Judul: Rancang Bangun Modul Akuisisi Data Untuk Sistem Irigasi Otomatis Berbasis Mikrokontroler Arduino Duemilanove
Abstrak: This research is part of activities in IMHERE B2C IPB Strengthening Agricultural Research For Food Security And Sovereignty. Implementation of the research project will assess the Development of Automated Irrigation Systems For Food Production Land with research focus on the mechanism of data acquisition. Data acquisition is performed using the Arduino Duemilanove microcontroller. Arduino Duemilanove can perform data retrieval as well as having an ADC module, so as to facilitate the conversion of data from analog data into digital data. From the datasheet, ADC module on the Arduino Duemilanove has an error range of ± 2 LSB or ± 0.0092 V with a reference voltage of 4.67 V. In this experiment measurements obtained by the difference in value between the multimeter and the microcontroller of 0.00840 V, and the scores fall in the range of values of the ADC module conversion error. SD Memory Card can be selected as a data logger for managing data storage easily
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Judul: Rancang Bangun Monitoring Sistem Irigasi Otomatis Berbasis GSM/GPRS
Abstrak: Irrigation is a human attempt to irrigate farmland. Various efforts have been done to build the concept of irrigation. However, the real implementation may create different problems. Basically, irrigation is related with the accessibility of ground water, which gives a large contribution to increase the agricultural production. A good irrigation system that can provide water in the correct level, amount, and time is required. The irrigation system should be well planned, designed, and operated efficiently to increase the agricultural production and ease of use in their operations. This research is a part of IMHERE IPB activity on the event of strengthening agricultural research for food security and sovereignty: advanced infrastructure for food security and sovereignty. The focus of this research is the development of automated irrigation system for food production land based on the data communication using GSM/GPRS. Arduino microcontroller was used as a client with GSM/GPRS shield to communicate with the internet as the server. Soil moisture was used as the sensor to detect the water content of farmland. LED was used to represent the real actuator of irrigation. If the water content detected by the sensor is less than 300, the actuator at the client will be turned on. In the system, data collected by the sensor was immediately sent to the server. Utilizing this scheme, it was found that the average time for connecting Arduino client to the server without delay was 40 seconds. The system was also tested by giving a certain delay, where sensor data was collected every 10, 30, and 60 seconds after the previous data from client was received correctly by the server. The results showed that there was no data loss due to the communication from Arduino client to the server. Furthermore, the data delivery was not affected by the addition of delay on the system.
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Judul: Prevalence of Bird Lice on Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) in 99Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia
Abstrak: Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) have coexisted with humans for thousands of years and are used for various purposes such as food and in sports. Rock pigeons may have the potential to be infested with a wide range of ectoparasites, which can have a significant impact on their life cycle. This study aims to measure the prevalence of Columba livia with bird lice in 99Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia in the year 2020 and to ascertain the impact of bird lice on the health of these infested birds. Data were collected from clinical records for the month of January to December in the year 2020 from 99Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia. Lice were identified in 42 of the 80 Rock pigeons examined so, the overall prevalence of lice infestations was 52.5%. The prevalence of ectoparasites was found to be higher in young Rock pigeons (60.4%) as compared to adult Rock pigeons (37.4%). Columbicola columbae (wing lice) and Colpocephalum turbinatum (body lice) are two species of lice that have been detected. Body lice were more prevalent in young Columba livia birds at 47.6% whereas wing lice were more prevalent in adult Columba livia birds at 16.7%. Most of the lice were found in the thorax and abdomen area followed by the head and neck area., Merpati Batu (Columba livia) telah hidup berdampingan dengan manusia selama ribuan tahun dan digunakan untuk berbagai keperluan seperti makanan dan olahraga. Merpati batu dapat terinfestasi dengan berbagai ektoparasit, yang dapat berdampak signifikan pada siklus hidup mereka. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui prevalensi Columba livia dengan kutu burung di 99 Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia pada tahun 2020 dan untuk memastikan dampaknya terhadap kesehatan burung yang terinfestasi. Data dikumpulkan dari catatan klinis dari bulan Januari hingga Desember tahun 2020 dari 99Wonderland Park, Selangor, Malaysia. Kutu diidentifikasi pada 42 dari 80 merpati batu yang diperiksa sehingga, prevalensi keseluruhan infestasi kutu adalah 52,5%. Prevalensi ektoparasit ditemukan lebih tinggi pada merpati batu muda (60,4%) dibandingkan dengan merpati batu dewasa (37,4%). Columbicola columbae (kutu sayap) dan Colpocephalum turbinatum (kutu badan) adalah dua spesies kutu yang telah ditemukan. Kutu badan lebih banyak ditemukan pada burung Columba livia muda sebesar 47,6% sedangkan kutu sayap lebih banyak ditemukan pada burung Columba livia dewasa sebesar 16,7%. Sebagian besar kutu ditemukan di daerah dada dan abdomen diikuti daerah kepala dan leher.
Keyword: Columba livia, prevalence, ectoparasite, wing lice, body lice, Columba livia, prevalensi, ektoparasit, kutu sayap, kutu badan