Singaraja: Students of Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha (Undiksha) developed an Internet of Things (IoT) based system called SIMOBI (Sistem Monitoring Solar Hydroponic Berbasis IoT). This system is used to monitor water used as a hydroponic plant medium. This innovation was applied to the community in the Innovillage 2022 activities in Pengejaran Village, Kintamani District, Bangli Regency, Bali.
Innovillage is a sociopreneurship competition in the digital technology field through the collaboration of PT Telkom Indonesia and universities. Students are encouraged to be involved in providing solutions to problems faced by rural communities through applicable digital innovations that are related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
In 2022, Undiksha participated in this program. One of them is the Simobi team led by I Komang Yuda Muliawan from the Informatics Engineering Education study program with members: I Gusti Agung Michael Swisnandya from the same study program and Ni Luh Eniasih from the Law Sciences study program. Lecturer on behalf of I Gede Bendesa Subawa, S.Pd., M.Kom., guided this team.
The team developed an IoT technology titled SIMOBI: Internet of Things (IoT)-Based Diesel Hydroponic Monitoring System. Yuda explained that this product was developed to help people who want to farm with a hydroponic system, especially in the village of Pengajaran, Bangli Regency. “The system we have developed is useful for monitoring the condition of hydroponic plants such as providing nutrients to plants. Apart from that, this system makes it easier for farmers to monitor their plants without going directly to the location, so they can be monitored from the website,” said Yuda, Monday (5/12/2022).
Yuda admitted that his participation in the Innovillage program was able to add to his experience in contributing to village communities. “I am very grateful and thankful to the Innovillage program for being given the opportunity to implement the product that my team and I developed for the community in the PengejaranVillage. With this activity, we gain a lot of experience and of course one of our steps is to devote ourselves to society,” he added.
This innovation already entered the implementation stage on November 25, 2022. Community representative I Made Rangen, stated that having a touch of technology for the agricultural sector will make his work easier. “As a farmer, I am greatly helped by the existence of a program like this, by utilizing technology in agriculture, it greatly facilitates our work. But, we need to learn more about using technology because its still very new for us,” he explained.
For information, this innovillage activity is carried out for 40 days, with the stages of preparing for the implementation of activities, designing products, to product implementation. In order to optimize the program, continuous assistance is carried out by the team. (rls/hms)
