System and Method for Advanced Horticultural Lighting

Abstract

A method for quality control and reporting includes transmitting, via a lighting device, validation signals to a central controller; receiving, via the central controller, one or more condition measurements and device identifiers from one or more of a light sensing device and a growth condition sensor; recording, via the central controller, the validation signals, condition measurements, and device identifiers in a database; and alerting, via the central controller, one or more operators in the event the validation signals indicate one or more growth conditions fall outside of a predetermined range.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A method for quality control and reporting, comprising:
 transmitting, via a lighting device, validation signals comprising operating conditions, initial measurements, lifetime operating data, reference datasets, and spectrum and intensity estimates, and a device identifier to a central controller;   receiving, via the central controller, one or more condition measurements comprising light measurements, temperature measurements, humidity measurements, moisture measurements, and nutrient chemistry measurements, and device identifiers from one or more light sensing devices and growth condition sensors;   recording, via the central controller, the validation signals, condition measurements, and device identifiers in a database;   generating, via the central controller, a master batch record; and   alerting, via the central controller, one or more operators in the event the validation signals indicate one or more growth conditions fall outside of a predetermined range.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein previous batch data is used to calculate said predetermined range.