GroSens MultiSensor User Manual
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1. gt a 1 MultiSensor Passionate about Precision Growing GROSENS Makes precision irrigation possible www grodan com grosens Precision Growing With its focus on using the minimum input materials to generate the maximum output Precision Growing is the most efficient and effective form of growing It not only reduces growing costs but increases crop yield and quality What s more this form of growing actively contributes to sustainable horticulture grodan Passionate about Precision Growing Table of contents _ Introduction 1 1 Login 1 2 Forgotten your password 1 4 Dashboard page menu bar 1 4 Navigation The dashboard 2 1 Section display 2 2 How to get to the detailed charts Devices section 3 1 Irrigation section and Sensors 3 2 Other devices Charts 4 1 Chart display 4 2 Chart navigation 4 3 Chart settings set the desired scales colours and fixed axis 4 4 Go to historical graphs of different time periods grodan Passionate about Precision Growing CON NOO O 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 15 5 The dashboard menus 5 1 Settings Sells Dele S3 5 1 4 31 5 Create new section 5 1 1 1 Section settings 5 1 1 2 Monitoring adding and configuring a Sensor 5 1 1 2 1 Adding Sensors 5 1 1 2 2 Row and offset configure a Sensor 5 1 1 3 Irrigation control connecting a Converter Measurement units Media types setting the correct slab ty2. section creation will be aborted Apply Saves the settings Clicking this button opens a window which gives you detailed information on recent alerts Clicking the dashboard icon returns you to the dashboard Denise Thro Aler TE i of E M ema hE TEJ ii wa par aio mpu l Jes U a LS We ms ee ee ee ae eee I DHE E Te eo fee hE HTL ae et a a ey ee I See TP a EA Gere WET a eer E m i Delete Device Activating the delete function completely removes the Sensor from the Smartbox System After deleting you can restore the Sensor by clicking the test button 5 1 1 3 Irrigation control connecting a Converter following window in which you can configure a Converter MrS oR Clicking the Irrigation Control tab takes you to the Required Irrigation Supply For future use in development Converter If you click the dropdown menu the following screen will appear with connected Converters Select the Converter you want to attach to this section from the list Irrigation Priority For future use in development If you click Cancel section creation will be aborted Apply Saves the settings grodan 7 Passionate about Precision Growing 5 1 2 Measurement Units When you click this menu the window opposite will appear You can set the measurement units you require on this page The default settings are WC EC and T You can change the values by clicking on the drop down menu Click Apply to save the set
3. com The different sections are described below 5 1 Settings In Settings multiple items can be configured e Create New Section e Measurement Units e Media Types slab types e Sunrise Sunset and Lighting Setup e Converter Settings 5 1 1 Create new section This function allows you to create and configure an irrigation section in which Sensors can be placed When you select this function the following picture will appear and display the section settings There are three sub screens to complete e Section Settings e Monitoring Add Sensor Select Sensor Row and Offset configure a Sensor e Irrigation Control connect a Converter grodan Passionate about Precision Growing Settings Create New Section Measurement Units slab types Sunnse Sunset and Lighting Setup 5 1 1 1 Section settings Here you can give the section a name and choose the slab type or media type Make sure the slab type is cor rectly configured this is described in section 5 1 3 Important Click Apply to save the settings Media type Choose the correct slab type for this section via the drop down menu Make sure it is configured correctly If you click Cancel section creation will be aborted Apply Saves the settings Delete Section If you are configuring an existing section e g section A the Delete button will appear This will enable you to delete a section Be aware that all the in
4. hand corner Access to the GroSens Smartbox is protected with a username and password Usernames and passwords are created at installation Clicking the log in button will redirect you to the dashboard page or starting page _ Gria and accuracy of the information saciid processing of inforn 3 tio aah ve results of the caveat ren een senings and other results calculations advice irrigation settings and other results are approximations and vi L not bind Grodan _ j din By clicking on Create Initial User you are agreeing to these terms of use Enter Email Address User Password Verity Password Create Initia User _ p If you use a valid email address to create a user don t forget to set the notification level at none this can be done in the manage users function see 5 2 2 grodan Passionate about Precision Growing 1 2 Forgotten your password If you have forgotten your password click on click here to reset your password The dialogue box shown right Fargat yaur paneword will appear SS Se Se Enter your email address as in registration A new password will be generated and sent to you You can then change your password by clicking the info grodan com in the menu bar 1 3 Dashboard page menu bar The dashboard page allows you to access various features of the Smartbox see the screenshot right It has a navigation pane The func
