The group has decided to use a micro-controller designed by Kijani Grows. This linux/arduino controller platform allows the user to detect and respond to physical environments remotely. The controller is a smart IoT board with hardware and software features that makes it suitable for critical and industrial graded supervisory applications such as smart aquaponics.

The connections for the controller to the relay module and connectors to sensors is shown in the schematic below.

The decision to use this specific micro-controller was made after the team took a trip to Kijani Grows’ Farm in Oakland. We saw that this was the board they recommended and used in their own farms.