Research of the remote and real-time data collection platform toward distributed greenhouse structure

In order to elevate the whole management level of distributed greenhouse systems, research into the  data with different network conditions. Analysis into the requirement of distributed greenhouse system,  an OPC-based remote and real-time data collected platform was suggested for different network  conditions. The system was realized by OPC XML including the client, server, software integration and  hardware deployment. Judged by this experiment, we can safely conclude that data integration based  on OPC XML is the best solution for the distributed greenhouse system. Experiment result shows that  relative errors can be decreased from 60 to 4% by using this integrated platform. Data similarity can be  93.3%. By accelerating data requiring time, the efficiency of greenhouse cultivation can be elevated to  13%.  Key words: Greenhouse management system, distributed greenhouse system, OPC XML, data collection.