5. internet time as default highly recommended Update Click Update to save the new values grodan 7 Passionate about Precision Growing 5 2 7 Smartbox network setup This function will enable you to configure the IP address of the Smartbox on your network You can connect the Smart box to a static IP address instead of a DHCP derived one ED DLP Gimmiv cites IP Aii edb T Biatris i Ped a Lom b bp a ey ri Th aes n Apply Clicking Apply saves the changed settings 5 2 8 Restart Smartbox Clicking Restart will restart the Smartbox like a normal computer ED A ae Sai shii pa nee Ts L a 5 2 9 Shut down Smartbox Clicking Shut down will turn off the Smartbox like a normal computer dee Sai miii pa pTi L 25 www grodan com 5 3 Reports This function enables you to download data stored on the Smartbox to an Excel file and work with the data There are two functions Data from a specific period via the Go To Historical page already described in section 4 4 Download All Data 5 3 1 Download all data When you click Download All Data all data will be downloaded to an Excel file When the download is complete a small icon will appear Dea sia h Opes os coe A ee Se i oe Ee in the bottom left corner containing a zip file If you click on the zip file a pop up screen will appear Open
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7. C and EC apply to the measured values and the set points Please note the graphs will be clipped if they contain values that are outside the given scale Apply Axes to all Sections If you click this button the set values for the axis in the graph you are viewing will be applied to all Sensors and sections If you use this function the axes of the graphs in the dashboard function will have the same axis settings Reset Axes This function sets the axes to the max and min values over the selected time periods 10 The min and max values are presented in the menu bar Min Max 66 7 73 7 18 2 21 1 Min value This gives the lowest value displayed in the graph Max value This gives the highest value displayed in the graph Avg value This displays the average WC EC and Temperature in the graph CV or covariance CV stands for covariance the internationally accepted standard for indicating the deviation between the presen ted measurements in the graph the standard deviation of the values in the graph divided by the average This means that the standard deviation of the measurements can be calculated by multiplying the CV and the average 4 4 Go to Historical graphs of different time periods i If you select a graph of a Sensor or click Go to Historical ABRAN re the chart environment will be displayed as below In this environment you can create graphs of different time periods ee a cassim a Ok NEI
8. Click Open to open the zip file The data is stored by section So if you have 4 sections 4 Excel files are created m fa os ret iar te i ow wi a p E a j jee B jm Store in folder By clicking on store in folder you can save the zip file to a folder on your computer grodan i Passionate about Precision Growing 5 4 Help This function has three main items e Enable Remote Assistance e Help function e Download Software Tools 5 4 1 Enable remote assistance ED Check this box to enable remote support for the GroSens Smartbox via VPN Clicking Apply saves the changes made 5 4 2 Help function Various useful documents such as manuals are stored in this section 5 4 3 Download software tools free downloadable version of Chrome Useful software programs that support the GroSens System will be stored in this function in the future At the moment it contains a version of Google Chrome which you can download and install on your computer i Serna Ghee Tie dy Deertion Googie Chere 27 www grodan com 5 5 Language menu Pj arth u Fy m This function enalbes you to select the appropriate mam language for your system Click the language you require aii to run the language version 5 6 Info grodan com There are two main items in this function e Change Password e Sign out 5 6 1 Change password Click Apply to save the
9. SOTI 2 september 05 2015 to September CS 2015 grodan M Passionate about Precision Growing Important Note If you want to display data over a larger time period a If more years of data is stored finding a certain period full year fe a large amount of data needs to be uploa in history might require even more time to upload due ded this might take several minutes to the extend of the database Selection of section or By clicking this drop down menu you can select which graph or Sensor you want to be displayed Sensor to be displayed HEIST I2 NEIOTI NE150729 NEIOTIO E07 1 Setting time frame By clicking in the two date fields you can select the start and end date for which you want the graph to be displayed _ ur Fe Please note that a period will only be displayed if data is available for it If you select January August but there is only data for July and August only these two months will be displayed Download selected data When you click download all data of all Sensors will be downloaded from the system in an excel file Data of each Sensor is displayed in an individual tab ii E E o kni AT Sie lee alicia ldo H iji i f i FERETREFTRECEREE Esereses2 15 www grodan com 5 The dashboard menus You can configure the GroSens Smartbox using the various functions on the dashboard menu e Settings e System e Reports e Help e English language switch e info grodan
