Elecrow GrowCube User manual
GrowCube- Smart Automatic Watering Kit
USER GUIDE
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IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNING!
- Please read through this manual before using the device and then keep it safe for future reference.
- Please follow the instructions in this manual carefully and ensure that you follow all the warnings
and instructions marked.
- If you still have any questions about how to use the device after reading this manual, please
contact techsupport@elecrow.com
- Cleaning and maintenance should not be carried out unsupervised by children.
-WARNING: Use the detachable power supply provided for the device only.
Contents
Chapter 1. Product Introduction 02
• 1.1 Product Overview
• 1.2 Key Features
• 1.3 Product Appearance And Description
Chapter 2. Get Started 04
• 2.1 Installation
• 2.2 Network Configuration
• 2.3 Watering Parameter Settings
Chapter 3. Functions Introduction 24
• 3.1 Plant Monitoring
• 3.2 Plant Details
• 3.3 Manual Watering
• 3.4 Modify Plant's Watering Settings
• 3.5 Diary
• 3.6 Delete Plant
• 3.7 Garden
• 3.8 Device Management
• 3.9 More
Chapter 4. Abnormal Reminder 38
• 4.1 Water Shortage Reminder
• 4.2 Sensor Not Connected Reminder
• 4.3 Sensor Abnormal Reminder
• 4.4 Water Pipe Blockage Reminder
• 4.5 Device Locked Reminder
Chapter 5. Product Parameters 43
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting 44
FAQ 45
Customer Service 46
Chapter 1
Product Introduction
1.1 Product Overview
1.2 Key Features
• Intelligent Automatic Watering
① Obtaining soil moisture data for plant growth in real-time by reliable soil moisture sensors
② GrowCube APP contains over 3000 kinds of plants growth humidity guidance data,
keeping a comfortable growth humidity environment for the plant
③ Alternative option to avoid watering during the sun exposure period
• APP Exclusive Plant Housekeeper
① Illustrating the plant soil moisture curves and recording the watering operations
② Dedicated plant diary for recording the growth process
③ Real-time display of environmental temperature & humidity and soil humidity
④ Massive knowledge-base database for plant maintenance to better cultivate your lovely plants
• Comfortable Use in Multiple Scenarios
① Three watering modes, it also supports watering manually and timing quantitatively
② Equipped with 1.5L large water tank, provides enough water for 2 weeks by one refill
③ Availability on external water supply is sufficient for large outdoor watering demand
④ The original nozzle is suitable for various sizes of plant pots
⑤ Simple and stylish appearance matches the watering scenarios in office, home and many other
places
⑥ GrowCube APP supports multi devices working simultaneously, switching freely between different
usage scenarios
⑦ Offline operation - the device can operate normally when there is no active network
• Easy to Operate and Easy to Use
① Easy and quick installation with the aid of sensor magnetic plug-and-play interface design
② One-click settings to start the GrowCube APP
③ Adding water is easy and convenient
④ Built in smart protection systems for water shortage alarm, block prevention and sensor detection.
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1.3 Product Appearance And Description
• 1.3.1 Host Appearance
Water Tank
Press to open and close, maximum water
capacity is 1.5L.
Reset Button Hole
Press and hold the reset
button with something
like a needle for 3 seconds
then restore GrowCube to
factory settings.
Temperature And
Humidity Sensor
Measure the ambient
temperature and humidity of
GrowCube.
Unlock Button
Network successfully connected
Network Connecting
Network connection failed
Sensor abnormality
Water outlet is blocked
Water shortage
Waiting for network configuration
GrowCube will be locked when the
blockage occurs or the water tank is
empty or the sensor is abnormal for more
than 3 times. After troubleshooting or
adding water, press the unlock button to
restore normal operation of the device. If
you hold down the button for 3 seconds,
the network will be reconfigured.
External Water Tank Hole
When an external large water
tank is required, using a water
pipe to connect the external
water tank from this hole.
Water Outlet Interface a/b/c/d
Independent four water outlets.
Using water outlet and soil
moisture sensor in pair. A-a,
B-b, C-c, D-d.
Soil Moisture Sensor
Interface A/B/C/D
Interfaces for independent
4-way soil moisture sensor
Power Supply
12V/2A power adapter interface.
Working Status Indicators
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• 1.3.2 Accessories
Chapter 2
Get Started
2.1 Installation
• 2.1.1 Steps To Use GrowCube
• 1. Install the filter, install the filter at the
water inlet of the water tank, and insert it
vertically as shown in the figure right.
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• 2. Connect the soil moisture sensor to the GrowCube and insert the other end into the soil. There are
four sensor interfaces(Marked A to D) on the GrowCube, and you can connect a sensor to any one of
them. For example, when using port a to water plants, connect the sensor to port A of the GrowCube
(Pay attention to the buckle position of the sensor connector and device interface). Then insert the soil
moisture sensor vertically into the soil, the insertion depth should be more than 2/3 of the sensor, and
the sensor insertion position should be as close as possible to the rhizome of the plant.
A: The insertion position is too far from the B: The sensor is inserted too shallow
root of the plant
C: The sensor is inserted too deep
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• 3. Cut water pipes based on the distance from GrowCube to plants.
• 4. Connect the cut water pipe to GrowCube. Note that when you use sensor “A” for the plant,you
should use a water outlet “a” at the same time.
• 5. Connect the water pipe to the nozzle.
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• 6. Bend the nozzle to fit the size of the plant disk so that the nozzle can reach the root area of the
flower as much as possible.
• 7. Fix the nozzle through the bracket if necessary.
• 8. Fill the GrowCube tank with water, being careful not to exceed the maximum level.
