Development of atmega328 microcontroller based hydroponic plant watering automation tools

The development of electronic technology in the era of globalization is very rapid. Utilization of this technology as a means to monitor soil conditions for agriculture, especially hydroponic plantations which are currently developing, to obtain optimal results it is necessary to monitor humidity and temperature conditions. This research will create a system that can maintain humidity and air temperature according to what plants need. The tools made consist of a temperature sensor, humidity sensor, ATMega328 microcontroller, ADC and water pump. Temperature and humidity sensors function to detect air temperature and humidity. The ADC functions to convert the voltage measurement results from temperature and humidity measurements into digital quantities which are then forwarded to the ATMega328 microcontroller to be processed into a digital display on the LCD. The ATMega328 microcontroller also regulates the ON and OFF of the water pump machine