International Journal of Electronics Engineering Research.

ISSN 0975-6450 Volume 9, Number 8 (2017) pp. 1237-1244

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Smart Water Supply Using Labview and

Arduino

S.Vishal1, G.Prashanth2 and N. Srinath3

1
Department of E & I, RMD Engineering College, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.

2
Dept. Of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Panimalar Engineering College,
Chennai, Tamilnadu, India.

3
Dept. Of Mechanical Engineering, Rmk College Of Technology, Chennai,
Tamilnadu, India.

Abstract
The local water supply is necessary in day-to-day life, but the water is not
evenly distributed to all the people, also the children and old age people are
affected by drinking the impure water because of the water tank not being
cleaned properly and in correct time. In order to overcome these problems in
local water supply, this project (SMART WATER SUPPLY using LABVIEW
and ARDUINO) is designed. This project includes even distribution of water
in local area along with tank level monitoring and controlling and tank
cleaning notification and controlling. The hardware includes flow sensor,
solenoid valve, turbidity sensor, transmitter, receiver, level sensor. The
software includes Labview, VIPM and Arduino. Using this project,
distribution of pure water evenly to all the people in local areas can be
achieved.
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Keywords- Smart water supply using Labview and Arduino, flow sensor,
solenoid valve, turbidity sensor, transmitter, receiver and level sensor.

I. INTRODUCTION
This project is mainly drafted in order to supply water regularly for the localities. This
project mainly concentrates on cleaning the water and removing the contaminants and
distributing the water evenly to the people. The project is also added with additional
monitoring the water level inside the tank and notification is sent using the transmitter
and receiver in order to monitor the cleanliness of the tank and controlling it.
The aim of the project is to:
 To supply the water evenly to all the people in local areas using Labview.
 Tank level monitoring and controlling continuously using Labview.
 Tank cleaning notification and controlling using Labview.

The hardware modules which were used in building this project are Flow sensor,
solenoid valve, turbidity sensor and level sensors. The existing model provides water
to all localities without controlling the amount water being supplied. Hence there is a
risk that the water might be wasted and the other areas might not be supplied with
enough water. The disadvantage of the previous project has been overcome by using
the Particular area control which ensures that all the localities are equally supplied
with enough water. Transmitters and receivers are used in order to ensure the
cleanliness of the tank by sending and receiving the notifications. This project
provides a satisfactory a solution for a long lasting problem.

II. HARDWARE MODULE

The flow sensor is used in order to effectively measure the flow rate of the fluid. The
level sensor is fixed along with the flow sensor to determine the level of the water. In
order to check the amount of cleanliness, turbidity sensor is used along with the level
sensor.
The Arduino uno board is programmed along with Labview which will determine the
how much amount of water should be supplied to the areas and at what time. This
process is totally automated and there is no need for the user intervention. The output
of the Arduino uno board is directly given to a transmitter which is placed along with
a receiver which in turn is connected to a solenoid valve, supply pump and drain
pump.
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Fig 1: System Overview Diagram

III. WORKING MODULE

Fig 2: Working Module Block diagram

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There are two different process involved in the cleaning process

1. Flow meter TX RX Arduino LABVIEW  Arduino TX RX
Solenoid valve
The output of the flow meter is fed to the transmitter and receiver section. This
output is given to the Arduino where the simulation is done with the help of
Labview software. Once the simulation (checking the turbidity of the water) is
done, the output is directly fed to the solenoid valve via transmitter and a
receiver.
2. Level Sensor  TX RX Arduino LABVIEW  Arduino TX RX
 supply pump control switch.
The level sensor’s output is given to Arduino board with the help of
Transmitter and receiver which is simulated with the help of Labview
software. In order to control the supply from the pump, there is a supply pump
control switch which helps to achieve the objective. The output of the
Labview is fed to the supply pump control switch with the help of transmitter
and receiver.