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Contents
Chapter 1. Product Introduction 02
• 1.1 Product Overview
• 1.2 Key Features
• 1.3 Product Appearance And Description
Chapter 2. Get Started 04
• 2.1 Installation
• 2.2 Network Configuration
• 2.3 Watering Parameter Settings
Chapter 3. Functions Introduction 24
• 3.1 Plant Monitoring
• 3.2 Plant Details
• 3.3 Manual Watering
• 3.4 Modify Plant's Watering Settings
• 3.5 Diary
• 3.6 Delete Plant
• 3.7 Garden
• 3.8 Device Management
• 3.9 More
Chapter 4. Abnormal Reminder 38
• 4.1 Water Shortage Reminder
• 4.2 Sensor Not Connected Reminder
• 4.3 Sensor Abnormal Reminder
• 4.4 Water Pipe Blockage Reminder
• 4.5 Device Locked Reminder
Chapter 5. Product Parameters 43
Chapter 6. Troubleshooting 44
FAQ 45
Customer Service 46
• 6. Bend the nozzle to fit the size of the plant disk so that the nozzle can reach the root area of the
flower as much as possible. Please bend the nozzle as shown below, be careful not to turn the nozzle hole
upwards, otherwise the water will spray out of the flower pot.
• 7. Fix the nozzle through the bracket if necessary.
• 8. Fill the GrowCube tank with water, being careful not to exceed the maximum level.
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According to different usage scenarios, an external water source can also be used to
supply water. First, unplug the rubber plug on the back of GrowCube. Then, insert the
water tube into the water cube through the external hole. Next, unplug the filter at the water
inlet inside the GrowCube box, and insert the water pipe into the water inlet. In order to
prevent the GrowCube from alarming due to lack of water in the water pipe, please keep the
inlet and outlet pipes full of water ( via manual watering), and then set the auto watering
mode or smart watering mode.
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• 9. Turn on the power supply of GrowCube, wait for the red and blue lights to flash alternately, which
means the state of waiting for network configuration.
• 2.1.2 Install APP
GrowCube
GrowCube
2.2 Network Configuration
Direct Connection ModeNetworking Mode
• 2.2.1 Networking Mode
Before configuring the network for the GrowCube, let's take a look at how GrowCube Networking
Mode works:
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• 1. Open the app and enter the Mode Selection page, select "Networking Mode" and enter the
Set GrowCube Network page, enter the home/office WiFi name and home/office WiFi password to
be used, click "Continue", and there will be a pop-up "XXXX (your WiFi name) has been Saved";
(Note: There is a drop-down selection menu at the WiFi name, users can choose WiFi by themselves,
the recently used WiFi will be displayed first,
).
GrowCube APP GrowCube
Router
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• 2. Go to Connect The Device page, make sure that the red and blue indicators on the front of the
GrowCube are flashing alternately before you initiate the connection, if not, the device is not ready
to be connected. Please press the side button for 3s until you hear the "beep" sound. At this time,
you can search for the WiFi named GrowCube xxxx launched by the device itself, where xxxx is a
random combination of numbers and letters. Use your phone to connect the WiFi as prompted,
check “The above operations have been confirmed”, and then click “Next”. If the phone is
already connected to the WiFi, the Networking page can be normally entered, and the App will
send the WiFi name and password just saved to GrowCube, then GrowCube will connect by itself.
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• 3. After enter the Networking page, turn on the phone WiFi and disconnect the WiFi connection
between the phone and GrowCube. And then connect the previously saved home/office WiFi to
ensure that the phone and the device are connected to the same wireless network. In this page, the
App will continuously check:
① Whether the device has been connected to the home/office WiFi ,
② Whether the phone has also been connected to the corresponding home/office WiFi ,
③ Whether the device and the phone have established connections through the home/office WiFi .
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If the first step fails, the interface will pop up as follows, and you can choose to re-enter or
reconnect. Re-entering will return to the WiFi Configuration page and re-enter the WiFi name and
password. If you choose to reconnect, it will try to connect again using the current saved WiFi name
and password.
If the second step fails, the interface will pop up as follows, you need to disconnect the WiFi
connection between the mobile phone and GrowCube and then connect to the current home/office
WiFi.
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If the third step fails, the interface will pop up as follows, you can choose to reset or reconnect.
Resetting will re-enter the Mode Selection page. Reconnecting is to return to the page and perform
three rounds of connection attempts and detection again. If the above three steps are completed,
the configuration is successful.
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• 4. After the network configuration successfully saved, enter the Configured Successfully page
and generate the device name. The name can be renamed according to your preferences. At this
time, the blue indicator on the front of GrowCube is solid.
• 5. Click "Click here into the homepage" to enter the Home page of the GrowCube APP and start
your smart maintenance journey.
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• 2.2.2 Direct Connection Mode
• 1. Select "Direct connection mode" on the Mode Selection page and enter the page of the
Directly Connected Device. Connect the WiFi named GrowCube xxxx as prompted and click
"Next".
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• 2. After the device is successfully connected to the mobile phone, enter the Configured
Successfully page, generate the device name, click "Click here into the homepage" to enter the
GrowCube APP home page.
2.3 Watering Parameter Settings
• 1. Add Plants
On the Plants page，click to add plants. Do not add exceed four plants.
• 2. Choose Water Outlet
According to the soil moisture sensor interface and water outlet used by the added plant, select the
corresponding watering outlet in the APP. Note that the soil moisture sensor interface should be
paired with the water outlet. In this example, the soil moisture sensor of A is used, so it is necessary
to choose a as the plant watering outlet accordingly.
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