A ZigBee Wireless Sensor Network for Monitoring an Aquaculture Recirculating System

Abstract

Se desarrolló una red de sensores inalámbrica con el protocolo ZigBee para monitorear un sistema experimental acuícola con recirculación de agua. La red incluye sensores de temperatura, oxígeno disuelto, presión de agua y aire, así como de corriente eléctrica. La alta densidad de organismos requerida para que estos sistemas sean económicamente viables nos presentan un caso donde las redes de sensores pueden ser aplicadas para preservar un stock de peces saludable reduciendo las probabilidades de fallas que conlleven pérdidas en la producción. Se desarrollaron y probaron módulos para la toma y transmisión de datos a través de una red ZigBee y se implementaron en una granja acuícola experimental. Se desarrolló un programa de monitoreo para desplegar los valores de los sensores y emitir alertas cuando se rebasen los límites de referencia especificados. Una alerta por medio de un mensaje SMS y un correo electrónico pueden ser emitidas. Una interfase WEB permite el acceso a los valores de los sensores. El presente trabajo demuestra la aplicabilidad de las redes inalámbricas ZigBee al monitoreo de sistemas acuícolas.

Sensors, Biosensors, and Analytical Technologies for Aquaculture Water Quality

“…In recent years, advancements in different Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) along with the development of low-cost small sensors have increased the feasibility of monitoring numerous parameters concurrently through wireless sensor networks (WSN). The applications of WSN include the monitoring of the three vigor [14], greenhouses [15], citrus crops [16], the state of farm animals (goats [17] or cows [18]), and fish farms [19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. WSN is composed of many self-organized sensors deployed in a monitoring region that measure, collect, transmit, and process information in real time.…”

“…Numerous studies have been conducted to study and develop WSN for use in aquaculture [21][22][23][24][25]. Most of these technologies boost the ability to measure the majority of the important physical parameters in real-time and the capability of informing the necessary people at the facility whenever a problem arises, allowing for quick and immediate resolution.…”

“…Most of these technologies boost the ability to measure the majority of the important physical parameters in real-time and the capability of informing the necessary people at the facility whenever a problem arises, allowing for quick and immediate resolution. Espinosa-Faller and Redón-Rodríguez [22] presented a WSN-based water monitoring system that transmits the gathered information and stores them in a database. The system is also able to measure temperature, pressure, and DO throughout the day.…”

Design and Deployment of Low-Cost Sensors for Monitoring the Water Quality and Fish Behavior in Aquaculture Tanks during the Feeding Process

“…Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) have become a solution for performing water quality monitoring. Francisco J. Espinosa-Faller et al presented in [ 12 ] a WSN-based water monitoring system. The system employed ZigBee to transmit the information gathered by the sensors from the recirculating system.…”

“…Moreover, WSN are employed to monitor the state of farm animals such as goats [ 10 ] or cows [ 11 ]. Some systems have been proposed for monitoring fish farms [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ]. They will be analyzed individually in the related work section.…”