Performance Extension of Wireless Mesh Sensor Network Communication Applied in Grape Farm

Abstract The effectiveness of data communication links in a wireless communication network is an essential factor to be considered. Many applications in an agricultural farm need technology to facilitate significantly and increase productivity in planting. This paper presents the performance extension of wireless mesh sensor network communication in a grape farm. The performance of distance extension for data communication in an agriculture farm is a central topic to be designed. Therefore, the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) demonstrates the strength of the communication link in an outdoor condition. This article adopts a wireless module of XCTU, a free multi-platform application designed to enable developers to interact with Digi RF modules through a simple-to-use graphical interface embedded with a microcontroller device to process data transmission tests. The results found that the XBee-S2 and XBee-Pro tags have an RSSI tested for -71.6 dBm and -25.9 dBm, respectively. However, the Xbee-Pro still had a higher RSSI test compared to XBee-S2 by 63.83%. However, in the application, the entrepreneur needs to consider which technology is a match to be used in their business correctly.