
      Serial.printf("Pinging MQTT \n");
      if(! mqtt.ping()) {
        Serial.printf("Disconnecting \n");
        mqtt.disconnect();
      }
      lastMQTT = millis();
  }
}

Credits

Kareem Crum

Kareem Crum

3 projects • 4 followers
Student at the University of New Mexico, taking a deep dive IOT course in order to further expand my skillset.
Stephanie Perea

Stephanie Perea

2 projects • 6 followers
Hello, I am retired and back in school reinventing myself. I have always enjoyed science and technology and I am in an IoT Bootcamp.
Thanks to Carli Stringfellow, Brian Rashap, and Cecelia Castillo.

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