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 farmbot-controller
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+This software is responsible for receiving the commands from the 'farmbot cloud backend', execute them and report back the results.
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+Technicals
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+* Written in Ruby
+* Data is stored in nedb
+* Running on Raspberry Pi
+* Sends commands to hardware using firmata
+* Hardware is an Arduino Mega with a RAMPS 1.4 board
+* Communication with cloud using skynet