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Growing yields through innovation
As the world advances technologically, even traditional industries are going high-tech to reap the benefits of modern inventions. The agriculture sector, most notably, has kept up with the times across the world, steadily introducing new innovations to better monitor, manage and control production processes to ensure healthy yield.
To accelerate success for this thriving sector, Avnet has combined its electronic expertise and superior market knowledge to create the Agriculture Sensor Board. Featuring two unique sensors, the application allows users to detect and measure critical farming parameters, namely temperatures and humidity of both soil and ambient environment. The monitored parameters can then be transmitted to relevant controls through BLE connectivity. To reduce energy needs, the application is thoughtfully designed to be solar-powered, and thus operates on a free energy resource that is always in abundance in agriculture.
Features
• Senses soil temperature, moisture, atmospheric humidity and temperature
- Atmospheric humidity and temperature sensor – HDC1050
- Soil temperature sensor socket – PT1000 (RTD)
• Transmits data to any BLE receiver
• Powered by solar battery
Key Components
• BLE – Cypress
• PMIC – Cypress
• Ins. AMP – TI
• Op-amp – TI
• Load switch – TI
• On-board sensor – TI
Target Applications
• Analysis and behavioral study of agricultural parameters that crops are sensitive to
• Horticulture and floriculture where monitoring of the natural ambient conditions are critical for quality
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