Imagine a greenhouse that thinks for itself. A system that knows when your crops are thirsty, opens a window when it’s too hot, and gently adjusts the light when clouds roll in. This isn’t science fiction — it’s agricultural intelligence powered by IoT, and it’s happening now.

As climate change, labor shortages, and rising food demands challenge traditional farming, smart agriculture is stepping in to transform how we grow. At the heart of this revolution is the KIWI330, a compact yet powerful computer that can control and automate every aspect of your greenhouse in real-time.

What Is Smart Farming?

Smart farming leverages connected sensors and automation to enhance precision in farming, drive data-driven decisions, and increase operational efficiency. Instead of reacting, farmers can predict. Instead of wasting resources, systems respond only when needed. IoT-enabled farms save water, cut energy use, increase yield, and reduce human error — all while providing live data you can access from anywhere in the world.

Think of it as upgrading your greenhouse into a self-regulating, AI-powered ecosystem. And the KIWI330 is the brain that makes it happen.

KIWI330: The Brain Behind the Greenhouse

The KIWI330 is no ordinary SBC. It's industrial-grade, built for harsh environments, and packed with the I/O you need to connect everything: sensors, pumps, lights, fans — you name it. It supports I²C, SPI, UART, USB, GPIO, Ethernet, and Wi-Fi through MIO expansion boards. It runs both Windows and Linux, and supports middleware integration for seamless device connectivity, making it a developer’s dream.

This means your entire farm can run from one small board that fits in the palm of your hand. Whether you're building a prototype or deploying a large-scale system, KIWI330 gives you the power and flexibility to do it fast, and do it right.

How It Works: A Day in a Smart Greenhouse

Let’s walk through a real-life example. It’s early morning. Inside your greenhouse, an SHT20 sensor quietly checks the temperature and humidity. The KIWI330 is reading the data; it's getting a little too dry, so it's time to act.

The board sends a signal to open the irrigation valve. A minute later, the soil moisture sensors confirm that the levels are optimal. As the sun climbs, light sensors detect excess brightness, so the KIWI330 lowers the shade cloth automatically. Later, a sudden heatwave triggers the ventilation fans. No need for human input, the system self-adjusts to keep crops healthy.

Meanwhile, all the data is logged and visualized on a clean, cloud-based dashboard you can check from your phone — whether you’re at home or 1,000 kilometers away.

More innovative Farming for Everyone with KIWI330

The KIWI330 brings advanced automation within reach, making it an ideal platform for a wide range of agricultural and environmental applications. From developing AgTech products and conducting crop research to enabling commercial growers to scale operations, it delivers scalability, solar compatibility, and long-term reliability, eliminating the need for bulky PLCs or costly cloud subscriptions while giving users complete control over hardware, software, and data. Its versatile architecture also supports use cases such as temperature-controlled storage, indoor climate regulation, and broader environmental monitoring. In the next installment, a hands-on example will demonstrate how the KIWI330 can integrate precise temperature and humidity sensing using the SHT20 sensor, complete with ready-to-use sample code for real-world farming automation.

About KIWI board

KIWI board is a complete solution provider, supporting all aspects of your project, from hardware to software to system integration, to keep your application running securely, reliably, and at peak performance. KIWI board builds its products for high reliability, performance, security, scalability, and versatility. So, customers can expect a long lifespan, quickly adapt to evolving system requirements, and adopt future technologies as they emerge.

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