African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Development of a remote sensing and control system for greenhouse applications

C. A. Olvera-Olvera1*, D. Duarte-Correa2, S. R. Ramírez-Rodriguez3, P. D. Alaniz-Lumbreras1, A. Lara-Herrera4, D. Gómez-Meléndez5, J. I. Aguilera-Soto6, M. A. Araiza-Esquivel1, J. J. Villa-Hernández1, E. Gonzalez-Ramirez1 and G. Herrera-Ruiz2
  1Doctorado en Ciencias de la Ingeniería, Unidad Académica de Ingeniería Eléctrica,  Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Jardín Juárez 147, Centro Histórico, Zacatecas, C. P. 98000, México. 2Investigación y Posgrado de la Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Cerro de las Campanas S/N, Col. Centro, Querétaro, C. P. 76010, México. 3Tlachia Systems S.A. de C.V., Calle 13 de septiembre No.1, Niños Héroes, C. P. 76010, Querétaro, México. 4Unidad Académica de Agronomía, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas. Jardín Juárez 147, Centro Histórico. Zacatecas, Zacatecas, C. P. 98000, México. 5Universidad Politécnica de Querétaro, Carretera Estatal 420 S/N, El Rosario, C.P. 76240, El Marqués, Querétaro, México. 6Unidad Académica de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Carretera Panamericana Zacatecas-Fresnillo Km 31.5, El Cordovel Enrique Estrada,  Zacatecas, 98500, México.  
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 03 September 2011
  •  Published: 05 October 2011

Abstract

 

Real-time monitoring provides reliable, timely information of crop and soil status, important in taking decisions for crop production improvement. This work presents a real-time monitoring and control system for climatological variables in greenhouse. The system has wireless communication capabilities, which allow it to cover extensive surfaces in real-time, without extra resources. The system implementation is based on the micro controllers “PIC18F4550” and “DSPIC 30F5011”, user interface was programmed under LINUX. The proposed system performance was compared with commercial Data Loggers, readings present a linear adjustment with R2=0.9656. 

 

Key words: Zig bee, micro controllers, remote monitoring.

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