What makes the FarmCube Ultra different from other Growspec products?View answer
The Ultra is a sealed, research-grade controlled environment agriculture (CEA) system with full climate control — including CO₂ regulation, active cooling/heating, humidity management, and multi-media sterilisation. Unlike the Nano or Neo, it is designed for biotech research, agronomic experimentation, and institutional education where reproducible environmental conditions are essential.
How does the programmable light system work?View answer
The Ultra supports five independently configurable spectral programmes: White-Based, Ultraviolet, Blue-Based, Deep Red-Based, and Far Red-Based. Power across wavelengths can be distributed across five key bands (385 nm, 450 nm, 400–700 nm, 660 nm, 730 nm), enabling precise recipe-building for different crops and growth stages.
Can multiple researchers use a single unit?View answer
Yes. The multi-user permission system allows administrators to create accounts with customised access levels — from full control to data-entry-only. A university deployment example: the equipment office holds the master account, professors manage their 20-unit allocations, and students have scoped access for monitoring and data entry.
What crops can the Ultra grow?View answer
The Ultra supports 45+ plant varieties across five growing platform configurations: microgreens (arugula, radish, basil, kale, pea, cilantro), leafy greens (spinach, Lola Rosa, Bok Choy, Butterhead), herbs and parsley, tall plants (tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, saffron, anthurium), and six varieties of strawberry via the growing tub configuration.
What is the Agriculture Processing Unit (APU)?View answer
The APU is GROWSPEC Bio's proprietary edge server integrated into the Ultra. It handles local computation for climate control algorithms, nutrient management, air diffusion modelling, and sensor data processing — processing 90% of data on-device. It provides API endpoints for cloud synchronisation and integration with external agriculture AI training pipelines.