SiloSense: ZigBee-based Wireless Measurement System Architecture for Agriculture Parameter Monitoring

In agriculture, if the harvest isn't consumed in short term, proper storage conditions must be assured, usually by monitoring and controlling parameters like temperature and humidity. Our paper presents SiloSense, a novel ZigBee-based architecture for monitoring storage conditions of grain silos with the purpose of guarding them against spoilage and infections. It describes a scalable solution for data acquisition using a network of custom-made boards that are continuously capturing sensor samples and send it for analysis into the cloud. It discusses the engineering problems that were encountered and how we overcame them.