Turbo : Jurnal Program Studi Teknik Mesin
Vol 15 No 2 (2026): TURBO: Jurnal Program Studi Teknik Mesin (in Progress)

Performance Testing of the Water Level Monitoring System at Internet of Things-Based Water Gates

Feby Nopriandy (Politeknik Negeri Sambas)
Suhendra Suhendra (Politeknik Negeri Sambas)
Leo Dedy Anjiu (Politeknik Negeri Sambas)
Budi Setiawan (Politeknik Negeri Sambas)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Aug 2026

Abstract

The main problem in agricultural water management was the imbalance in water availability caused by suboptimal irrigation systems. Efforts have been made to develop a water level monitoring system that integrates ultrasonic sensors, Internet of Things (IoT) technology, and solar power to monitor irrigation automatically and in real time, especially in locations without electricity. Therefore, this study aimed to design, construction, and test the accuracy and error rates of an Internet of Things (IoT)-based water level monitoring system. The system was designed using ultrasonic sensors, the Blynk platform, an ESP32 microcontroller, and a 50 WP solar panel as the power source. Field testing was conducted on an open water channel with a depth of approximately 1.22 m. Data were collected every 5 cm within a water level range of 5–75 cm. The sensor was operated at distances ranging from 2.27 to 2.97 m. Observations were made by comparing the ultrasonic sensor’s measurements with manual measurements used as reference points. The test results show that this system has an average accuracy of 95.85%, with an average absolute measurement error of 4.15% and a calculated RMSE of 1.1412 cm. Keywords: internet of things, monitoring, ultrasonic sensor, water level

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Journal Info

Abbrev

turbo

Publisher

Subject

Mechanical Engineering

Description

TURBO ISSN (print version) 2301-6663 & ISSN (online version) 2477-250X is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes scientific articles from the disciplines of mechanical engineering, which includes the field of study (peer) material, production and manufacturing, construction and energy conversion. ...