Automation Design of Kentongan Sound for The Feeding Process of Vaname Shrimp Farming in Pond
Abstract Feeding on vanamei shrimp culture in pondsis carried out on average 4 to 5 times a day. In aquaculture activities with a large number of ponds, the sound of kentongan becomes a time reference for the operator in providing feed. The purpose of this article was to describe the process required to turn the kentongan sound into a command input for an automatic feeder. The sound of kentongan will be used as input data (commands) for the microcontroller is translated as a command for the feeder to carry out its activities of feeding. The methodology used the following points: first, field observations of the use of kentongan sounds as a sign of the feeding process for feed operators; second, literature study covering sound frequency and sensor system; third, the creation of a chart in the form of step by step logic from input in the form of kentongan sounds to the process of feeding using an automatic feeding device; fourth, the design of the hardware that will be used and the creation of the software in the form of a command flow chart. The result was realized in the form of a chart from input in the form of kentongan sounds to the process of feeding using an automatic feeder. This includes hardware and software design. There were two important things in automation design. The identification process of kentongan sounds becomes a function of frequency against time, where this frequency had certain characteristics which were expressed by graphs that have certain equation values. This kentongan sound with a certain frequency will be the input for the microcontroller to carry out its task of giving orders to the feeding device to provide feed for vanamei shrimp in ponds.