Farm Automation System

Abstract
Farm Automation System is basically designed to facilitate Farmers who are farming
as well as doing other job. Whenever farm irrigation requires, farmer has to take
leave from job and if after reaching at farm, he come to know that power is not
available then it result in to waste of time of a whole day with one day salary
deduction. Solution of above problem is Farm Automation System.
Block Diagram given below illustrate the basic concept about Farm Automation
System.
This System is divided into two parts
1. System related to Pump2 (Canal/Reservoir system)
2. System related to Pump1(Farm/Reservoir system)
In part 1, whenever canals are filled up with water, canal water sensor detect water
availability in canal and send sms to owner letting him know about canal water
availability. Owner can start pump2 by simply sending sms Pump2 ON. In
reservoir, two sensors are installed sensor 1 for low level sensing and sensor 2 for
high level sensing. If Pump2 is ON and sensor 2 senses high level than Pump2 will
automatically turned OFF and system send sms to owner that reservoir is full of
water and pump 2 OFF on high level sensing.
In part2, farm irrigation is done as reservoir is full of water. When farm owner feel
that farm require irrigation, first of all he get information about farm using status
sms. Status sms include information related to power availability, canal water
availability, reservoir water level, farm soil moisture level, Pump1/Pump2 ON/OFF
status. By analyzing all information, he decided to turn ON Pump1 (which pump
water from reservoir to farm) and by simply sending sms Pump1 ON he can turn
Pump1 ON. Now whenever water in reservoir became low which is sensed by low
level sensor installed in reservoir Pump1 automatically turned OFF and system also
send sms Pump1 OFF due to low water level to owner letting him know that
pump1 is OFF. Pump1 will also be turn OFF automatically if soil moisture senses
optimum moisture level. Owner can also turned of Pump1 by simply sending sms
Pump1 OFF.
Power availability information can be known using status sms.
System
automatically send sms of Power turn ON/OFF to owner whenever Power turn
ON/OFF.
NXP Make P89V51RD2 microcontroller is used in this system. 16x2 LCD screen
installed on system module will display status information. GSM modem is
interfaced with microcontroller to send and receive sms. 3 Nos. of digital sensors
used are canal water sensor, reservoir High/Low level sensor are interfaced using
transistor to microcontroller. Soil moisture sensor gives analogue output which is

converted in to digital using analogue to digital converter and given to

microcontroller. 4 Nos. of relays are interfaced 2 nos. for Pump1 ON/OFF and 2 nos.
for Pump2 ON/OFF. ULN2803 is used as relay driver to drive 4 nos. of relays.
This system can be modified according to farmers preferences by simply modifying
its program.

Block Diagram