Our world’s population is projected to grow by almost 2 billion people over the next 30 years. In order to keep up, our ability to grow and processfood crops must become increasingly more efficient and productive. In this article, learn about the latest solutions from Microchip for smart agriculture applications.
Microchip solutions that relate to efficient energy and water use include:
- Smart Agriculture – Targeting Irrigation and Fertilization
- High-Efficiency Power Supplies/Inverters
- Higher Efficiency Motor Control
- LED Lighting
- Smart Dimmers, Actuators and Valves
- Efficient Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning
- ENERGY STAR® Appliances
Server Power Supply- Increasing Energy Efficiency for Smarter Production
Ideal Microchip Solutions:
- dsPIC33 digital power
- Security
- Current monitoring
- Ethernet
- Temperature sensors
- Drivers
- MCUs/FPGAs
LED Lighting
Ideal Microchip Solutions:
- Power conversion
- MCUs for intelligence
- Communications (weather, coordination, etc)
- Light sensing
Smart Agriculture
Ideal Microchip Solutions:
- Sensing (signal chain)
- FPGAs (embedded vision/AI)
- MCUs for control
- Power
- Communications (Ethernet or wireless)
- Motor control
Robotic Agriculture
Ideal Microchip Solutions:
- Motor control for propulsion
- FPGAs (embedded vision/AI)
- MCUs/FPGAs for control
- Motor control for pump
- Battery management