WIRELESS POTATO NODE

Wireless Potato Node™ identifies exact locations where potato damage takes place!

Wireless Potato Node™(or Wireless Spud) provides a real-time measure of shock, vibration, rotation, tilting and temperature to which potatoes are subjected, helping to monitor potato conveying, grading and packing installations and transportation extending from farm location to point of sale.

Wireless Potato Node™ identifies exact locations where potatoes are damaged. This enables appropriate corrective action to reduce bruising and losses and improving operational efficiency. It enhances the profit for potato-production farms.

Manufacturers of grading and packing machines use Wireless Potato Node™ to ensure that conveyor systems run smoothly and are well-adjusted.

Wireless Potato Node™ Attributes:

  • Mimics the shape, size and weight of a potato for reproducibility of data
  • Measures external forces on potato including vibration, rotation, tilt, inclination, shock and acceleration along the chain extending from collection through packing, transport and in-store handling
  • Incorporates a high-speed tri-axial ± 40 G accelerometer with an internal temperature sensor
  • Super accurate (+/- 0.1 C°) Internal Temperature sensor
  • Water resistant and can pass through standard washing installations
  • Scalable, data transmitted up to 1 km (0.6 mile) line-of-sight
  • Network supports up to 128 ORKA Wireless Potatoes simultaneously!
  • Supports continuous, event-triggered sampling and data-logging with transfer of data to an internal memory
  • Extended internal memory – 16 MB on-board data storage (8,000,000 data points)
  • Up to 6 months continuous use without charging (in 1 sample / second rate)

Main Features:

  • Simultaneously transmit real-time data and log to memory
  • User-programmable sample rates up to 512 Hz
  • High speed sampling, node-to-node synchronization up to +/- 32 microseconds
  • Preservation of data integrity under most operating conditions
  • Remotely configure Potato Nodes, acquire and view sensor data with ORKA Node Controller® Software
  • Stand-alone radio communication (2.4 GHz), enabling extended communication range exceeding Bluetooth™ devices
  • Simple, user-friendly ORKA Node Controller® Software that includes:
         – Each of the three axes of acceleration separately
         – Total impacting force
         – Zoom in/zoom out for granular detail of events
         – Remarks and point of interest on the real time chart
         – Snapshot from the tablet’s rear camera of what is happening at that moment
  • Provides reports, real time charts and data recording.
  • Windows tablet with Node Controller® software pre-installed
  • 1 year full warranty

Wireless Potato Node™ Set includes:

  • Carrying case
  • Wireless Gateway USB dongle
  • 1 Wireless Potato
  • Windows tablet with Node Controller® software pre-installed
  • Charger for the tablet (with voltage adapters)

 

Wireless Potato Node demo at Potato Expo 2020 in Las Vegas - long version

Wireless Potato Node demo at Potato Expo 2020 in Las Vegas - short version​

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