Soil

22.03.2026 13:13:12

The goal is to create an IoT device for monitoring the movement of nutrients in the soil profile. Sensors for the analysis of soil properties are placed vertically in the soil profile every 100 mm. The first sensor is 70 mm deep, the second 170 mm, the third 270 mm and the fourth 370 mm deep. The device will make it possible to analyze the rate of seepage of water and nutrients during rain and to analyze the leaching of nutrients into the lower soil profile, where nutrients are no longer available to plants.

The measurement system is built on the basis of a five-electrode sensor of soil properties, which is connected to the ESP processor via the RS485 bus. The measuring system is powered by a photovoltaic panel and the accumulator is charged for device operation. Data is sent via WiFi to the database. The sensors measure temperature, humidity, content of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium components, soil conductivity, pH, salinity, as a supplement for IoT devices it also sends battery voltage, PV panel voltage, battery capacity and WiFi signal.

Battery voltage 4.20 V
Panel voltage 7.21 V
Battery capacity 100.00 %
Battery temperature 28.06 °C
Photoresistor 4095.00 Ω
RSSI -57.00 dBm
Soil

70 mm

Temperature 8.80 °C
Moisture 27.34 %
Nko 13.00 mg/kg
Pko 77.00 mg/kg
Kko 69.60 mg/kg
Vodivost 249.60 mS/m
pH 5.00
Salinity 136.60 mS/m
TDS 124.60

170 mm

Temperature 6.80 °C
Moisture 25.80 %
Nko 10.00 mg/kg
Pko 70.00 mg/kg
Kko 63.00 mg/kg
Vodivost 235.00 mS/m
pH 7.60
Salinity 129.00 mS/m
TDS 117.00

270 mm

Temperature 6.92 °C
Moisture 25.72 %
Nko 16.00 mg/kg
Pko 83.00 mg/kg
Kko 75.00 mg/kg
Vodivost 261.00 mS/m
pH 9.00
Salinity 143.00 mS/m
TDS 130.00

370 mm

Temperature 7.36 °C
Moisture 27.20 %
Nko 15.00 mg/kg
Pko 82.00 mg/kg
Kko 75.00 mg/kg
Vodivost 260.00 mS/m
pH 8.58
Salinity 142.60 mS/m
TDS 129.60