Working of Flow meter used:

This sensor sits in line with your water line and contains a pinwheel sensor to measure
how much liquid has moved through it. There's an integrated magnetic Hall Effect
sensor that outputs an electrical pulse with every revolution. The Hall Effect sensor is
sealed from the water pipe and allows the sensor to stay safe and dry. The sensor
comes with three wires: red (5-24VDC power), black (ground) and yellow (Hall
Effect pulse output). By counting the pulses from the output of the sensor, the
calculation of water flow is done. Each pulse is approximately 2.25 milliliters. Note
this isn't a precision sensor, and the pulse rate does vary a bit depending on the flow
rate, fluid pressure and sensor orientation. It will need careful calibration if better than
10% precision is required. The pulse signal is a simple square wave so its quite easy
to log and convert into liters per minute using the following formula.
Pulse frequency (Hz) / 7.5 = flow rate in L/min.
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Fig 3: Cleaning Notification Block diagram

Principal of Compact Solenoid valve used:

In compact solenoid valves, the solenoid coil is mounted directly on the enclosing
tube, sealed and integral with the valve body. The moveable plunger is free to move
in the enclosing tube and is normally held in position by a thrust (or return) spring.
When the solenoid coil is energized, the plunger is attracted by the effect of the
magnetic field and the seat, integral with the plunger, opens (or closes) the valve or
the valve pilot.

IV. SIMULATION

Fig 4.1: Labview Arduino Interface

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Theory of Operation:
The sensor operates on the principle that when light is passed through a sample of
water, the amount of light transmitted through the sample is dependent on the amount
of soil in the water. As the soil level increases, the amount of light transmitted is
decreased. The turbidity sensor measures the amount of transmitted light to determine
the turbidity of the wash water. These turbidity measurements are supplied to the
dishwasher controller, which makes decisions on how long to wash in all the cycles.
These decisions are made based on a comparison between clean water measurements
(taken at the beginning of the wash cycle) and the wash water turbidity measurement
taken at the end of each wash cycle. By measuring the turbidity of the wash water, the
dishwasher can conserve energy on lightly soiled loads by only washing as long as
necessary. This will result in energy savings for the consumer. The result of the
project is checked and analyzed with the help of Labview software and the results are
verified.

Fig 4.2: Labview Arduino Interface

VI. RESULT AND DISCUSSION

This project has successfully overcome the problem of supplying water to the
localities and has come with a satisfactory solution of supplying the water at regular
intervals of time using Labview and Arduino. Constant monitoring of the tank has
been additionally added in order to increase and check the quality of water being
supplied to the localities. If the tank is improper, notifications are sent using
transmitters and receivers.
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VII. PROPOSED FUTURE WORKS

In future we can also detect the water level and predict whether water scarcity may
come or not using Micro-strategy concept using Java programming language. The
statistics can be made in a precise and accurate way that it can produce an error free
output. This will be very useful for the government as they can sense the water
scarcity in future and can make precautionary methods to overcome the problem.
Additionally, the amount of water consumed by each and every house can be
determined by a automated function using flow sensor and microprocessors. If any
particular house consumes more water than the limit set, then they are given a alert
message from the server thus making the system a totally automated one.

VIII. CONCLUSION
We have designed a smart system capable sending and controlling the water supplies
across all localities. This project is of low cost and the efficiency of the project is
more compared to the previous methods. Necessary action can be taken in short span
of time in the case of any particular house wastes or consumes more water than the
prescribed set limit. Using this project, automatic controlling and monitoring the tank
level is done and the allotment signals sent to the cleaner for tank cleaning determines
the tank efficiency. Thus, water supply monitoring and theft detection system was
built. Using proposed system, we can make centralized water control and theft
detection system. We can ensure fair water supply to all users by preventing water
theft and ensuring by taking necessary action. The disadvantage of the existing system
that required manpower was eliminated. This real time automation implemented in the
system avoids wastage of water and reduces time.

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