A Prototype Design of a Microcontroller-Based Water Sprinkler

Jonathan Almariego, Paolo Merluza, Howell Paraiso, and Arjay Ricohermoso. A Design of a Microcontroller-based Water Sprinkler. Unpublished Project Study for the degree Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, College of Engineeering, Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation, Lucena City, Febraury 2013. Water shortage is one of the problems that many people have been encountering. It is a general term used to describe a situation where the available water within a region is less than the region’s demand. Water conservation is one ot the recommended solution to reduce the usage of water. This study focuses on the prototype design of a microcontroller-based water sprinkler that will sprinkle water to the plant automatically. This research and development investigate the usability, efficiency and reliability of the system. Source of data for the research includes books; publish papers, evaluation as well as the internet. As for the effectiveness of the system, the people in charge in the physical facilities of the school of Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation, the gardeners of the said school, farmers and irrigators were the respondents of this research. The result of the evaluation indicates the satisfactory of each criterion. The research finding of all the data of the system is composed of recommendation that enumerate the list of all possible improvements and application of the prototype design. In the overall evaluation of the prototype, almost all the respondents strongly agreed that the system is functional based of the survey and questionnaires conducted by the researchers.