Discover a smarter way to set up your indoor farming operation with the Growhouse Evaluation Kit from Arrow.
Concerns about global population growth, sustainability, and ecologically friendly farming are encouraging growers to adopt innovative technologies to improve overall efficiency. One of the more exciting of these innovations builds upon the Internet of Things (IoT) to enable remote, wireless, real-time sensing, monitoring, and control of indoor farming operations and conditions.
Arrow Electronics has bridged this gap and developed a kit that combines the best-of-the-best technologies, including signal conditioning, converter and power management technology from Analog Devices, wireless connectivity from Silicon Labs, LED dimming and color control of the OSRAM based Light Engine, ruggedized connectors from Amphenol, soil pH and moisture levels and remote accessibility through a cloud-based dashboard.
A complete Growhouse Platform contains the following boards and should be ordered individually, to meet your required Growhouse configuration.
Hardware Overview
The Growhouse Evaluation Kit includes a soil-monitor node using leading edge technologies from Analog Devices, which include power and analog solutions to create a highly accurate measurement of the soils pH and moisture level to maximize crop yield. Also integrated is an IoT gateway based on a Qualcomm 96Boards platform and LED node featuring the ability to control the color, UV spectrum and intensity of a custom light engine.
Custom control of the Soil and LED nodes is accomplished through the IoT Gateway with the implementation of pre-certified ZigBee modules from Silicon Labs. IoS & Android based mobile applications are available for configuration and control of the Soil and LED nodes as well. Lastly, a light engine containing Osram OSLON Square high-power LEDs has been created for demonstration purposes only and the design files can be provided for further customization.
Growhouse Boards
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Manufacturer Part Number |
Description |
| Growhouse IoT Gateway | IoT Gateway assembly includes the Dragonboard 410C and Growhouse IoT Mezzanine Card Required Accessories (purchased separately from Arrow) • Antennae - Pulse W1030 • Power Supply - WM24P6-12-A-QL |
| Growhouse Soil Node | The soil node is battery powered (AA batteries included) and acquires highly accurate measurements of the soils pH and moisture levels, which is transmitted via Zigbee to the IoT Gateway Board |
| Growhouse LED Node | The LED node provides the ability to control the color, UV spectrum and intensity of a custom light engine |
Required Accessories for IoT Gateway
• Antennae - Pulse W1030
• Power Supply - WM24P6-12-A-QL
Required Accessories for the Soil Node (purchased separately from Arrow)
• Atlas Scientific PH Probe - Part Number: ENV-40-pH
• Decagon Moisture Sensor from METER Environment - Part Number: EC-5
Growhouse System Overview
Growhouse Setup Instructions
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User Guides and Related Documents
Growhouse Cloud User Manual for Admin User
Growhouse iOS BluetoothMesh User Manual
Growhouse Mobile Applications User Manual
Growhouse IoT Gateway Schematics
Growhouse LED Node Schematics
Growhouse Soil Node Schematics
Growhouse IoT Gateway Flashing Guide
Sharing WiFi Connection Over Ethernet
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