Automatic Water Sprinkler Using Wifi Shield

Introduction:
The idea is to create an automation mechanism for the water sprinklers in your garden
which ,upon detecting the moisture level in the soil and reports back to the user and allows
the user to control the intensity and time for which the sprinklers needs to be activated while
providing Live moisture tracking of the soil.

Application:
This is useful for any Home Gardeners who is on a tight schedule while keeping this up. So
that they can maintain their garden with ease by this mechanism
Different plants may need different levels of moisture content in the soil. This way the user
can decide how much is required and how much to give.

Apparatus:
 WIFI Shield 101.

 Moisture/Humidity Sensor.

 Arduino Uno.
 Relay
  External Power Source (Batteries).
 Connecting wires

Project:
Perquisite works:
An App is created using Android Studio for this purpose and this app is made to be accessible to
WIFI.
Setup:
The Arduino Uno is connected with the Moisture sensor Module and a Relay along with the WIFI 101
module. The Relay is used to access the sprinkler control system in the garden. That is, the relay
activation is used to activate and deactivate the sprinklers upon instruction.
The Moisture Sensor is placed firmly into the required part of the ground and connected to the
Arduino board.
The WIFI shield is connected on top of the Arduino and is connected to the internet via the home
WIFI.
Working:
The moisture sensor gives the ground moisture data into the Arduino (via voltage variations). The
Arduino is coded in a way that this analog voltage data is mapped to moisture content data by
separating the data using variables. This data is passed through the WIFI which is connected to the
home system and finds the Mobile user having the application with them. He/she can then monitor
this moisture data and then give signal to whether turning the relays on/off according to their wish.
The data is then passed to the Arduino via WIFI and the system is activated through the relays. Live
Moisture tracking data is then fed back to the user and they can decide when to turn the system off.

The WIFI Shield is essential in communication for the user from his current position to the Board