Introduction

In this article, I'll show you how to create an automatic plant watering system using Arduino Mega interfacing with Android mobile. This project is fully based on soil moisture irrigation.
Requirements
  • Arduino Mega
  • Soil Moisture Sensor
  • Motor
  • HC-05 Bluetooth Module
  • Bread Board
  • GSM900 Module
  • Led
  • Some Wires
Connections
GSM
  • RX to RX1
  • TX to TX 1
  • Gnd to Gnd
Bluetooth
  • RX to TX
  • TX to RX
  • Vcc to Arduino 5v
  • Gnd to Gnd
Led
  • Anode to the digital pin 5
  • Cathode pin to the Gnd
Soil Moisture
  • Vcc pin to the 5v
  • Gnd to Gnd
  • Data pin to the Analog A0
Programming
  1. #include<SoftwareSerial.h>
  2. SoftwareSerial firstSerial(15,16);
  3. int led = 5;
  4. int pin=A0;
  5. int moisture=0;
  6. String readString;
  7. void setup()
  8. {
  9. Serial.begin(9600);
  10. firstSerial.begin(9600);
  11. Serial.begin(9600);
  12. pinMode(led, OUTPUT);
  13. delay(100); // Baud Rate
  14. }
  16. void loop()
  17. {
  18. while (Serial.available()) //Send data only when you receive data
  19. {
  20. delay(4); //delay time
  21. char c = Serial.read();
  22. readString += c;
  23. }
  24. if (readString.length() > 0)
  25. {
  26. Serial.println(readString);
  27. if (readString == "ON")
  28. {
  29. digitalWrite(led, HIGH); // LED ON
  30. }
  31. if (readString == "OFF")
  32. {
  33. digitalWrite(led, LOW); //LED OFF
  34. }
  35. readString = "";
  36. }
  37. int soilmoisture=analogRead(pin);
  38. if(soilmoisture>=100){
  39. digitalWrite(led,HIGH);
  40. firstSerial.println("AT+CMGF=1");
  41. delay(1000);
  42. firstSerial.println("AT+CMGS=\"+xxxxxxxxxx\"\r"); //Enter Your Mobile Number instead XXXX while Testing
  43. delay(1000);
  44. firstSerial.println("Hai there I need some water");
  45. delay(100);
  46. firstSerial.println((char)23);
  47. delay(1000);
  48. }
  49. else{
  50. digitalWrite(led,LOW);
  51. }
  52. Serial.println(soilmoisture);
  53. Serial.print("%");
  54. delay(20);
  55. }
Android App
  • The Android App is developed using MIT App inventor.
  • The Android coding is attached in the zip you can download and install it to your mobile and you can modify it with your own method.
Explanation
The Automatic plant watering system is based upon soil irrigation. In the program first, we want to set the header file to the GSM Module and set the RX and TX Pin to the GSM Module. In the setup function, we want to set the baud rate for GSM and the Arduino Board as 9600 and here we are using the HC-05 Bluetooth device for pairing between Android mobile and the Arduino when it is paired, which means completely controlled through the Android device. Here's the procedure:
Working Procedure
  • Step 1: Connect the device using the BT Communication method and pair it to Android Mobile.
  • Step 2: It shows the status every 60 seconds.
  • Step 3: When the temperature is greater than 100 the water will pump through the plant. This is based on soil irrigation.
Output
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