10. ble to replace the batteries red you should replace the batteries immediately as no data is being received Signal strength icon green Sensor is working ok yellow Sensor is working but it is advisable to move it closer to the Receiver or you might lose the connection red signal strength is low move the Sensor closer to the Receiver Data might not be received because the Sensor is too far from the Receiver This column displays the name of the GroSens Sensor Clicking the Sensor number takes you to the section where you can enter a row and offset for this Sensor These columns show the latest values received from the GroSens Sensor Clicking any of the values takes you to the detailed chart for that Sensor This column displays whether the data from the GroSens Sensor has been used to calculate the average WC EC and T for the section This shows the date and time when the values from the GroSens Sensor were last checked and updated grodan T Passionate about Precision Growing 3 2 Other devices 0130035 1031 10 97 NOTNAMED er wa BELAC 10 31 10 86 Clicking the cogwheel takes you to the section settings see Chapter 4 The Status section provides information about device errors A green dot is shown if the data from the GroSens Sensor has been received by the GroSens Smartbox A yellow triangle is shown if the device has not delivered data in the last 10 minutes Ared icon is shown if the devi
11. ce is not working or not connected This column displays the name and serial number of the GroSens device CO is a Converter HE is a HandHeld RE is a Receiver This column displays the type of device Reader Receiver or Converter This column displays the device s IP address n a not applicable This shows the date and time when the values from the GroSens devices were last checked and updated 11 www grodan com 4 Charts The Chart environment is the main measurement information page of the GroSens System It allows you to view and to navigate through current and historical measurements The features of the dashboard page are described below 4 1 Chart display Field Function Description Line graphs The chart displays line graphs of the measurement for the selected day s The lines display e WC measured blue in above example e EC measured red in above example e Temperature green in above example The colours of the lines can be changed in the chart settings see below Date time axis Depending on the visible period of time the axis will display several dates and times in the format Week day Date and Time Value axis The default display has two axes WC on the left and Temperature on the right WC axis To view and display the EC axis on the right click on the EC bar in the chart settings pane see below The axis Temp axis you have selected will be highlighted in green Displaying the EC axi
12. changes made grodan Passionate about Precision Growing 5 6 2 Sign out Click on Sign out to log out of the software You will be taken back to the log in screen You will need to log in again to use the software 29 www grodan com Notes grodan Passionate about Precision Growing 30 31 www grodan com GRODAN supplies innovative sustainable stone wool substrate solutions for the professional horticultural sector Based on Precision Growing principles these solutions are particularly applied to the cultivation of vegetables and flowers In addition to its stone wool substrates GRODAN also provides tailor made advice and tools to support Precision Growing and thus facilitate the sustainable production of healthy safe and tasty fresh produce for consumers More information on the GroSens System can be found at www grodan com grosens All our information and advice is compiled with the greatest possible care and in accordance with state of the art technology However we are unable to assume any liability for the contents September 2015 Rockwool BV trading as GRODAN T 31 0 475 35 30 20 www 3xsustainable com 4 Industrieweg 15 F 31 0 475 35 37 16 in www linkedin com company grodan LY 6045 JG Roermond info grodan nl y www twitter com grodan gt EFC P O
13. data for the chosen date no chart will be displayed Instead you will see a dialogue box warning you of the absence of the data The data is described in more detail below the graph The values in the circles display the averages over the last 36 hours for WC EC or temp The dotted half circle displays The lowest value in the last 36 hours at the bottom The maximum value in the last 36 hours at the top The biggest dot displays the average of the last Sensor readings in that section Smaller dots represent the last reading from a Sensor in that section The differences between Sensors expressed in the dots indicate whether the Sensor measurements are close or far apart If readings from individual Sensors are similar individual dots will overlap This can be seen in the temperature readings in the example on the left If only one Sensor is used in a section there will only be one dot and the average will be the last reading from that Sensor If a yellow triangle is displayed in the top left corner this indicates a device error Check the devices screen to see what has caused this and solve the problem Clicking the section name in the top left corner takes you to the bigger detailed charts ee This symbol indicates that Converter CO13C035 is connected to section 1 ee Clicking the cogwheel icon in the top right corner takes you to the configuration section menu where you can adjust the section se
