Table 1 List of model name, manufacturer, approximate price, number of units purchased, equipment purpose, logging system, and communication (Comm) method for each sensor used on the Avenger high-throughput phenotyping platform
Figure no | Equipment | Manufacturer | Cost (USD) | Units | Total cost (USD) | Purpose/trait captured | Logger system | Comm method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Trimble R6 receiver | Trimble Inc | $6995 | 1 | $6995 | GPS coordinates | PXI-e | RS232 |
2 | PXI-e 1085 | National Instruments | $58,000 | 1 | $58,000 | Data logger | n/a | n/a |
3 | VN-100 | VectorNav Technologies | $1250 | 1 | $1250 | Inertial measurement and heading | PXI-e | RS232 |
4 | Apogee SI-131 | Apogee Instruments | $682 | 8 | $5456 | Canopy temperature | PXI-e | Voltage |
5 | Crop Circle ACS-470 | Holland Scientific | $5000 | 8 | $40,000 | Active spectral reflectance | PXI-e | RS232 |
6 | Pepperl + Fuchs UC2000 | Pepperl + Fuchs Group | $362 | 4 | $1448 | Plant height | PXI-e | RS232 |
7 | HC2S3 probe | Campbell Scientific | $294 | 1 | $294 | Ambient temperature/relative humidity | CR1000 | Voltage |
8 | CR1000 | Campbell Scientific | $2186 | 1 | $2186 | Data logger | n/a | n/a |
9 | Apogee SP-110 | Apogee Instruments | $217 | 1 | $217 | Solar irradiance | CR1000 | Voltage |
10 | Dynasys auxiliary power | Tridako Energy Systems | $9600 | 1 | $9600 | Power | n/a | n/a |