Soil

03.09.2026 09:23:15

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 4.29 V
Battery capacity 100.00 %
Battery temperature 15.24 °C
Photoresistor 3880.00 Ω
RSSI -57.00 dBm
Soil

70 mm

Temperature 17.20 °C
Moisture 27.84 %
Nko 23.20 mg/kg
Pko 100.80 mg/kg
Kko 93.80 mg/kg
Vodivost 299.00 mS/m
pH 7.20
Salinity 164.00 mS/m
TDS 149.20

170 mm

Temperature 18.30 °C
Moisture 24.48 %
Nko 18.00 mg/kg
Pko 88.00 mg/kg
Kko 81.00 mg/kg
Vodivost 272.80 mS/m
pH 9.00
Salinity 149.80 mS/m
TDS 136.00

270 mm

Temperature 18.76 °C
Moisture 17.14 %
Nko 9.00 mg/kg
Pko 68.40 mg/kg
Kko 60.80 mg/kg
Vodivost 231.20 mS/m
pH 8.03
Salinity 126.80 mS/m
TDS 115.40

370 mm

Temperature 19.08 °C
Moisture 21.06 %
Nko 14.00 mg/kg
Pko 78.80 mg/kg
Kko 71.40 mg/kg
Vodivost 253.20 mS/m
pH 8.60
Salinity 138.80 mS/m
TDS 126.20