UgMO

UgMO ProHome is a simple wireless system that is designed to determine the optimal amount of water that is needed to apply in a residential or commercial irrigation system on a zone-by-zone basis. The approach is to promote healthy plant growth while using the least amount of water. UgMO does this by measuring the soil moisture at the most important point - the root level of the plant and turning the water off when the soil is wet.

Here is how it works.

Patented UgMO ProHome sensors are buried within each zone of an irrigation system. The sensors sample the moisture level and temperature of the soil up to 6 times an hour, 24 hours a day, and wirelessly send this information to the UgMO Base Station. The Base Station is attached to existing irrigation clock in the system and is capable of restricting the time the system can water each zone. The Base Station becomes the "brains of the system" by learning the run times for each zone set on the clock and analyzing the moisture level data it receives from the sensors. The system then determines the optimal time to allow each zone to water in order to keep the soil at the optimal moisture level between watering events.

Why a sensor in each zone?

Each property is different. However, it is very common that some irrigation zones are in shaded areas and others are in full sun even on a small property. The water requirements in each of these zones can vary considerably from day to day. Therefore, in order to achieve the optimal moisture levels in each zone, individual sensors are required.

State of the Art

UgMO™ is the pioneer in wireless real-time rootzone monitoring. Its hardware package of in-ground sensors and wireless communications system is the most advanced in the industry and fully patent protected.

• Moisture measurement: Accuracy: +/- .02WFV from 0 to saturation at < 2.5 dS/m conductivity+/- .04WFV from 0 to saturation at 2.5-5dS/m conductivity, Repeatability: +/- .001WFV, WFV is the fraction of soil occupied by water, a soil at 10% soil moisture has a WFV of 0.10.
• Conductivity measurement: Accuracy: +/- 2% or 0.02dS/m, whichever is greater, 0-2.5dS/m+/-5%, 2.5-5dS/m, Repeatability: +/-1% or .01dS/m whichever is greater, 0-2.5dS/m, +/-4%, 2.5-5dS/m
• Temperature measurement: Accuracy: +/- 0.5°C from -10 to +50°C, +/- 1°F from 14 to 122°FRepeatability: 0.05°C, 0.1°F