Features
Automate your grow environment with GroControl™
GroControl™ Gateway
The brains of the operation. The gateway allows for communications between the sensor nodes and power controllers, and logs everything internally as well as in the cloud (optional setting).
*Low Power Consumption @ 5V 0.6A
Sensor Nodes
The sensor nodes provide monitoring of Temperature, Humidity, Lighting/Lux/PAR, CO2, Soil Moisture (optional) and ultrasonic range detector; to track and report environment anamolies. (pH sensors coming soon!)
Power Control
The power controller can handle a range of AC current, including: 120V, 240V, 208V. Create timer on/off events or customize functionality of the sensors to trigger the power module when the sensors reach low, high or within target ranges.
Designed for longevity
GroControl™ sensors are designed for long-life, replace your batteries once every 2 years! GroControl™ allows up to 65,000 sensors; for larger scale applications
Healthier crops
GroControl™ helps you grow healthier crops when linking sensor data to automated feeding and climate systems. By providing real-time climate information, you can respond to environment abnormalities instantly!
Plug & Grow
GroControl™ lowers set-up and maintenance costs with its user-friendly plug-and-play design. No technical or gardening expertise needed, GroControl™ shows you your crop data in easy to understand graphs & charts.
Hardware
Simply place a few GroControl™ wireless sensors in your greenhouse and start logging your environment data.
Frequently Ask Questions
Below, we answer some of the most common questions about us. Don't see your question answered below? We'd love to hear from you.
What is GroControl™?
GroControl™ is an agricultural monitoring & data logging system which uses small wireless sensors, and an internet connection (Wi-Fi, Ethernet, 3G/LTE) to monitor your crops and provide a data log of recorded measurements about your grow environment. With real-time monitoring of your crops, you can set thresholds for the system to act quickly when grow climate measurements fall outside optimal growing conditions, helping you grow better, healthier crops.
Who is GroControl™ designed for?
GroControl™ is customizable for anyone! Whether you're just a small hobby gardener, family farmer or larger commercial agricultural farm. GroControl™ can help you manage your day-to-day growing environments.
How does GroControl™ work?
Simply place a few (up to 65,000) GroControl™ wireless sensors in your greenhouse and data (including light, temperature, humidity, pH, and CO2, to name a few) are wirelessly transmitted through our GroControl™ gateway and direct to the cloud.
Why choose GroControl™?
Automated industrial agriculture equipment can be very expensive, complicated and time consuming to integrate and operate. For smaller operations industrial equipment can be an overkill expensive solution. GroControl™ eliminates the need for sophisticated expensive equipment, Easily accessible real-time data using robust sensory hardware. The GroControl™ app also integrates with third-party IoT hardware devices (e.g. WeMo, WiOn, Belkin, Alexa)
How do I access my environment data?
Your environment data can be accessed by your smart phone, tablet, or computer; anywhere in the World! Get alerts when your crops are outside an optimal range or link your system to automatically control water reservoirs, lighting, dehumidifier/humidifiers, fans, temperature (HVAC) systems, and nutrient/food dosing.
Is the GroControl™ app. free?
We do offer the GroControl™ application for free on the app (google/apple) store. However, Controlling third party devices is an add-on feature and can be unlocked through the application.
About us
GroControl™ was developed after seeing how much the agricultural industry has suffered in recent years due to unexpected weather conditions, global climate changes, and the sheer manual effort it takes to monitor healthy, profitable crops. While some factors can’t be helped, our GroControl™ system can take can take a variety of climate based measurements that can be easily and remotely monitored to help give the farmer a heads-up about their crops so they can take appropriate action to save their yields before it’s too late.
COVID-19 PREVENTION MEASURES
With the growing concern around the COVID-19 virus, we are acutely aware that our position as a service provider makes us a potential vector for transmission:
- We normally visit businesses, interacting with a number of individuals on a monthly basis;
- Equipment, tools, keyboards/mice, tablets and phones all have a high potential for viral transmission.
We've always encouraged frequent hand washing, but with our customers and employees health in mind we will be taking the following additional pro-active measures for the time being:
- Any contractors who are experiencing flu-like symptoms will not be able to handle on-site requests and must work remotely for a minimum of 14 days.
- Encouraging our contractors to stay home and work remotely;
- Putting a greater effort into resolving issues remotely and limiting onsite visits to issues which require it.
- Wearing the proper safety equipment and disinfecting/sanitizing anything that needs to be physically handled.
These measures will be effective throughout March and possibly longer, until we receive further information. While we don’t anticipate this will have a significant effect on your service experience, we do appreciate your patience and understanding. If you have any comments or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.