Argus Control System

Automated control of all equipment used in protected environments to manage:

• Temperature regimes

• Humidity and VPD

• Light levels

• CO2 levels

• Air exchange and circulation

• Crop and building protection including snow loads, rain, and wind protection

Automated irrigation systems (indoor and field):

• Intelligent, demand-based irrigation strategies

• Water source and storage tank level management

• Irrigation system capacity management

• Evapotranspiration modelling

• Water conservation strategies

• Water quality monitoring and control

• Crop moisture status monitoring

• Water treatment and leachate recycling systems

 Nutrient control and monitoring:

• Argus Multi-Feed nutrient injection systems

• Automated control and integration of existing nutrient dosing equipment

• pH and EC monitoring and control

 Aquaculture and aquaponics:

• Custom instrumentation and automation for specialized equipment systems used for solids removal, chemical treatment, bio-filtration, protein skimming, gas balancing, turbidity, ammonia and CO2 removal, oxygenation/ORP, pH, EC/TDS/salinity, and disinfection.

• Automated water handling including precision control of pumps, filters, flow rates, pressures, levels, temperatures and influent/effluent rates.

• Aquatic environment monitoring and management including light levels, photoperiods, feeder controls, flow rates, and video image capture.

Bioresearch facilities:

• Precision climate management for greenhouses, research compartments, growth rooms and growth chambers

• Research instrumentation and data logging

• Sensor multiplexing and sequential samling applications

• Supervisory control integration with external models

Integrated energy management:

• All types of greenhouse heating and cooling systems

• Building HVAC

• Heat buffering and CO2 stack recovery

• Systems integration for conventional fuels, solar power, biomass, wind power, geothermal, waster heat, and combined heat and power generating equipment

Growth management:

• Crop scheduling management through regulation of growth factors

• Climatic manipulation of growth processes such as flowering and fruit production

Monitoring of indoor and outdoor environmental conditions including:

• Air temperature, humidity, Co2 and PAR light

• Water temperature, level, EC, pH, pressure, or flow

• Soil temperature and moisture

Management uses:

• Monitoring energy use and other inputs

• Centralized equipment management of your entire facility.

• Local and remote access via PC or mobile devices

• Password protected access

• Complete monitoring and alarms capabilities

• Extensive data logging and graphical analysis

• Full auditing of all user interactions