ABSTRACT

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The aquaculture industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years, with the increasing demand for seafood products. However, managing and monitoring aquaculture farms can be a challenging task. This study aimed to design and to develop an integrated system for data acquisition and automation network powered by solar energy which can help improve the efficiency of aquaculture farms and to test its effectiveness and its significant differences in parameters such as water quality and compared to the traditional way of aquafarming. Result showed that the generation of solar energy took five hours to charge and discharge the battery powering up the prototype. Response time from the actuators such as the aerator, filter, and feeder were evaluated using mean and provided reliable results. Turbidity testing was also assessed in the form of spectrophotometry and equipped optimal outcome. T-test analysis showed that there is a significant difference on the traditional way for maintaining fish farms and the integration of the device. The end-user evaluation verified the device’s functional suitability, usability, maintainability, performance efficiency, and reliability which proved that the system’s real-time monitoring capability

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