Field Server Development and Applications in Taiwan Ye-Nu Wan Agricultural Automation Center National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan

2 Conferences and Workshop 2003/11 “Taiwan AG-IT conferences” Dr. Hirafuji 2004/6 “AG-IT Wireless Sensor Network Workshop” (NARC) Dr. Ninomiya, Dr. Hirafuji, Mr. Fukatsu, etc. AG-IT was widely respected & expected by administrator because of the conferences

Typical Ag-IT: Traceability system Field-server Traceability system

Trace linked using bar-code and/or RFID FarmHome Transportation Packing Cargoes retail sale Raise, cultivate Harvest Process Production DB Production records Process and marketing records Process and marketing DB Product-ID Traceability IT structure RFID From ： NARC, Japen

Agricultural wireless sensor network development and applications

6 IT makes Ubiquitous & Automatic ▪ ICT and wireless technique development ▪ Measurement instrument getting smaller, modular, networked, wireless, economic, and low power consumption ▪ Wireless communication ▪ , Bluetooth, ZigBee or GSM ▪ Wireless sensor network (WSN) ▪ Distributed multi-channel remote monitoring and data collecting time-shearing system

7 Price vs. performance: agricultural wireless sensor network ▪ Crossbol: integrated commercial product ▪ Field-Server: performance & functions developing with software, sensors, camera, wireless, even solar power ▪ Sensor module: web-AD/IO card, temperature, humidity, sunlight, CO 2, ammonia, moisture content, meteorological sensors ▪ Wireless comm.: a/b/g AP ▪ Vision: CCD, CMOS, IR-camera ▪ Power consumption: low

8 Taiwan web-AD/IO engine ▪web-AD/IO card ▪10cm x 7cm, V DC ▪RJ-45 and RS-232 connectors ▪Single chip computer ▪PIC18F6520 ▪TTL I/O: 12 ports ▪A/D: 10 bits, 5V, 8 ports ▪Ethernet controller ▪RTL8019AS ▪IP & MAC programmable

9 Sensors Humidity: (0-100%  1% RH) TDK CHS- UPS Temperature: (  1  C) LM35DZ NH3: (0-30PPM) TGS2602 CO 2 : ( ppm) HS-135 Light (indoor): CDS Light(outdoor): solar cell Camera: CCD and CMOS, IR

10 Automatic and nonstop information collection and monitoring Agent program Data collection

11 Sensor calibration

12 Wireless communication ▪802.11b/g ： Wireless internet infrastructure, laptop ▪Support TCP/IP 、 Ethernet, usually 2.4GHz ▪802.11b/11Mbps 、 g/54Mbps, speed 1Mbps transmission distance about 570 meter ▪Router/Bridge types ▪IEEE (ZigBee) : home set, PC, game box, toy ▪2.4GHz, 868MHz (European), 915MHz (US) ▪Transmission distance about 75 meter, 20kbps ～ 250kbps ▪Low power consumption ▪IEEE (blue tooth): m-phone, printer, medical equipment ▪Short distance, 2.4GHz ▪GPRS: bandwidth up to 160 Kbps ▪Criteria: bandwidth, accessible, long term cost, technique popularity, experience

13 Some FS

Applications and Projects

15 Application: ubiquitous and automatic information collector Monitoring, Management, Distance control

Poultry and livestock management applications

17 Agricultural automation platform and control center ▪ Front module: Web-I/O + SSR + wireless AP ▪ Confirmation module: FS (vision and movement feedback, middle connection) ▪ Control module (remote): broker, z-transform, intelligent control algorithm, etc.

18 Remote control application: water sprayer cooling system

19 Food safety system issue: Agriculture information input Farmers and operators to use computers is difficult Farmer need information but computer, farmer earnest about profit but troublesome computer learning SOP ？ Tables ？ Manually ？ Static information ？ Field server provides Automatic, dynamic, intelligent able agriculture data collection

20 Example: Food safety issue ▪ Transparent superintend: safety and quality check by consumer, impartial third party, inspector in regularly, remote, routine basis

21 Farmer Remote monitoring management Consumer Production process trace Third party superintend 1. Quality 2. Epidemic disease drug residual 3. Consumers’ confidence Using Field server User interface/Broker for internet monitoring and management /Traceability system

22 Project in paddy field data collection Rice quality, weather data, physiology index Improve management to increase quality Two Universities, 5-10 experimental stations

23 Application in swine health & illness monitoring - with RFID tracing dead swine to incinerate process

24 Applications & projects Greenhouse Fruit, traceability data input, cross-check Aquatic product cultivation, fishery Leisure farms: remote family farm …

25 Mastitis inspection field server with milk EC FieldServer ? New project with RFID in dairy farm

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