RESEARCH ON INTEGRATING SENSORS NETWORK BASED ON ZIGBEE TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

Nowadays, we apply many wireless technologies in high-speed data transfer between devices such as BlueTooth or Wifi. However, these technologies cannot satisfy the demands in control and automation, such as in household or hospital devices. They possess many shortcomings such as the use of broadband leading to unnecessary power consumption, using direct power sources, rarely using battery power sources, having narrow range of connectivity, high latency, single security mechanism (BlueTooth), requiring high-cost hardware devices. Thanks to wireless remote control, stable data transfer, ultra-low power consumption, open technology has made ZigBee technology attractive for wireless network applications.

In this study, a wireless sensor network using Zigbee technology for smart farming was integrated with small units of sensor nodes collecting environmental parameters, sending them to the central control station. From there, data will be sent to the database for management and storage. Users can track those parameters through the web or an Android mobile phone, thus making the right decision for the crop. The team has designed the interface with intuitive, easy features,allowing easy access for anyone. This will be a product that can be replicated across a large area or province, even nation, linking farming areas together, enabling smart agriculture to become popular and thrives in Vietnam.