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Vertical Farming Irrigation System

Vertical farming is the production of produce in a vertical manner using smart technology systems, while indoors using an irrigation system. A wireless force measurement solution is needed to monitor the amount of water being used, to ensure the produce is being watered just the right amount.


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Summary

  • Customer Need / Challenge

    Vertical farming is the production of produce in a vertical manner using smart technology systems, while indoors using an irrigation system. A wireless force measurement solution is needed to monitor the amount of water being used, to ensure the produce is being watered just the right amount.

  • Interface Solution

    Interface suggests installing four MBI Overload Protected Miniature Beam Load Cells under each corner of the trays of the produce. The produce is watered and the amount of water that is collected is weighed. A JB104SS 4-Channel Stainless Steel Junction Box is connected to each load cell, and to a WTS-AM-1E that wirelessly transmits the sum weight to the WTS-HK-S Next-Generation Wireless Handheld, and the WTS-BS-6 Wireless Telemetry Dongle Base Station when connected to the customer’s PC. Results can be displayed, logged, and graphed seen in real time.

  • Results

    Interface’s Wireless Telemetry System was able to monitor and weigh the amount of water being used on the produce in this vertical farming system.

Materials


  • Four MBI Overload Protected Miniature Beam Load Cells
  • JB104SS 4-Channel Stainless Steel Junction Box
  • WTS-AM-1E Wireless Strain Bridge Transmitter Module
  • WTS-BS-6 Wireless Telemetry Dongle Base Station with supplied Log100 software
  • WTS-HK-S Next-Generation Wireless Handheld
  • Customer PC or Laptop

How it Works


  1. Four MBI Overload Protected Miniature Beam Load Cells are installed under the tray that holds the produce. Each load cell is connected to a JB104SS 4-Channel Stainless Steel Junction Box.
  2.  The produce is watered and the junction box captures the sum weight of the tray.
  3. The WTS-AM-1E wirelessly transmit the sum weight to both the WTS-HK-S Next-Generation Wireless Handheld and the WTS-BS-6 Wireless Telemetry Dongle Base Station with supplied Log100 software on the customer’s PC. Data can be displayed, logged, and graphed.

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Products Used in this App Note

MBI

MBI Overload Protected Miniature Beam Load Cell
Jb104ss 1

JB104SS 4-Channel Stainless Steel Junction Box
Wts Am 1e

WTS-AM-1E Wireless Strain Bridge Transmitter Module
Wts Bs 6 2

WTS-BS-6 Wireless Telemetry Dongle Base Station
WTS HK S

WTS-HK-S Next-Generation Wireless Handheld