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STEP Up Juniper EnviroSTEP Seed 16 Seed

Features
Number of zones 1 1 1 1 - many 1 - many
Number of outputs or stages 6 stages:
2 heating stages,
4 cooling stages 		6 stages:
2 heating stages,
4 cooling stages 		12 outputs 16 expandable 24 expandable to many with Seed I/O
Manual override switch Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Timed override Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Setpoint time periods 3 (diunral option) 3 (diunral option) 3 (diunral option) Unlimited (diunral option) Unlimited (diunral option)
Display Backlit LCD screen with full menu Highly responsive touchscreen with Graphic User Interface Backlit LCD screen with full menu Highly responsive touchscreen with Graphic User Interface Highly responsive touchscreen with Graphic User Interface
Logs & graphs Yes. Temp only Yes. Logs equipment, sensors and alarms Yes. Logs equipment, sensors and alarms Yes. Logs equipment, sensors and alarms Yes. Logs equipment, sensors and alarms
App and Cloud No Yes No Yes Yes
Equipment it controls Heating & cooling Heating & cooling Most equipment Any equipment Any equipment
Fertigation management No No No Yes – with Anderson Yes – with Anderson
Variable speed 0-10
VDC equipment		 No Limited Limited Yes Yes
Factors in outdoor humidity No No No Yes Yes
Grow lights No No Limited Yes Yes
Mist control and
Irrigation control		 No No Limited Yes Yes
Optional equipment
  • STEP Up Compass software
  • Sensaphone
  • juniper software
  • Sensaphone
  • Weather Station
  • STEPsaver software
  • Sensaphone
  • Sensors: soil temp, light, hot water, CO2
  • 12-output Seed I/O Expansion
  • Sphere software
  • Weather Station
  • Sensaphone
  • 30+ sensor options including soil analyzer
  • 12-output Seed I/O Expansion
  • Sphere software
  • Weather Station
  • Sensaphone
  • Sensors: soil temp, light, hot water, CO2
Complete package
  • Aspirated temp sensor
  • 100' of cable
  • Override or Contactor Panel
  • Aspirated temp sensor
  • 100' of cable
  • Override or Contactor Panel
  • Aspirated temp & RH sensor
  • 100' of cable
 Custom per project requirements Custom per project requirements
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