It is vital in agricultural facilities that soil, watering and environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity are regularly monitored and maintained at their optimal levels. Applications include Farms, Vertical Farms and Gardens.
IoTPortal can help achieve more consistent yields and crop quality in a wide range of Agricultural applications. An array of sensors monitor the key parameters in the soil, liquid tanks, and surrounding atmosphere. Monitor the entire farm both locally and remotely, whilst IoTPortal reacts to conditions automatically via the events feature, and notifies you on your smartphone via email, SMS and push notifications should attention be required.
Non-Optimal soil, water and environmental conditions result in plant distress and poor, inconsistent yields.
Staff need to regularly monitor soil, environmental and water quality. This requires more staff on-site, distracting them from other tasks. Tasks such as monitoring and watering are not carried out at optimal intervals.
Many sensor systems are limited to relatively short cable lengths, preventing coverage of the entire farm
Installing sensor networks in farms can be limited by location of power outlets and are difficult to scale up as the farm changes and expands.
Configuring automated sensor systems can be challenging for staff and require a lot of training or ongoing reliance on external contractors.
Many sensing solutions can only sense and control a very limited range of parameters. This can result in the need to use many different systems to cover the needs of the soil, environment and water parameters.
The system shown uses several BRTSys sensors to monitor the critical parameters in the soil and in the environment of the growing area to ensure optimal crop quality and consistency. The IoTPortal Gateway manages the Long-Distance Sensor Bus consisting of up to 80 sensor units and over distances of 200m per bus allowing use in large farms. Additional functions such as weather stations and rain curtain control are also provided. The entire system can be configured and monitored both locally and remotely via our IoTPortal Smartphone App and Web Application.
The right conditions mean better quality and more consistent yields. The IoTPortal monitors the farm 24/7 to ensure that all key conditions remain within your set limits, reacting automatically via output actuators to take action to maintain the conditions.
The system reduces the need for manual monitoring and so frees up staff for other tasks. Configure alerts to be notified even whilst off-site or out-of-hours when the system needs attention.
Create large networks by daisy chaining the sensors using Quad T-Junctions. Each gateway supports three sensor networks, up to 200m long, allowing a large area to be covered. Use more than one gateway for even larger farms and all gateways appear as one large system.
The LDSBus uses convenient RJ45 connectors and CAT5e/6 cabling in a simple daisy chained configuration. A single cable provides power and data to all sensors and actuators, avoiding the need for batteries and power outlets around the farm.
The smartphone app and dashboard are easy to use for all members of staff. Set up different user permissions allowing users to view only or to re-configure the system.
We have a wide range of sensors for the soil, environment and aquatic parameters allowing the entire farm to be monitored via one unified system. Mix and match sensors and actuators in any combination. Find out more about our range of sensors and actuators below.
IoTPortal helps achieve more consistent yields and crop quality in Vertical Farming applications
BRT Systems Pte Ltd (BRTSys) provides cutting-edge IoT solutions that drive operational excellence and deliver significant cost-value benefits with two families of solutions: IoTPortal and PanL
