The Smart Control System of Cattle Barn and Grass Irrigation for Beef Cattle Farm

Abstract

The objective of this research is to develop the smart control system of cattle barn and grass irrigation for beef cattle farm and evaluate the system's operational efficiency. The authors have developed an Android application for controlling cattle barn and grass irrigation to operate the kits through smartphones. The design of the control circuit is divided into two parts: The cattle barn control circuit consists of a NodeMCU ESP8266 connected to a temperature and humidity sensor that measures and transmits data to the cloud server to display real-time graphs over a 4G wireless internet network, and controls spraying and a fan for reduce temperature in the cattle barn. Part 2: The Napier grass irrigation control circuit uses the NodeMCU esp8266, the soil moisture sensor X-SM01 connects the relay to activate the pump and solenoid valve. The system was set up for testing in the cattle barns of Community Enterprises of Nayom Subdistrict Beef Cattle Breeders, Phetchabun. It can automatically record temperature and humidity statistics. It was found that when the automatic fogging test was conducted for 3 minutes, the temperature in the cattle barn decreased by an average of 0.39 °C and the humidity increased by an average of 2.47 %RH. The automatic grass irrigation control system can operate correctly in all control modes. Messages about the system status can be sent to the application LINE.