Why wireless in a greenhouse?

Because the measurement points are spread down the house, and cabling in a humid environment is both expensive to install and expensive to maintain. The wireless sensors are battery powered and pair with the gateway.

What is the wireless range?

LoRa reaches a long way in the open, but real range depends on structure, cladding and distance. Each FWL1600-01 gateway covers up to sixteen nodes; larger sites take a second gateway.

Do temperature and humidity need separate sensors?

No. One temperature and humidity sensor reads both on a single probe, so the sensor count equals the point count rather than double it.

Ready-made package

Greenhouse monitoring and control package

Ten temperature and humidity points over LoRa — no cabling down the house — with fan control and SMS alerts.

Packaged system — this exact combination is installed today

measurement points: 10
line items: 14
link: LoRa wireless

Quantities monitored: Temperature, Humidity

How it connects

10 field devices

LoRa radio

Gateway1× FWL1600-01

Central unitFCD6455-01

Relay controlPlatform SMSRemote access

What is in this package

Fidar's pick

10 devices

The central unit is the main data logger.

Central unit

1×FIDAQUIRE FCD6455-01 Industrial Data Logger
FCD6455-01
The datasheet states no device ceiling; this configuration carries 10.

Gateway

1×FWL1600-01 LoRa Wireless Card (16 Nodes)
FWL1600-01
10 wireless nodes; 16 nodes per gateway, so 1.

Sensors

10×Wireless Temperature and Humidity Sensor
FTA3070-11
10 Temperature and Humidity points; 1 channel(s) per device, so 10.

Control outputs

2×Wireless 2-Channel Relay Module
FDR0102-11
3 outputs remain; 2 × 2-channel relay module.

Notes on this configuration

Temperature and Humidity share one probe — the sensors are not counted twice.
This unit also takes 5 I/O cards at 8 channels each; if you would rather wire straight into the chassis, an engineer can quote the card-based build.
FWL1600-01 uplinks over CAN, which is what the FCD6455-01 chassis speaks.
1 of the 4 control outputs come off the unit's own relays.
This is a combination Fidar already installs as a packaged system.

Frequently asked questions

Why wireless in a greenhouse?: Because the measurement points are spread down the house, and cabling in a humid environment is both expensive to install and expensive to maintain. The wireless sensors are battery powered and pair with the gateway.
What is the wireless range?: LoRa reaches a long way in the open, but real range depends on structure, cladding and distance. Each FWL1600-01 gateway covers up to sixteen nodes; larger sites take a second gateway.
Do temperature and humidity need separate sensors?: No. One temperature and humidity sensor reads both on a single probe, so the sensor count equals the point count rather than double it.

Need a different point count?

Open this configuration in the wizard and change the points, the link or the outputs.

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