Welcome! Your Sigrow order has arrived. This article will serve as your central resource for setting everything up and getting started.

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Connectivity and Range of your Sensors

Where to place your sensors?

Intro to the App

• Let's first go over what is in each Sigrow kit:
• 1. Pre-installation check
• 2. Installation
• 2.a. Connectivity
• 2.b. Placement
• Navigating the Sigrow App
• Contact us

Let's first go over what is in each Sigrow kit:

1. Central Station – This is the gateway of your kit. It collects data from your sensors and sends it to the cloud using mobile data.
2. Sensors – Although we call them sensors, each unit actually combines multiple types of sensors in one device. Depending on the model, they measure various light, air, and soil variables. The sensors take measurements automatically at their scheduled intervals, so there’s no need for pairing or activation — just recharge them if the battery runs low. Data is transmitted wirelessly to the Central Station via LoRa radio.
3. Sigrow Web App – You can access all your data through the Sigrow Web App. Your login credentials were provided in your order shipping confirmation email.

1. Pre-installation check

Before installing your sensors in the more remote areas of your facility, we recommend testing connectivity and configuration first. This ensures that all sensors are functioning correctly. That way, if a sensor doesn’t report in the app once placed in its intended location, you’ll know the issue is likely due to distance or signal interference rather than a configuration problem.

Steps to test your setup:

1. Place the Central Station and all sensors close together.
2. Plug in the Central Station — the LED will light up magenta and/or green.
3. Wait at least 15 minutes (up to 1 hour) for the LED to turn blue. Blue indicates that the Central Station is receiving messages from the sensors. If the light stays magenta or green, contact us at support@sigrow.com.
4. Open the SIgrow app and confirm that sensor readings are updating (look for “uploaded x minutes ago” in the top-left corner of each sensor tile).
5. If the Central Station is blue and the sensor readings are updating, your configuration is correct, and you can proceed with installing the sensors in their final locations.

2. Installation

To ensure a successful installation, there are two main aspects to focus on: connectivity and placement.

1. Connectivity: Ensure that all devices can communicate with each other. Performing the connectivity and configuration check described in the installation checklist above will help confirm this.
2. Placement: Position your sensors carefully to prevent damage and to ensure that the measurements you collect are accurate and meaningful for your intended purposes.

2.a. Connectivity

Every installation location is unique. Factors like walls, doors, and the materials they’re made of can affect how radio signals between your Central Station and sensors are absorbed or reflected. This signal absorption and reflection can reduce the overall distance that messages can travel.

📌 As a general guideline:

1. Place sensors within a 500 m radius of the Central Station.
2. For optimal reception, position the Central Station in direct line of sight with your sensors. Installing the Central Station at a higher position can also improve signal propagation throughout the greenhouse.

Diagram. Top-down view

For more information, we recommend the article: Connectivity and Range of your Sensors

2.b. Placement

Details of proper placement are described in the following article:  Placement of your Sensors

Navigating the Sigrow App

To get started with the functionalities of our web app, please check out our article: App Intro !

Contact us

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at support@sigrow.com

We look forward to working with you to Sense.Discover.Improve!