14. formation will be lost 5 1 1 2 Monitoring adding and configuring Sensors 5 1 1 2 1 Adding Sensors When you click Monitoring the window shown right will appear Add Sensor Clicking this drop down menu opens a list of all the Sensors connected to the system along with their sections You can select a Sensor by clicking its number After selecting a Sensor it will appear in the section an ia HEYET His hore ik Seger o This is the row in which the GroSens Sensor is located If the field is blank you can enter a number This shows the post in the row where the GroSens Sensor is located If the field is blank you can enter a number Clicking the cross deletes a Sensor from that section and takes you back to the pool It may take 20 seconds for it to appear in the pool If you click Cancel section creation will be aborted Apply Saves the settings 17 www grodan com 5 1 1 2 2 Row and offset configuring a Sensor When you click the row or offset number on the screen you will see the following window which allows you to configure a Sensor This is the row in which the GroSens Sensor is located If this field is blank you can enter a number This is the post in the row where the GroSens Sensor is located If this field is blank you can enter a number Operation mode When you click this function a drop down menu will appear The Sensor is set to normal mode If you click Cancel
15. he menu bar This navigation pane allows you to easily switch between the dashboard screen the devices screen and the graphs Clicking on an item will reveal the following This icon represents the dashboard Clicking it will take you to the dashboard This icon represents the devices screen Clicking it will take you to an overview that shows whether the various devices are working properly A number next to it indicates an alert that a device is not functioning properly Clic king it will take you to the devices screen The water drop icon will take you to the graph of the first irrigation section you defined grodan Passionate about Precision Growing 2 The dashboard The dashboard contains an overview of all sections that are defined and active Each graph displays the measurements of the last 36 hours To enable easy comparison between sections please make sure that the axis for each section is set to the same EC and WC range This is explained in Chapter 4 3 Chart Settings Set the desired scales and and colours and fixed axis Apply settings to all sections Click Add Sections at the bottom of the window to create a new section Details of how to set this up are provided in Chapter 5 pms Pa ya te HEj sl Tj 2 1 Section display In this section we explain what is displayed in the section graphs The line graph displays the last 36 hours of measurements in EC and WC If there is no
16. m J rT EE J a ans oe or grodan i Passionate about Precision Growing 5 1 4 Sunrise sunset and lighting setup In this menu you can select whether you use artificial or natural lighting e For natural light you will need to enter the longitude and latitude to display sunrise and sunset in the graphs yellow blocks and time Data is gathered every 3 minutes during daylight hours and every 30 minutes during the night e When artificial light is chosen lighting time intervals can be set During the set lighting time period data will be gathered every 3 minutes Get Latitude Longitude When you click this function you will be taken to Google Maps to help you find the appropriate latitude and longitude You can copy and paste the values into this page 9 LatLong Tia Casta Fas hie iat ee ee ee 21 www grodan com 5 1 5 Converter settings The Converter settings are configured as described opposite They can be edited if necessary by entering the required values Click Apply to save your settings If you have edited values and you want to reset the original figures click Load original settings 5 2 System The following functions can be found in System e Site Identity e Manage Users e Add new devices only needed for installing new hardware e Update to check for new software updates e Auto Back up e Date Time and Time Zone important for setting the appropriate time e Ne
