Development and Verification of Automated Hydroponics Vegetable Control System

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to develop, find efficiency, and investigate satisfaction of users of the automatic hydroponic vegetable farm system. The sampling group included 10 farmers who grew hydroponic vegetables in Village No. 1, Hua Toei, Phunphin, Surat Thani derived by purposive sampling technique. The tools used in the research were automatic hydroponic vegetable farm control systems, performance evaluation form, and the satisfaction assessment form. The research procedure started by developing an automatic hydroponic vegetable farm control system. After that, there was an effectiveness test of the automatic hydroponic vegetable farm control system. Then, the satisfaction assessment forms were completed. The data were analyzed with research statistics to find percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

The results of the research revealed that: 1) the performance of the temperature control system, with the set temperature of 25 ° C appeared that at the temperature of 20-24 ° C, the temperature control system did not spray water. And when the temperature rose from 25-29 ° C, the water spraying system worked at 100% without error. 2) The efficiency of the vortex system by operating via smartphone to control the water supply by turning on 5 times and turning off 5 times showed that  the circulating water system worked at 100% without error. 3) The performance of the photo data transmission system via the LINE application operating via smartphone showed the ability of 10 times working correctly. The overall satisfaction assessment result was at a high level with the highest aspect on the operation efficiency followed by the structure, the design, the maintenance, and the safety.