{"id":669,"date":"2011-08-25T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-08-25T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/?p=669"},"modified":"2011-10-04T15:55:23","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T19:55:23","slug":"remote-monitoring-system-is-your-home-greenhouse-babysitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/remote-monitoring-system-is-your-home-greenhouse-babysitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Remote Monitoring System is Your Home Greenhouse &ldquo;Babysitter&rdquo;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/o5com\/5107015475\/sizes\/s\/in\/photostream\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/o5com\/5107015475\/sizes\/s\/in\/photostream\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; display: inline;\" title=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/o5com\/5107015475\/sizes\/s\/in\/photostream\/\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/image2.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/o5com\/5107015475\/sizes\/s\/in\/photostream\/\" width=\"264\" height=\"212\" align=\"right\" \/><\/a> Sophisticated remote monitoring systems are used widely in commercial greenhouses to help growers maintain the right balance of temperature, humidity, light and soil moisture in order to <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/njveg.rutgers.edu\/assets\/pdfs\/ajb\/Temperature%20Management.pdf');\"  href=\"http:\/\/njveg.rutgers.edu\/assets\/pdfs\/ajb\/Temperature%20Management.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">optimize growing conditions<\/a>. Affordable <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.diycontrols.com\/c-217-sensaphone-autodialers.aspx');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.diycontrols.com\/c-217-sensaphone-autodialers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">remote monitoring systems<\/a> with similar functionality are also available for amateur gardeners who want to get the most out of their home greenhouses.<\/p>\n<p>In a backyard greenhouse, a remote monitoring system can provide 24\/7 monitoring of important variables such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Temperature<\/li>\n<li>Relative humidity<\/li>\n<li>CO<sub>2<\/sub> levels<\/li>\n<li>Power status<\/li>\n<li>Soil moisture<\/li>\n<li>Zone water presence<\/li>\n<li>Motion<\/li>\n<li>Smoke<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One of the most popular features of a remote monitoring system is the <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.diycontrols.com\/t-Sensaphone-Applications-Greenhouse.aspx');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.diycontrols.com\/t-Sensaphone-Applications-Greenhouse.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">autodialer<\/a>. Because greenhouse growing requires a lot of care and attention, many gardeners worry about leaving their home greenhouses unattended when they\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2re away on weekends or vacations. It is during these absences that a remote monitoring system can act as your home greenhouse \u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c5\u201cbabysitter.\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00c2\u009d If the conditions in the greenhouse fluctuate outside your set points, the remote monitoring system notifies you immediately that there is a problem via a phone call, text message or email (note that the form of notification varies, depending upon the model).<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A remote monitoring system can also provide real-time status reports. Anytime you are away and wondering if everything is OK in your home greenhouse, you can call in to the system for an update on conditions.<\/p>\n<p>In <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/greenhousealarms.com\/choosing-a-remote-monitoring-system\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/greenhousealarms.com\/choosing-a-remote-monitoring-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">choosing the right remote monitoring system<\/a> for your home greenhouse, you will want to consider these key factors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>communications capabilities<\/strong><\/span> at your greenhouse site (landline, Internet or cell phone connection)<\/li>\n<li>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>form of alarm delivery<\/strong><\/span> you prefer to receive (phone call, text or email)<\/li>\n<li>Your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>notification contact list<\/strong><\/span> (how many people, phone numbers or computers you want to be contacted when there is a problem)<\/li>\n<li>The number of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>conditions you want to monitor<\/strong><\/span> (see above list)<\/li>\n<li>The number <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>conditions you want to control<\/strong><\/span> (such as turning a fan on and off)<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Data logging<\/span> requirements<\/strong> (which is typically more important for commercial operations)<\/li>\n<li>Need for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>wireless or hardwired sensors<\/strong><\/span> (very large greenhouse generally require wireless sensors, whereas most home greenhouses can use hardwired sensors)<\/li>\n<li>Your <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>budget<\/strong><\/span> (<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.diycontrols.com\/p-6268-sensaphone-400-cottagesitter-remote-monitor-wtemp-ctrl-fgd-0400.aspx');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.diycontrols.com\/p-6268-sensaphone-400-cottagesitter-remote-monitor-wtemp-ctrl-fgd-0400.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">prices start<\/a> at around $400)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remote monitoring system equipment is easy to set up and is designed to be customized. You can pick and choose the specific sensors you need for controlling and monitoring the environment in your home greenhouse. Based on the main monitoring unit you chose, there are many <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.diycontrols.com\/c-179-sensaphone-accessories.aspx');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.diycontrols.com\/c-179-sensaphone-accessories.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">accessories<\/a> you can add later on.<\/p>\n<p>With so <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.diycontrols.com\/t-sensaphone.aspx');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.diycontrols.com\/t-sensaphone.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">many remote monitoring systems to choose from<\/a>, it\u00c3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2s easy to find one that satisfies your criteria. And because a remote monitoring system is a standalone solution, it will communicate <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>directly with you<\/em><\/span>, eliminating the need for a central service or reliance on an outside computer or server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sophisticated remote monitoring systems are used widely in commercial greenhouses to help growers maintain the right balance of temperature, humidity, light and soil moisture in order to optimize growing conditions. Affordable remote monitoring systems with similar functionality are also available for amateur gardeners who want&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/remote-monitoring-system-is-your-home-greenhouse-babysitter\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[190],"tags":[128,153,151,152,149,150,154],"class_list":["post-669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous","tag-autodialer","tag-autodialers-greenhouse-monitoring","tag-home-greenhouse","tag-home-greenhouses","tag-remote-monitoring-system","tag-remote-monitoring-systems","tag-sensaphone","clearfix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":765,"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669\/revisions\/765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.diycontrols.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}