PLANT SENSORS FOR SCIENCE & INDUSTRY


ROOTED IN SCIENCE
The development of the FYTA Beam resulted in a product that is so flexible and mature that we can also support many applications in science and industry. Our multidisciplinary team of engineers, plant and data scientists are happy to advise.
A COMPACT, MULTI-VARIANT PLANT SENSOR
The FYTA Beam is an affordable crop sensor that basically measures four parameters:
- Volumetric water content (VWC) in %
- Electrical Conductivity (EC) in mS/cm
- Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) in µmol/m2/sec and days
- Slight integral (DLI) in mol/m2/day
- Ambient temperature in C

MEASUREMENT ACCURACY AT RESEARCH LEVEL
The FYTA Beam uses our proprietary technology approach based on impedance spectroscopy to achieve a measurement accuracy for ground measurements that does justice to your research and development projects. Factory calibrations include mineral soil, conventional potting soil and perlite. Custom calibrations are available upon request.


FLEXIBLE, WIRELESS IoT SOLUTION FOR LARGE NETWORKS
The FYTA Beam makes large sensor networks economically viable. The sensors are wireless and can be adapted to different pot sizes via interchangeable soil probes and is ideal for networks of up to 500 sensors. We use a combination of Low Energy BLE and WiFi for data transmission.
API ACCESS
We offer API access and a user-friendly dashboard with csv and excel data downloads.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
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measurement data
Measurement data Volumetric water content (VWC) in %
Electrical conductivity (EC) in mS/cm2/sec and
Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) in µmol/m
Ambient temperature: °C
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Long range and measurement accuracy
In the range between VWC 0-65%, the beam measures with a variance of +/- 5%. A higher accuracy or measuring range can be achieved with a media-specific calibration.
EC: 0.3 - 1.7 mS/cm variance PAR: up to 2,000 μmol/s with a variance of +/-0.5%
EC: 0.3 - 1.7 mS/cm variance PAR: up to 2,000 μmol/s with a variance of +/-0.5%
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measurement interval
One measurement per hour; Higher measuring frequencies can be offered
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power supply
Battery cell CR2032, with a lifespan of 12 months.
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communication protocol
BLE 5 low energy, WiFi via the FYTA Hub
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setting time
1 second
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Operating ambient temperature
-5ºC - 60ºC
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waterproof
IPX5
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dimensions
56 x 32mm (body), 75mm (standard probe length), soil probes in different lengths available