SMS-Based

Water Parameter
Measuring Device
Why monitor river?
 Rivers are monitored for:

The safety of living organisms using it

Knowing the biological parameters that

are needed to ensure the quality of the
water
Current Methods
 National
Sensing Environmental

Parameters through
Telemetry (SENTRY)

Mataasnakahoy,

Batangas Philippines
 NORTHERN
LUZON

CHICO
RIVER
 NSRU
Current method requires:
Several faculty members
Long trip to the river
Taking samples at the river
Transporting the samples back to
the laboratory
 NSRU

"Physico-chemical and Biotic

Characterization of the Sabangan-
Tocucan Stretch of the Chico River
System.
Status of proposal: shelved
Why shelved?
 Objective
TO DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A DEVICE
THAT WILL HELP NSRU TO REMOTELY
MONITOR THE WATER QUALITY OF
THE CHICO RIVER.
Statement
of the
Problem
 What are the requirements for
the construction of the project
in terms of:

>Hardware >Software
 How will the different
components of the device be
interfaced?
 How will the microcontroller be
programmed to:

convert sensor readings to equivalent

water parameter values

instruct the transmitter to transmit water

parameter values
 How will the device be
evaluated in terms of
functionality?
CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORK
 INPUT
Specifications of the device from Natural
Sciences Research Unit
Sample source code for programming
the microcontroller
Best practices in interfacing sensors and
microcontroller
 INPUT
Best practices in interfacing
microcontroller and transmitter
Reference values for calibrating the
device
Hardware and software for designing
and constructing the device
 PROCESS
Designing and constructing the device
Programming the Microcontroller to be
able to:
convert sensor readings to
appropriate water parameters
instruct the transmitter to transmit
water parameter values to receiver
Testing of the device
 OUTPUT
A device that will measure the pH level,
temperature and turbidity of the river
water and transmit the data using
cellular network via SMS to a remote
receiver
User's Manual
SIGNIFICANCE OF
THE STUDY
 Serves as a research
equipment to help the Natural
Sciences Research Unit
 Benefit government agencies
that need to monitor the river
 Serve as future references for
other researchers
METHODOLOGY
Rapid Application Development
Analysis & Quick Design Interviews,
datasheets and online articles. Testing
of individual components
Develop Flowcharts, calibration of
sensors and power supply
Demonstrate Development of
microcontroller programs
Rapid Application Development
Refine Improvement of the
design
Testing Testing in a basin and
Masalip Dam
Deployment Evaluation of the
CopHT3
SYSTEM OPERATION
DEMONSTRATION
EVALUATION
 Evaluated by: Mr. Glenn
Audrey Culliao
Purpose: To test the
functionality and acceptability
of the device
Results: APPROVED
THANK YOU
VERY MUCH