The specialist defines the irrigation rules
Mode, periods, thresholds, dose, minimum intervals, technical starts, calibration, and the Safety schedule are reviewed for a specific zone.
Professional irrigation
Run irrigation from an approved strategy—with execution kept on site
Configure time slots, accumulated-radiation rules, calibration, and a local Safety schedule in one production workflow. Gros.farm calculates and sends reviewed configuration; the local node executes it at the facility.
- Time-slot and accumulated-radiation modes
- Dose by run time or calibrated volume
- Local Safety schedule for unavailable data or connectivity
A controlled irrigation workflow
Strategy in the cloud. Reliable execution at the facility.
The production team defines and approves the irrigation strategy. Gros.farm organizes the configuration and history. The local node controls pumps and valves and keeps the agreed backup behavior available on site.
The configuration gains crop context
Rules are connected to the facility, zone, active crop cycle, stage, data source, and approval history.
The equipment is operated locally
The control node executes starts, controls the connected outputs, and follows its local Safety configuration when cloud data is unavailable.
Irrigation modes and controls
Build a strategy the team can explain and verify
Every mode needs a clear purpose, correct source data, calibrated delivery, and a local fallback agreed with the engineering owner.
Status, indicators, and run timeline
Review the selected greenhouse and date, system status, accumulated radiation, water delivered, and planned or completed runs.
Starts at specified times
Set operating windows and doses for work that should begin at a defined time regardless of accumulated radiation.
Starts after solar energy accumulates
Use an approved threshold, time window, minimum interval, and correctly configured radiation data source.
Convert run time into delivered volume
Link measured outlet flow, outlet count, and zone area before relying on volume-based doses.
Optional start from reviewed conditions
Where configured, combine defined conditions such as radiation, VPD, substrate temperature, and an allowed window.
Local fallback with deliberate overrides
Keep a simplified local Safety schedule and use manual start or stop only after checking the selected zone and actual site state.
Configuration path
Apply a new strategy only after readiness is confirmed
Entering values is not the same as activating them. The configuration becomes operational only after review and explicit application.
- 01
Confirm the local node and equipment
Check the control node, connected pumps and valves, zone mapping, local interlocks, and responsible engineering owner.
- 02
Validate data sources
Confirm units, update frequency, availability, and the correct radiation or sensor source for the selected zone.
- 03
Calibrate delivery
Measure actual flow and enter the outlet count and zone area before setting doses by volume.
- 04
Configure the main mode
Set time slots or radiation periods, doses, thresholds, windows, and minimum intervals.
- 05
Agree the Safety schedule
Define the simplified local behavior for lost connectivity or unavailable data without replacing emergency protection.
- 06
Review, apply, and observe
Explicitly apply the configuration, then compare planned and actual starts and verify the equipment state on site.
English product screens
See normal operation, Safety mode, and manual control
The overview explains what the system planned and recorded. It is an operational information surface—not proof of the physical equipment state by itself.
Responsibility boundary
Irrigation safety remains a local engineering responsibility
Gros.farm can calculate and transmit an approved strategy, but it does not replace the local controller, emergency automation, equipment protection, or the responsible specialist.
Local irrigation layer
- physically operates pumps, valves, dosing, and connected outputs;
- enforces local interlocks, emergency logic, and protective constraints;
- keeps the agreed Safety behavior available if connectivity or data is lost.
Gros.farm
- organizes reviewed irrigation modes, periods, thresholds, and doses;
- connects the strategy to the zone, crop cycle, stage, and data source;
- shows planned and recorded runs, status, indicators, and history.
Prepare a pilot zone
Bring the actual engineering and agronomy inputs
A good pilot begins with one zone whose equipment, flow, data sources, and operating responsibility are understood.
- 01
System and zone diagram
Show the local node, pumps, valves, outlets, dosing equipment, zones, and existing interlocks.
- 02
Measured delivery and data sources
Prepare outlet-flow measurements, zone area, outlet count, radiation source, and available sensor details.
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Main and Safety strategies
Have the agronomy and engineering owners review the intended mode, limits, fallback, and observation period.
Questions before implementation
What teams usually need to clarify
What does irrigation by accumulated solar radiation mean?
Solar energy is accumulated over time. When the reviewed threshold is reached within the allowed window and the minimum interval has elapsed, the system schedules the next run. The local node physically operates the equipment.
Can irrigation also run at fixed times?
Yes. Time-slot mode starts irrigation at specified times with a dose set by duration or, after calibration, by volume. Time slots and radiation periods can serve different purposes in the same daily strategy.
What happens if internet connectivity or source data is lost?
The local node follows its configured Safety schedule. This is a simplified fallback and does not replace hardware protection, emergency logic, or the facility’s standard operating procedures.
Does Gros.farm replace the irrigation controller?
No. Gros.farm organizes and sends reviewed configuration and keeps production history. The local controller or node remains responsible for physical equipment operation and safety.
Is calibration required?
Calibration is required before a duration can be treated as a reliable delivered volume. Measure the actual outlet flow and verify the outlet count and zone area.
Can a user start or stop irrigation manually?
Where manual control is available, a user can issue a temporary command after confirming the zone and operation. The actual site state and safety must be checked before any manual action.
Who decides the dose and radiation threshold?
The responsible agronomy and engineering specialists do. Gros.farm applies the reviewed configuration but does not make the agronomic or safety decision on their behalf.
Start with the actual facility
Map one useful workflow before expanding the scope
Show us the production area, current system, responsible roles, and the result you want. We will help define a practical first phase.