Construcción de un prototipo electrónico para detección y alerta de heladas en cultivos de maíz en el sector de Quimiag.

Abstract

In this research, an electronic prototype was designed and built for the detection and alert of frosts in corn crops in the Quimiag sector, province of Chimborazo, considered as one of the parishes that provide several tons per year of this product nationwide and It is affected by the Variation in temperature that occurs in the atmosphere known as frost. For the prototype construction, low-cost materials were used, but with significant standards that can compete with a small margin of error with high-end devices used in meteorological stations; on the other hand, the prototype is designed under free software and programs such as Raspbian and Python inviting researchers to follow adding additional elements to the design for obtaining higher levels of applicability and functionality on the development boards which are part of the prototype. The prototype allows the sending of an SMS to the mobile device and the Gmail plantation operator so that he can take preventive action such as water irrigation or the burning of fossil fuels, so It has been possible to design an electronic prototype for the detection and alert of frost in crops of corn in the Quimiag sector at low cost with a 2% margin of error in reading temperature and humidity data. It is recommended to have good network coverage so that the message can reach both the farmer's cell phone and the e-mail on time.