ANALISA PROTOTIPE SISTEM KENDALI PENYIRAMAN TANAMAN MANDIRI BERBASIS IOT UNTUK PERTANIAN MODERN DENGAN NOTIFIKASI REAL-TIME

A B S T R A C TThe development of Internet of Things (IoT) technology hascontributed to agricultural automation, particularly in plantwatering. The main issue in cultivation is manual watering,which can potentially cause under or over-watering. Thisresearch designs an IoT-based watering control system usingan ESP8266 microcontroller, a soil moisture sensor, and a relaymodule to control the water pump. The device was tested bycomparing soil moisture levels before and after the systemoperated. The results show the system can detect moisturewith an average accuracy of 90% and automatically activatethe pump when the moisture value is <40%. This systemimproves water use efficiency and facilitates easierindependent plant care.Keywords: Internet of Things, ESP8266, soil moisture sensor,automatic watering, Blynk.