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Portable Soil Quality Determination with Fertilizer Suggestions

Dane Idol K. Alcayaga | Juthel G. Dimaculangan | Fitzgerald M. Molino

 

Abstract:

This study aimed to determine the four problems that should be solved to construct a design project that would help the community. The first problem is identifying a particular circuit design to be implemented. A solution to this problem is researching the parts needed for the project and testing or simulating it to determine if they are compatible and providing a portable power source for the device to be portable. The next problem is determining what kind of microcontroller to use in the design project. To solve this problem, datasheets of the microcontrollers for the project must be examined and compared. The third problem is concerned with the possible testing procedures to test the design project’s accuracy, efficiency, and functionality. A solution for this is to compare the design project’s output to the existing methods to determine the project’s accuracy, efficiency, and functionality. The fourth and last problem is ensuring that the design project will be cost- effective. In order to solve this problem, the price of the design project must be determined along with the existing method within the life span of the design project.