Soil

13.12.2025 08:02:30

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 4.19 V
Panel voltage 4.03 V
Battery capacity 99.00 %
Battery temperature -3.28 °C
Photoresistor 2869.00 Ω
RSSI -54.00 dBm
Soil

70 mm

Temperature 4.50 °C
Moisture 33.52 %
Nko 16.00 mg/kg
Pko 84.00 mg/kg
Kko 76.40 mg/kg
Vodivost 263.40 mS/m
pH 5.20
Salinity 144.40 mS/m
TDS 131.40

170 mm

Temperature 5.30 °C
Moisture 28.46 %
Nko 13.00 mg/kg
Pko 76.60 mg/kg
Kko 69.00 mg/kg
Vodivost 248.60 mS/m
pH 7.30
Salinity 136.00 mS/m
TDS 124.00

270 mm

Temperature 5.92 °C
Moisture 28.14 %
Nko 18.80 mg/kg
Pko 89.80 mg/kg
Kko 82.60 mg/kg
Vodivost 276.40 mS/m
pH 9.00
Salinity 151.60 mS/m
TDS 137.80

370 mm

Temperature 6.60 °C
Moisture 28.70 %
Nko 17.00 mg/kg
Pko 86.00 mg/kg
Kko 79.00 mg/kg
Vodivost 268.80 mS/m
pH 8.58
Salinity 147.00 mS/m
TDS 134.00