17. nly Administrator Clicking Create User saves the settings for the defined new user Modify User Clicking Modify after a defined user enables you to modify the settings including the password You can also remove a previously defined user 5 2 3 Add New Devices When installing new devices in your Smartbox System and if you use more than one Smartbox checking this function helps connect the new device to the appropriate Smartbox Field Function Description Enable Pairing Mode This should be checked if more than one GroSens Smartbox is used Apply Cancel Click Apply to save the new values 23 www grodan com 5 2 4 Update When you click this function the system will check whether there are any automatic software updates available x Eo Tieg Cons aril pelican joc Ln pelea P Ce reer caper ee REAA a i C a or paea 5 2 5 Smartbox auto backup When you click this function the system will check whether there are any automatic software updates available Gaite a daii iag bee ia Se FT H i 2 oa ee ee ey le a ya h ee Pe Tha al ee ae By ee E courage co ope pelo e HEE ADETE ANT e Restore GroSens Archive Clicking this button will restore the system backup Read the warning message above carefully 5 2 6 System date time and time zone Tirs ion Lice a a ee buama ime gt ei D JT 2G jer F TETA im The time zone where the GroSens System is located Use
18. onment you can create graphs of different time periods More information about the historical display is given in section 4 5 You can select 1 5 3 or 7 days of measurements in the chart The period always ends with the selected date T dms J days iE days So a chart for 7 days shows the selected date and the 6 days before Select Section The chart only shows one greenhouse section at a time You can select this section from a drop down menu containing all available sections Please note the selection of the section is stored between sessions 4 3 Chart settings setting the desired scales colours Important and fixed axis After entering the desired axis values you should press The chart settings can be used to set the scales of the Enter on your keyboard This will activate the new graphs for WC EC and T settings and store them The graph will be refreshed and displayed with the new axis values Min Max Avg CV 687 737 733 00 330 13 www grodan com Check box The chart contains three lines displaying WC EC and Temperature If you uncheck one of these lines it will not be W displayed To display the graph line again check the box again Colour selection The colours in the chart settings represent the various values Colours can be changed by clicking the drop down menu next to the colour Setting Axis Min Axis Max This sets the minimum value and maximum value for each line graph The settings for W
19. pe Sunrise sunset and lighting setup Converter settings 5 2 System no 5 4 2 9 5 0 ova O22 5 2 3 5 2 4 SAS 5 2 6 S AS D29 GroSens Smartbox System Identity Manage users authorisation levels Add new devices Update Smartbox auto backup System date time and time zone Smartbox network setup Restart Smartbox Shut down Smartbox Reports Deol Help 5 4 1 5 4 2 5 4 3 Download all data Enable remote assistance Help function Download software tools free version downloadable version of chrome Language menu LL SRo SEP info grodan com Change password Sign out 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 19 19 21 22 a2 22 22 23 24 24 24 Zo 25 23 26 26 27 27 2 Zt 28 28 28 29 www grodan com 1 Introduction This User Manual describes the various features of the GroSens Smartbox and how to use them The GroSens Smartbox can be accessed via a web application using a modern web browser The GroSens Smartbox supports Google Chrome and Firefox These browsers are recommended It will also run on Internet Explorer 10 or higher 1 1 Login Log in with a computer plugged into the router or connected to the network switch with an ethernet cable Go to the IP address listed on the Smartbox LCD screen e g http 192 168 1 58 It takes about 20 seconds to load the login screen On the start page your preferred language can be set using the drop down menu in the top right
20. s A vertical yellow block is shown on the chart for each day of measurements This represents the period between sunrise and sunset for that day The sunrise and sunset times are shown at the top of the graph If in the set points for artificial lighting are chosen see chapter 5 the yellow part displays the period of artificial lighting set The times at the top of the graph represent the start and stop times for the artificial lightening Zoom in on smaller time period Within the chosen display 1 5 3 and 7 days you can zoom in on a smaller time period using the bar at the top of the graph a grodan Passionate about Precision Growing 4 2 Chart navigation Tdays 3days 15 days Section display You can select a section for which you want to display measurements The chart only shows one greenhouse xs section at a time You can select this section from a drop down menu containing all available sections You can select a section for which you want to display measurements The chart only shows one greenhouse sec tion at a time You can select this section from a drop down menu containing all available sections Go to Historical Clicking Go to historical will display the individual Sensors in that section Click a Sensor number to display the graph of that Sensor The chart only shows one Sensor at a time You can select this Sensor from a drop down menu containing all available Sensors in that section In this envir
