Penerapan Sensor Ultrasonik HC-SR04 dan Hujan untuk Memantau Ketinggian Air dan Pendeteksi Hujan

Abstract

Indonesia is a country with high rainfall. The rainy season can last for four months of the year. Development in urban areas in increasing resulting, resulting in reduced water absorption areas. People's habit of throwing garbage in waterways is also one of the factors that cause flooding. The current obstacle is the difficulty of monitoring water levels when heavy rains cause water to overflow onto roads and residents' houses. Checking the water level is still done manually, only looking at the measuring limit or ruler found on the river and not giving warning messages when the water level rises and it rains.  Devices are needed to monitor water levels during heavy rains and send alerts to officers when it rains and the water level has exceeded the limit. Researchers found the idea to make a water level monitor and rain detector using the Wemos D1 R2 Mini microcontroller, supported by the HC-SR04 sensor and Internet of Things (IoT) based rain sensor. The Blynk application receives data from Wemos to be forwarded as a notification to officers. This system provides real-time information about river water levels and conditions when it rains to help avoid or reduce losses due to flooding. The accuracy value generated by the ultrasonic sensor reaches 99.89%, while from the rain sensor, it reaches 100%.