Soil

24.03.2026 00:03:45

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 0.00 V
Battery capacity 100.00 %
Battery temperature 0.48 °C
Photoresistor 41.00 Ω
RSSI -55.00 dBm
Soil

70 mm

Temperature 7.90 °C
Moisture 26.78 %
Nko 12.00 mg/kg
Pko 73.00 mg/kg
Kko 66.00 mg/kg
Vodivost 242.00 mS/m
pH 5.00
Salinity 133.00 mS/m
TDS 121.00

170 mm

Temperature 8.50 °C
Moisture 25.90 %
Nko 11.20 mg/kg
Pko 72.60 mg/kg
Kko 65.20 mg/kg
Vodivost 240.80 mS/m
pH 7.80
Salinity 132.20 mS/m
TDS 120.20

270 mm

Temperature 8.20 °C
Moisture 26.06 %
Nko 17.00 mg/kg
Pko 85.00 mg/kg
Kko 78.00 mg/kg
Vodivost 266.00 mS/m
pH 9.00
Salinity 146.00 mS/m
TDS 133.00

370 mm

Temperature 7.80 °C
Moisture 27.22 %
Nko 16.00 mg/kg
Pko 83.00 mg/kg
Kko 75.40 mg/kg
Vodivost 261.40 mS/m
pH 8.63
Salinity 143.20 mS/m
TDS 130.20