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ControlCore

Custom environmental sensor array
Low-power data logging system
Circuit design and prototyping
Field-deployed electronic equipment

ControlCore ties together microcontrollers, wireless protocols, and custom interfaces into a unified system designed for flexibility and resilience.

The suite supports valve automation, soil sensing, flow monitoring, power-aware scheduling, and local overrides — all tied together via MQTT messaging and integrated dashboards.

ControlCore is built for real deployment: outdoor enclosures, long cable runs, solar operation, and fallback logic to keep things working when the network doesn’t.

It’s open source, adaptable, and designed for other makers, farmers, or field techs to extend and repurpose as needed.

Visit the in progress prototype at: https://controlcore.kevinthoele.com/

Project Details

Technologies

ArduinoRaspberry PiPCB DesignSensorsMicrocontrollersSolar PowerPythonPostgresMQTT

Category

IoT Systems Design

Date

2024-Present