Growbud Controller

The Growbud Controller is a professional 4-zone irrigation controller built for greenhouses, indoor facilities, and field operations. It drives up to four 24 VAC or latching DC solenoid valves, auto-detecting valve type per zone, with on-board scheduling and flow and leak sensor inputs. And it is more than an irrigation controller: with native Modbus and BACnet support it doubles as a commercial monitoring and local-control platform for leak detection, pumps, fans, and lighting.

Key Features:

• 4 Independent Valve Zones - Drives 24 VAC and latching DC solenoid valves with automatic valve-type detection

• On-Board Scheduling - Up to 16 stored schedules run autonomously, even without a network connection

• Direct RS-485 Sensor Inputs - Connect up to 8 industrial Modbus sensors (EC, pH, flow, climate, and more) straight to the Growbud Controller's RS-485 port; their readings flow into the Growbud app alongside your Growbud sensors

• Modbus RTU - The same RS-485 port can instead operate as a Modbus slave, putting all four valve zones under BMS control

• BACnet - Native BACnet MS/TP and BACnet/IP object support for building automation systems

• LoRaWAN Wireless - Miles of range through Growbud gateways, no WiFi required

• Bluetooth - BLE commissioning from the Growbud app, plus BLE-central mode that connects directly to Growbud sensors

• Flexible Deployment - Run it fully wireless over LoRaWAN alongside Dro and Vero sensors, or wire it in as a Modbus slave controlled over Ethernet/TCP directly from the Growbud app while it pulls in sensor data over Bluetooth

• Amazon Sidewalk support coming soon

• IP-sealed aluminum enclosure with M12/M8 industrial connectors

• 1-year warranty and 90-day return policy