myRIO Aquaponics

[SunainaK]

Overview of what project is:

Aquaponics is a sustainable farming method that combines the techniques of hydroponics (cultivating plants in water)   and aquaculture (raising aquatic animals in tanks) in a symbiotic environment. In an aquaponic system the waste produced by the fish provides the plants the nutrients they need to survive and grow.  Ultimately, aquaponics is a food production system that provides you with pesticide free fruits and vegetables, as well as delicious, high protein fresh water fish. In addition, aquaponics system uses 10% of water used in traditional farming, has small footprint and is ideal for gardening in an urban setting.

In this project, you will learn how to build a small aquaponic system and automate it with myRIO.  You will learn about flow meters, pH, ultrasonic and digital temperature sensors, as well as principles of signal conditioning and closed loop control.

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Video of project:

Parts List:

Item

12 Gal. Fish tank (21"x11.5"x17.5")

Grow bed

Pipes, fittings, valves

Hydroton Grow Rocks (50L)

40-70 GPH Fountain Pump

ATS26454 Tetra Ht55 Submersible Heater

1x TL082 Op-amp

1x 4.75KOhm Resistor

3x 10KOhm Resistor

2x Diodes

Wiring + Connectors

PinPoint pH probe

PING))) Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

FS300 Flowmeter (Hall Effect)

Temperature Sensor - DS18B20

8 Channel Relay Board

myRIO

Wiring Diagram:

Instructions: myRIO Aquaphonics Instructions.docx attached

C or LV?: LabVIEW

Version of LV: 2013

Code: myRIO_Aquaphonics_Code.zip attached

[bkvamme]

Hi,

I am going to use the D18B20 temperature sensor for a different project, and would like to reuse the VIs in this project to interface with the temperature sensors. Is the VI configured to handle multiple temperature sensors on the same wire?

[MikhailK]

From what I recall, the code was written for one sensor. Also there's a utility for 1-wire devices on LabVIEW tools network:

https://www.ni.com/en/support/downloads/tools-network/download.onewire-utilities.html

[bkvamme]

Mikhail,

Thank you very much for your response. I will most certainly have a look at the example for the cRIO.

[evilzone]

Hi,it looks great, i am working in something similar, have you tried with amonia and nitrate testers?.

[MikhailK]

Hi evilzone! I haven't tried those primarily because I wanted to keep the cost of system down. Those would certainly be great additions, especially for balancing the system (optimal ratio of fish to plants).

[dannyalharris]

A big thanks for this great project !

Can I know, how to save the data obtained from the sensors. For example, the data obtained from the temperature sensor for every 1 hour .