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Originally Posted by Amigatec
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Thanks for the link, I'll give it a look.
On a side note about the growtronix in general. You know...the more I look into the system, the more reasons I can seem to find why I don't think it's very cost effective for a hobbyist. I can certainly see the draw for having the automated grow log and such, but even at the discounted price of $730 or so, being able to monitor room temp/humidity and being able to programmatically control two power outlets seems rather unhelpful. That's a lot of money for some very basic automation. And the add-on modules all seem rather pricey as well. I don't know. Perhaps the cost is just scaring me off.
How finitely can you control the power outlets? Could you set up some type of schedule for the outlet to make it mimic an
aeroponic cycle timer for instance? Say have a cycle that begins and ends and a certain time and, while the cycle is active, power the outlet is such a fashion that it turns on for 45 seconds and stays off for 3 minutes, and repeats this pattern throughout the cycle?