21. tings 5 1 3 Slab types setting the correct slab type In this menu you can configure the slab type that applies to your greenhouse The correct slab determines the proper calculation model When you click Slab Types the following window will appear Click Add to go to the next screen Name Give the slab a name such as Section 1 Location 1 or 2016 season Copy From Select the appropriate slab type from the dropdown menu gt i Sika Maller You will be taken back to the main screen where your designated slab can be found in the menu bar Click your named slab type and then Edit This will take you to a menu bar where you can enter the correct settings EO 2 aal BL lama oy a ceed Description can be found on the next page 19 www grodan com You can select the appropriate length from the drop down list Width You can select the appropriate width from the drop down list a 7 200 You can select the appropriate height from the drop down list Slab type Crop Type Select the crop type from the drop down list Pepper Spacer If you use a pepper spacer please check the appropriate spacer Apply Click Apply to save the settings After clicking Apply you will see a summary of the configured slab type dhe mhon D SS LET ae D h D a T og l l T a H l E Em iE br m r
22. tionality is briefly described below s ee More details can be found in the following sections m a Dashboard The dashboard contains the navigation pane items It allows you to navigate to The dashboard The device screen The irrigation screen this will take you to the graph in the first section In this section you will find the main items that need to be defined to enable you to use the software properly Create New Section Measurement Units Media Types slab types Sunrise Sunset and Lighting Setup Converter Settings System This allows you to manage the settings of the GroSens Smartbox and the GroSens System Site Identity Manage Users Add New Devices only needed for installing new hardware Update to check for new software updates Auto Back up Date Time and Time Zone important for setting the appropriate time Network Set up to give the Smartbox a static address Restart Smartbox Shut Down Smartbox Reports This will allow you to export data to an Excel file Section amp Device Historical in development Download All data all data will be downloaded by irrigation section Enable VPN Help files for future use Download Software Tools Language Bar Select the language you require here info grodan com Change your password Manage alerts for future use Sign out 7 www grodan com 1 4 Navigation A small navigation pane is displayed below t
23. ttings slab type assigning Converters This function can also be used to delete a section created previously 2 2 How to get to the detailed charts Clicking the picture or the section name takes you to the detailed graph for that section 9 www grodan com 3 Devices section shortcut button e The devices overview shows how your GroSens System is configured in the greenhouse in a non graphical format It also tells you how the complete systems are operating The information from the Sensors is displayed in table format grouped by irrigation section The information from the Reader Converters and Receivers is grouped in a separate section 3 1 Irrigation section and Sensors oF i NEITH 6 1 83 VWE 435 Bm 212 C 22 seconds F F Gida VWE 3 86 d m 73 3 VWE 44 dm 74 3 VWE 4 16 d5im Description Clicking the section name takes you to the graph of that section see Chapter 3 Clicking the cogwheel takes you to the section settings see Chapter 4 The Status section provides information about device errors A green dot is shown if data from the GroSens Sensor has been received by the GroSens Smartbox A yellow triangle is shown if the Sensor has not delivered data in the last 10 minutes Ared icon is shown if the device is not working or not connected The battery icon indicates the Sensor battery status green ok yellow less than 30 capacity it is advisa
24. twork Set up to give the Smartbox a static address e gt Restart Smartbox e Shut Down Smartbox 5 2 1 GroSens Smartbox System Identity System Identity is used by the GroSens System Sensors Converters and Receivers to communicate with the GroSens Smartbox and to identify a particular system Name The system identity can be specified in this field GroSens System devices will automatically be given the new identity Note max 8 characters allowed Update Click Update to store the new System Identity name Apply Cancel Accept or reject changes Click Apply to save the new name grodan Passionate about Precision Growing 5 2 2 Manage users authorisation levels In this section you can add extra usernames and passwords so other employees can have access to the Smartbox System You can also set the user level Note the notification level should be set to None Enter email address Specify the username in this field in the form of an email address Enter the password in this field Verify password Verify the password by entering it again Notification level Notification level should be set at None If you select All all alerts are sent to your email address User Level You can choose between Read Only this will only enable you to view the graphs or Administrator In the administrator role you have access to all menus in the software User Level Read O
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