Perseus units monitor greenhouse in Hungary, CS05

In a modern greenhouse, monitoring is a cornerstone of productivity and the ultimate efficiency of plant growth.

The local atmospheric conditions, including indoor and outdoor temperature, relative humidity, etc., all affect plant growth and are therefore important. To measure these, the classic tools are used: thermometers and hygrometers.

With a focus on future-proofing its operations, a greenhouse in Hungary was looking for a scalable solution based on the HWg Perseus platform that could meet its immediate needs while offering room for expansion.

The greenhouse, whose remote monitoring project was set up by a local partner company, Intesys, needed a reliable and efficient system to monitor and control temperature and humidity both inside and outside the greenhouse. With various monitoring solutions available on the market, the greenhouse needed a product that could not only send real-time temperature alerts, but also had the potential for future expansion to automate the greenhouse environment.

Intesys found HW group's Perseus platform of monitoring devices suitable for the project and was impressed with the flexibility of our products compared to other options. The project wasn't all plain sailing, however, as there was a significant amount of software configuration and fine-tuning of SMS and call alerts.

One LTE-enabled Perseus Monitoring 155 and three Perseus Monitoring 150 units were chosen for the heart of the project, along with HTemp-1-Wire outdoor and Temp-1-Wire sensors for each Perseus to accurately track environmental conditions.

The system allows the greenhouse operators to monitor real-time data and receive immediate alerts if any of the monitored parameters deviate from optimum levels. This gave the staff better control of the environment, helping to improve crop quality.

HW group's technical support was always there when the Intesys specialists needed help to solve the problems during the set-up.  With the success of this monitoring system, Intesys began to explore the use of Modbus/TCP for future greenhouse automation to help improve overall yields.

HW group's Perseus platform proved to be the ideal solution for this greenhouse's remote monitoring needs. Successfully implemented, with potential for future expansion, this project demonstrates how HW group's products can deliver scalable solutions for agricultural applications.