Crossbow Starts Shipping Ko Pro Series Wireless Crop Monitoring System
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- Created on April 08, 2008
"We are very pleased to announce the immediate availability of the ēKo Pro Series system," said Robert Robinson, VP of Wireless Sales and Marketing at Crossbow. “Leading growers can now deploy reliable, turnkey wireless crop monitoring solutions at a very low cost and with no monthly or incremental software, integration, customization, maintenance fees.”
For growers interested in an initial deployment on a relatively small scale, Crossbow offers the ēKo Pro Series Starter Kit. The Starter Kit includes 3 ēKo Wireless Sensor Nodes, 6 Soil Moisture Sensors, 1 Ambient Temperature / Humidity Sensor, 1 ēKo Gateway with integrated ēKoView web application, and 1 ēKo Base Radio with Antenna to help growers get started quickly. Additional wireless sensor nodes and sensors can be added as desired in the future and are automatically integrated into the existing system.
Pricing and availability
The ēKo Pro Series Starter Kit is priced at $3359 and immediately available for purchase from select distributors and online directly at www.xbow.com. Introductory pricing is now offered through the end of April. Sales inquiries may be directed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
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