As an important development direction of modern agriculture, smart agriculture is rapidly gaining popularity around the world by using scientific and technological means to improve agricultural production efficiency and quality. This article will introduce in detail how to use 4G mobile phone remote control switches to build a smart agriculture system to achieve intelligent remote control of agricultural equipment, and elaborate on equipment selection, system construction, application cases, etc.

Ⅰ. Equipment selection

  1. 4G mobile phone remote control switch: Choose a remote control switch that supports 4G network and ensure that it can be controlled through mobile phone APP. Our company has a variety of series of 4G remote control switches, such as CE31-B series, CE31 flagship series, CE31-S series, CE31-K series, etc. These devices usually have multi-channel output, multiple acquisitions, and can control a variety of agricultural equipment.
  2. Sensor equipment: According to specific agricultural needs, various sensor equipment can be purchased, such as soil moisture sensors, temperature and humidity sensors, light sensors, etc. These sensors will detect agricultural environmental parameters in real time and upload them to the cloud through the 4G network.
  3. Control equipment: including water pumps, irrigation systems, fans, lighting equipment, etc. These devices will be controlled through 4G mobile phone remote control switches to achieve refined management.

Ⅱ. System Construction

 

  1. Equipment Installation: First, install sensor equipment and controlled equipment in the farmland or greenhouse, and connect the sensor and controlled equipment to the 4G mobile phone remote control switch. Ensure that the sensor can accurately collect environmental data and transmit it stably through the 4G network.

 

  1. Network Configuration: Configure the network parameters of the 4G mobile phone remote control switch to ensure that it can connect to a stable 4G network. You can set it through the mobile phone APP to ensure that the device can work normally. For example, our CE31 flagship series remote control switch, after the device is connected to the network and bound, you can choose to set parameter information such as analog quantity acquisition

 

  1. Platform Construction: Choose a suitable IoT platform, such as Alibaba Cloud IoT Platform, Tencent Cloud IoT Platform, etc. Connect the sensor equipment and 4G mobile phone remote control switch to the platform to realize real-time monitoring and remote control of data. During the platform construction process, operations such as device registration, data format definition, and rule engine configuration are required.

 

  1. Application Development: Develop a mobile phone APP or Web application to realize remote monitoring and control of agricultural equipment through the application. The application should have functions such as real-time data display, remote switch control, and alarm notification.

 

 

For the above steps 3 and 4, our company’s 4G remote control switch products already have ready-made solutions, which have been connected to Alibaba Cloud’s “Cloud Intelligence” APP and can be powered on and used directly without the need for self-development, making them more suitable for traditional users.

III. Application Cases

 

  1. Smart irrigation system: Real-time monitoring of soil moisture through soil moisture sensors. When the humidity is lower than the set value, the 4G mobile phone remote control switch automatically turns on the irrigation system for precise water resource management, thus avoiding over-irrigation or water waste.
  2. Greenhouse environment control: Install temperature and humidity sensors, fans, heaters and other equipment in the greenhouse. Use 4G mobile phone remote control switches to remotely control the temperature and humidity environment in the greenhouse to ensure that crops grow in the most suitable environment. When the temperature or humidity exceeds the set range, the system automatically adjusts the working status of the equipment.
  3. Remote pest and disease monitoring: Real-time monitoring of crop lighting and pest conditions through light sensors and cameras. 4G mobile phone remote control switches can remotely control insecticidal lamps or spraying equipment to deal with pest and disease problems in a timely manner, reducing the time and cost of manual inspections.