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Crop Steering
Live demo

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Try the demo, plan your setup, then install. You can stop after any step.

Came from Safety features? Go to step 3: Install →

Step 1

Try the live demo

Open the live demo. It is the real dashboard running on synthetic data, with a 13-step tour.

Live demo
Status › Today
The Status › Today page: the room line and a card for each zone, on synthetic demo data.
What you will see first. Synthetic demo data.

Step 2

Plan your setup

Check your hardware, take the fit check and learn the terms.

  • Hardware

    Supported devices and what you need.

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  • Fit check

    Six yes/no questions.

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  • Glossary

    VWC, pore EC, dryback and the rest.

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  • Academy ↗

    24 free captioned video lessons, from water and roots to planning a grow.

    Open

  • Build a grow controller (new to Home Assistant)

    Raspberry Pi or Intel NUC, sensors and your first irrigation zone.

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Step 3

Install

  1. 01Open in HACS: download the integration and restart Home Assistant.
  2. 02Add Crop Steering: enter a room name and the zone count.
  3. 03Add the app repository and install Crop Steering Controller. Keep each room's Watering switch off.
  4. 04Open Crop Steering in the Home Assistant sidebar.
  5. 05In Equipment › Setup: pumps & valves, map each zone's valve and probes.
  6. 06Enter substrate litres per plant, plant count and dripper output, then catch-test the actual output.
  7. 07Choose Review configuration, then Save configuration, and wait for Mapping acknowledged.
Full install guide
Equipment › Setup: pumps & valves
Equipment › Setup: pumps & valves, where each zone's valve and probes are mapped, on synthetic demo data.
Where you map each zone's valve and probes. Synthetic demo data.

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