From the bench, the archive and the grow room.
Hardware build logs, genetics history, grow science and everything we learn on the way to launch. New posts every week.
The build · from breadboard to beta
Stage 2 of 5- BreadboardEvery part wired up on the bench
- Bench firmwarev0.2.0 builds; first power-up nextWe are here
- Clean buildCarrier board, sealed box, labelled ports
- Test growsReal plants on the rig, logged in public
- Beta kitsJardin in community tents
Lab notes #3: from breadboard to brain
A guided tour of the bench as it really is, what every part does, the firmware module by module, the plug-in port idea, and the safety rules we refuse to bend.
Read →Lab notes #1: an autonomous aeroponics system, currently a breadboard
What's on the bench, why high-pressure aeroponics is the hard version of hydro, and the safety-first plan for a grow system that runs itself.
Read →Meet Professor Greenleaf
He's seen everything. He'll still explain it twice. The story of the Bay's resident professor, and what he'll be doing in the new GenetixBay.
Read →The Bay is back
In 2009 we built a place where growers traded genetics directly with each other. We kept the records. Here's what we're building next, and why.
Read →Lab notes #2: what Jardin will look like
First concept renders of Jardin, our autonomous grow system. The full aeroponics kit, a look inside the root chamber, and the clean build we're working toward from a very messy breadboard.
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