AccScience Publishing / EER / Online First / DOI: 10.36922/EER025510090
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE

Development and calibration of an Internet of Things-enabled hygrometer monitoring system for precision environmental applications

Jelili Aremu Oyedokun1,2* Muniru Olajide Okelola1 Elijah Olusayo Omidiora3 Wasiu Babatunde Akanbi4 Olufemi Olayanju Awodoye3
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1 Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo, Nigeria
2 Department of Engineering and Scientific Services, National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria
3 Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
4 Department of Crop Production and Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Science, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Received: 20 December 2025 | Revised: 3 February 2026 | Accepted: 4 February 2026 | Published online: 18 March 2026
© 2026 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Abstract

The ever-increasing need for precision, accuracy, reliability, and real-time continuous environmental measurement for agriculture, warehousing, and laboratory use has revealed shortfalls in conventional hygrometers, namely, measurement accuracy, lack of real-time remote monitoring, and insufficient data logging functionality. The main objective of this study is to create and calibrate an Internet of Things-based hygrometer system with real-time accuracy for temperature and relative humidity measurement. The proposed system comprises a DHT22 (AM2302) digital temperature and humidity sensor, an ESP32 Wi-Fi microcontroller, a local visual display using a liquid crystal display module, and a cloud interface for remote graphical and storage functionality. The system utilized C++ programming for sensing, processing, and transmitting data wirelessly. Additionally, calibration of the system was performed using three standard digital hygrometers for improved accuracy and reliability. Experimental findings showed that before calibration, Sensors A and B had a temperature difference and a humidity difference of +0.7 °C and a 1% relative humidity (RH) delay, respectively. After calibration, the sensor showed a system accuracy of ±0.2 °C and ±2–5% RH for temperature and humidity measurement, in accordance with manufacturer specifications. The system demonstrated a real-time response with update intervals of 15 seconds while maintaining stable performance for a temperature range of −40 °C to 80 °C and humidity conditions from 0% to 100% RH. Through the integration of Internet of Things connectivity with sensor calibration, the developed system enables a cost-effective, accurate, and remotely accessible solution for environmental monitoring, supporting enhanced decision-making in precision agriculture, lab monitoring, and industrial climate control.

Keywords
Sensor calibration
Real-time monitoring
ESP32 microcontroller
Data logging
Precision environmental management
Wireless sensing
Funding
None.
Conflict of interest
The authors declare they have no competing interests.
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