SpecConnect Wireless Crop Monitoring System

Monitor your fields from wherever you are with Spectrum’s Award-winning SpecConnect Web Portal and WatchDog Retriever & Pups Wireless Network

The system brings real-time data to your mobile device anywhere you can access the Internet. Measure everything from rain to Temp/RH, light, wind, leaf wetness, soil moisture and more.

Rather than making you spend hours trying to make sense of data, SpecConnect does all the heavy lifting, with easy to understand reports and alerts via text message and/or email. It’s like having a team of virtual researchers out there in your fields, making observations, running calculations and sending the findings back to you.

Think of the financial benefits of:

avoiding even one unnecessary spray
knowing exactly when to stop watering
avoiding crop disease.

HOW IT WORKS

Watch Dog Retriever And Pups Network

1. WATCHDOG PUPS

Capture real-time, site-specific data with custom stations
Each Sensor Pup can be configured with up to four different sensors
Can also be connected to WatchDog 2000 Series Weather Stations
All data is sent wirelessly to the Retriever
Maintain data integrity through ‘self-healing’ mesh network.

2. WATCHDOG RETRIEVER

Receives all data from Pup network
One Retriever can support up to 16 Pups per network
Available as battery powered or solar powered.

3. DATASCOUT MODEM

Connects to the Retriever and communicates data to the web
Cellular and Wi-Fi models available
Solar powered option – never worry about battery drain.

4. SPECCONNECT WEB PORTAL

View real-time conditions on your computer, smart phone, or tablet
Send custom threshold alerts via text message and/or email
Choose from a wide selection of standard reports for your data, or create your own customised reports (Pro subscription required)
Proactively manage disease and insects with optional plant disease and insect modules
Easily export your data and reports to share, or import into other applications.
SpecConnect subscriptions are available for Cellular & WiFi modems.

SENSORS FOR YOUR PUPS

Connect up to four sensors per Sensor Pup

Sensors are available for:

Soil Moisture, Temperature & EC
Temperature & Humidity
Rainfall
Wind Speed/Direction
Barometric Pressure
Leaf Wetness
Light, and more.

Our technical sales team will be happy to recommend the best sensors for your needs. Call them on 01243 558280.

EXAMPLES OF SPECCONNECT IN-FIELD NETWORKS

With four external sensor ports, each network Pup is compatible with a wide range of sensors. All data acquired by the Pups is communicated back to the Retriever, which collects the data and sends the information wirelessly via cellular or Wi-Fi modem to the SpecConnect web portal for easy access and analysis.

IRRIGATION SOLUTIONS

Flexibly monitor both soil moisture and EC in a variety of soil textures for better irrigation decisions. Connect WatchDog Weather Stations to the network using a Station Pup.

GREENHOUSES & NURSERIES

Measure DLI (light duration and intensity) for consistently better plant quality across greenhouse and high-tunnel structures. For outdoor growing, monitor soil moisture, temperature, and EC for more efficient irrigation practices.

VINEYARDS & ORCHARDS

Easily spot frost conditions in your crops, monitor and note site-specific conditions for insect and disease pressures, and monitor soil moisture remotely.

GOLF COURSES

Track temperature and moisture for decisions regarding disease and insect pressure across your entire course. Connect existing WatchDog Weather Stations to monitor evapotranspiration for more efficient irrigation scheduling.