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Soil Testing Data LoggerMid-Semester Presentation
October 7, 2010
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Team Members
Cody Griffin
Op Amp CircuitryPCB DesignHardware TestingNormal Mode Design
Electrical Engineering
Daniel Herrington
Software Design LeadVDIP CommunicationSoftware TestingWebsite Design
Electrical Engineering
Ashley Stockbridge
RTCC Software DesignTest Mode DesignNormal Mode DesignSoftware Testing
Electrical Engineering
Matt Weissinger
PCB DesignOp Amp CircuitryHardware TestingComponent Research
Electrical Engineering
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Outline
• Background• Problem• Solution• System Overview• Constraints
– Technical– Practical
• Trade Offs• Timeline• Progress
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Background – Soil Redox Potential
• Electrical property of soil that correlates to the specific chemicals present in the ground
• Research topic of Dr. Kroger with the Forest and Wildlife Research Center at MSU
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Problem – Chemical Runoff
• Caused by fertilizers and pesticides used on farmlands
• Can be controlled using a detailed historical set of soil redox data
• No efficient method for collecting soil redox measurements
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Solution – Soil Testing Data Logger
• Reduces the time associated with taking soil redox potential measurements in the field
• Periodically takes soil redox potential and associated temperature measurements
• Stores all measurements in a removable USB storage device
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System Overview
Soil Potential Input Circuit
StorageMicrocontroller
Power Supply
Temperature Input
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System Overview
TemperatureInput
SoilInput
(±600mV)
SummerCircuit Pic24 μC USB
StorageVDIP
Power Supply1.25 VReference
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Constraints
• Technical Constraints• Practical Constraints
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Technical Constraints
Constraint Description
Inputs The device must support four soil probe inputs and five temperature inputs.
Soil Redox Potential Input Range
The device must be able to measure potentials that range from -600mV to +600mV with an accuracy of +10mV.
Temperature Indicator Input Range
The device must be able to measure temperatures that range from -10°C to 85°C.
Data Storage The device must store soil redox potential and temperature data on a removable USB storage device.
Sample Rate The device must store sample data every 20 minutes.
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Practical Constraints
Type Constraint Description
Manufacturability Size The size of the circuit board must be no larger than 3.1” x 3.9”.
Environmental Operating Conditions The device must be able to operate in extreme weather conditions.
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Manufacturability
• No larger than 3.1” x 3.9”• Easily accessible for routine maintenance• Organized for easy assembly
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Environmental
Cleveland, MS
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Design Issues
• High Impedance Soil Probes• Possible Negative Input Voltages• Accuracy Constraint
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High Impedance Soil Probes
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Soil Input Circuitry
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Soil Input Circuitry
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Soil Input Circuitry
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Voltage Shifting Op Amps
Low Power Supply
Low Offset Rail To Rail Output
Quad Op Amp IC
Component Chosen
LT1496
OP290
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Voltage Regulators
Lower Price Appropriate Temperature Range
High Accuracy Component Chosen
LM385
LT1634
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Microprocessors
Required I/O Quantity
Battery Powered
Lower Power Consumption
Higher Performance
Component Chosen
PIC24F
PIC24H
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Timeline
August September October November
Research
Hardware Design
Software Design
Prototype
Testing
Final Product
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Progress
• Hardware Design – 100% Complete– High Impedance Voltage Follower Circuit – Complete– High Accuracy Voltage Summer Circuit – Complete
• Software Design – 40% Complete– RTCC – Complete– Test Menu – Complete– VDIP1 Communications – 90% Complete– Normal Operation Mode – 10% Complete
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Hardware Design
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Hardware Testing
1.469
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Software Design
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References
• 1. PIC24F/H• 2. Weather Chart• 3. Other Data Sheets
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Questions?