Prototype Design of Vegetable Gardening System for Condominiums by Using Internet of Things Technology

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) investigate the vegetable gardening system for condominiums, 2) design a prototype of vegetable gardening system for condominiums by using the Internet of Things Technology, and 3) evaluate the prototype design of vegetable gardening system for condominiums by using the Internet of Things Technology. The sample group consisted of 20 experts in information technology. The research instruments were a prototype of vegetable gardening system for condominiums by using the Internet of Things Technology and the evaluation form of prototype design. Statistics used in this research were means and standard deviation. The results showed that the prototype of vegetable gardening system for condominiums by using the Internet of Things Technology consisted of two parts, that is, 1) hardware containing data reception and sensor of soil water content and light intensity, and 2) web application and mobile application showing soil water content and light intensity, as well as recording the data of soil water content and light intensity to show historical data. The overall evaluation result of the prototype design of vegetable gardening system for condominiums by using the Internet of Things Technology was at a satisfying level ( = 4.01, S.D. = 0.05), which could be explained that the prototype design was applicable to vegetable gardening for condominiums.