Hardware
On the wire or on a pole
Hangs on the trellis wire or mounts on a pole. No contractor, no wiring, reporting the same day.
Leaf wetness sensor
A flat sensing blade that sits among the leaves and tells you when the canopy is wet and for how long. Hours of leaf wetness help you judge mildew and rot pressure alongside what you see in the rows.
- Tells you
- If leaves are wet, and for how long
- Placement
- In the canopy
- Helps you assess
- Disease pressure and spray timing
What a node reports · Sample readings
Leaf wetness
Wet for 3 h 20 min
Canopy
64°F, 86% humidity
Battery
96%, charging
Radio
Sent to the gateway
Inside the box
Inside that box, the node sleeps most of the day. It wakes five times to read and send, and the sun refills the battery in between.
Controller and radio
Wakes five times a day, reads every sensor, sends, and sleeps.
Battery
Plenty of reserve for cloudy weeks. Charging pauses below freezing to protect the cells.
Solar charging
Keeps the battery topped up, even on short winter days. Never needs plugging in.
In the field
Out in the rows, each node sits in the fruit zone and sends its readings by radio to the barn.
Node, in the fruit zoneGateway, at the barnReporting
Five readings a day
Mount
Trellis wire or ground pole
Network
Long-range radio, one gateway
Power
Solar, no outlet needed
Gateway
At the barn, one gateway collects every reading from every node and passes it to your phone over the barn's wifi.
- Backhaul
- Connects through the barn’s wifi
- Power
- Plugs into any standard outlet, always on
- Housing
- Waterproof casing, rated for outdoor use
- Coverage
- Whole property, nodes relay through each other
- Screen
- Shows its status at a glance
- Far node
- Nearby node passes it on
- Gateway at the barn
- Barn wifi
- Your phone
Specifications
Everything in one place, side by side.
| Specification | NodeOne per spot in the rows | GatewayOne per property, at the barn |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Reads conditions in the rows | Collects every reading |
| Sensors | Leaf wetness, canopy temperature and humidity, soil moisture | None |
| Radio | Long range LoRa, no license needed | Long range LoRa, no license needed |
| Internet | Not needed | Barn wifi |
| Power | Solar, never plugged in | Standard outlet, always on |
| Battery | Two rechargeable cells, 10,000 mAh, protected below freezing | Not needed |
| Housing | Sealed, gasketed box | Waterproof case |
| Mounting | Trellis wire or ground pole | Inside the barn or on a wall |
| Readings | Five a day | Every reading from every node |
| Setup | No tools, no configuration | Plug in and join the wifi |
| Monthly fees | None | None |