I've been chatting with a buddy who is good at process design and automation.
Having bitten at the automation apple, I've realized that it was a bigger bite than I could swallow by myself.
So far, the schedules I've built on an ad hoc basis are serving as a very good foundation for understanding both process and data.
From here, we can develop a monitoring/control/automaton scheme that accurately records the needed data in real time and uses it to maintain preset parameters, according to a program that could even change through time.
Better operational control and a much more complete picture of what's actually happening to my plants daily and over time is just around the corner!
