Valve Controller

Technology is improving day by day, So as the human beings.
Equipments, Devices, Electronic Chips shrinks. So as we human beings become Slim and Trim (sometimes lean and fragile too ...).

We have seen the invention of Motor and automatic on/off, Irrigation by drip and sprinkler,
But can we integrate or combine all these into ONE BOX and control the irrigation by automatic valves, schedule it ?.
Yes possible by "MV Valve Controller"

Functions of MV Valve Controller are,

1. Turn on/off Motor by Real time clock
2. Real time clock can be scheduled for a week time
3. Open/Close the irrigation valve
4. 12 different output controls for valves
5. Each output control can control one or more irrigation valve
6. Valve control is based on Relative time
7. 12 output control can be scheduled in cycles
8. 12 output controls can be scheduled Sequentially or Parallely

Working model of the controller is available in my Picaseweb. Click Here

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Power Tiller

In earlier days Power Tiller is a handy economical device, a substitute of tractor for small farmers for preparing their land for new plantation.

Now things have changed and Power Tiller is used for various purposes like,

1. Land Preparation
2. Weeding (varying breadth - 1", 1.5", 2")
3. Reaping (say Paddy)
4. Harvesting (say Turmeric)

Power Tiller operational  photos are available in my Picasaweb. Click Here

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Turkey Visit

With Israel trip I had one day to see Turkey.

Nice ancient place.

Cotton is their prime business. Variety of breeds and fully mechanised cultivation and harvesting makes it for high yield and exporting.

Israel Trip

"Necessity is the mother of Invention"

"Scarcity is the father of Saving"

First quote is very familiar to everyone
But, Second quote dawned during the Israel visit.

Now and then I learnt Israel is a country advanced in technology, agriculture, tops milk production and so on …, But I was also aware of a fact that it is dry land and with very little water resource.
So long time I had a question, How both the contradicting truth can coexist ?

Luckily I had a chance to experience the truth on _______ during the “Farm Exhibition” held in Israel.

Exhibition is a collection of marvellous technology. Being in India for me it looked like “Does technology we see in movie exist real world ?”. For end-to-end, say installing drip tubes to harvesting the final product equipments and devices are there. From controlling even a drop of water to each plant, technology exists. I realised why market leaders like Netefim have their office in Israel.

Most annoying thing I had seen is, like electricity available @ 230V in India, Israel has water pipe network @ optimal pressure that can be readily used for irrigation. Network spans entire landscape and maintained by Government and for irrigation. This resolves both electricity and water crisis. They buy both Water and Electricity from Government but still they produce in excess and they export their products.

We still get both Electricity and Water for FREE but still we are not leaders. Israel scores well in marketing as well by either value-addition of their products or by preserving their product in cold-storage till they get good profit.