Automation Hardware

Cellular connected smart pump

Remote controlled pond pump.

Designed and built on a Saturday in order to try and improve pond turn around time by automating a supervised process.

Features

  • Remote activation
  • Scheduled operation
  • Automated pumping
  • Surface pumping
  • Automatic operator notifications

Components

  • Arduino Uno
  • Ethernet shield
  • SIM7600 Shield
  • Float sensors


Chemical Mixing Station

Chemical mixing.

Chemical mixing and dosing system. Resulted in a 30% reduction in chemical usage.

Features

  • Automated chemical inventory and ordering
  • Precision usage statistics
  • Removes human error

Components

  • Arduino Uno
  • WIDFI Shield
  • Float sensors
  • Solenoids
  • 20×4 LCD Screen


Saltwater Dosing System

Saltwater dosing.

Built to automate the process of filling 50+ 1000l slurry bins with a 1″ hose 4 times per week. It has present and adjustable delivery volume that can be activated on the machine or via a remote control system.

Features

  • Consistent saltwater ice slurry delivery
  • Selectable volume delivery
  • Fully configurable
  • Remote control option

Components

  • Arduino Uno
  • WIFI Shield
  • Hall effect flow meter
  • Solenoid
  • 20×4 LCD Screen
  • 433Mhz controller

Tank Monitoring, Chemical Dosing and Logging

Tank level monitoring and alert system.

Freshwater management system with chlorine dosing system for processing factory.

Features

  • Volume
  • Flow Rates
  • Tank switching
  • Chemical dosing

Components

  • Arduino Mega
  • Ethernet shield
  • SD module
  • Hall effect flow meters
  • Float switches

Slurry Monitoring

Slurry monitoring and alert system.

Ice slurry management system. Monitoring and control system for homogeneous slurry mixture.

Features

  • Tank Switching
  • Multi level sensors
  • Tank Volume
  • Network connected

Components

  • Arduino Uno
  • Ethernet shield
  • SD module
  • Float switches

Control Station and Dashboard

MQTT Server and Dashboard Server

Ice slurry management system. Monitoring and control system for homogeneous slurry mixture.

Features

  • Fully customisable dashboards
  • MQTT server
  • Email server

Components

  • Raspberry Pi 3 B+
  • Relay module
  • Flashing LED light
  • Piezo Alarm