The Waspmote Plug and Sense device, allows you to easily deploy Internet of Things networks in an easy and scalable way, ensuring minimum maintenance costs. The platform consists of a robust waterproof enclosure with specific external sockets to connect the sensors, the solar panel, the antenna, and even the USB cable in order to reprogram the node. It has been specially designed to be scalable, easy to deploy, and maintain. A planted device for the experiment is depicted in the below figure.
The basic characteristics of the device are summarized in the below Table.
|
Operational Description |
Value |
|
Power source (Battery) |
3.7 voltage |
|
Power Source (Solar) |
12 voltage |
| Battery capacity |
6600 mA-h |
|
Total sensor nodes |
6 |
|
Portable |
Anywhere |
|
Upgradeable |
Yes |
|
Sim-card |
4G |
|
SD Card |
Supported |
|
USB connection |
Yes |
|
IDE version |
Waspmote Version 12 |
The precision agriculture-based Waspmote device is composed of six sensors. These sensors are connected at different nodes of the device. A snapshot of the device with six different plots is depicted in the below figure. A summary of the connected nodes is summarized in the below Table.
|
Slot |
Sensor |
Description |
|
Socket A |
NA |
Reserved for other sensors such as GPS, barometers. |
|
Socket B |
Soil moisture at 15cms |
Acquires information from the sensors installed within the soil at depth level 15cms |
|
Socket C |
Soil moisture 80 cms |
The third sensor of the soil moisture installed at the maximum level of the depth within the soil, |
| Socket D | Temperature, Humidity, and Pressure (BME) Sensor |
Three readings such as atmospheric temperature, humidity level, and pressure in the air of the environment are fetched from the sensor of the BME series. |
|
Socket E |
Soil moisture at 45 cms |
Another sensor installed at a depth level of 45 cms. |
|
Socket F |
Luminosity |
Readings of the light and its intensity power. |
After summarization of the device, an architecture of the Waspmote device is shown in the below figure.
