Gen 3 Platform
RICADO Gen 3 is a flexible industrial monitoring and control platform designed for wide-area infrastructure, agricultural systems, and environmental monitoring. Its versatility allows it to be adapted for nearly any industrial use case.
Primary Use Cases
Section titled “Primary Use Cases”Agriculture & Irrigation
Section titled “Agriculture & Irrigation”- Kiwifruit Orchards: Specialized systems for automated irrigation and frost protection control.
- Dairy: Monitoring and automation for milking sheds and farm operations.
- Soil & Weather: Integration with soil moisture probes and weather stations for data-driven decisions.
Water & Environment
Section titled “Water & Environment”- Water Treatment: Specialized monitoring and control for drinking water treatment and wastewater processing plants.
- Water Metering: Real-time data logging for consumption tracking, leak detection, and automated usage reporting.
- Council 3 Waters: Monitoring and reporting for regional drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems.
- River Levels: Real-time monitoring of river levels and environmental triggers.
- Resource Consent: Automated reporting and compliance monitoring for resource consents.
Post-Harvest & Storage
Section titled “Post-Harvest & Storage”- Coolstores: Precision temperature monitoring and control for long-term produce storage.
- Precoolers: High-performance cooling monitoring to ensure product quality.
Power & Energy
Section titled “Power & Energy”- Power Metering: Real-time monitoring of electrical circuits, site-wide energy consumption, and load analysis.
LoRaWAN & Sensors
Section titled “LoRaWAN & Sensors”- Support for wireless sensor networks (LoRaWAN, Harvest) for remote asset monitoring where traditional connectivity is unavailable.