Soil

10.05.2026 05:56:39

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 4.23 V
Battery capacity 100.00 %
Battery temperature 0.32 °C
Photoresistor 3450.00 Ω
RSSI -57.00 dBm
Soil

70 mm

Temperature 12.84 °C
Moisture 24.00 %
Nko 10.00 mg/kg
Pko 70.00 mg/kg
Kko 62.00 mg/kg
Vodivost 234.00 mS/m
pH 5.30
Salinity 128.00 mS/m
TDS 117.00

170 mm

Temperature 14.30 °C
Moisture 19.08 %
Nko 4.00 mg/kg
Pko 57.00 mg/kg
Kko 49.00 mg/kg
Vodivost 207.60 mS/m
pH 6.80
Salinity 113.60 mS/m
TDS 103.60

270 mm

Temperature 14.56 °C
Moisture 16.96 %
Nko 9.00 mg/kg
Pko 67.80 mg/kg
Kko 60.40 mg/kg
Vodivost 230.20 mS/m
pH 8.05
Salinity 126.20 mS/m
TDS 114.80

370 mm

Temperature 14.30 °C
Moisture 22.70 %
Nko 13.00 mg/kg
Pko 76.60 mg/kg
Kko 69.00 mg/kg
Vodivost 248.60 mS/m
pH 8.38
Salinity 136.00 mS/m
TDS 124.40