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Ventilation Mapping and Optimization

GrowScope visualizes airflow across a grow space to show where air is stagnant versus where a fan is blasting a plant directly, and includes a one-tap optimizer that proposes fan changes to fix it.

How to do this in GrowScope

  1. Enter your fans (role — exhaust, internal, clip, low-power — plus wall placement, speed %, direction, and diameter) and any carbon filters in the equipment setup.
  2. Open the Light section's Ventilation tab (indoor, a 3D particle visualization) or the balcony ventilation map (a 2D top-down heatmap).
  3. Review the stagnation, exhaust, and intake summary, plus any direct-blast warning.
  4. Tap "Optimize ventilation" to run the solver.
  5. Review the before/after stagnation comparison and the suggested per-fan changes, then apply or cancel.

Ventilation Map & Optimizer

Category
Climate
Purpose
Visualize airflow (stagnant vs. direct-blast zones) and suggest fan placement/speed changes.
Input
Fan list (role, wall placement, speed %, direction, diameter), carbon filters, box/place dimensions
Unit
% (fan speed), cm (dimensions)
Location
Light section → Ventilation tab (indoor 3D) or the balcony ventilation map (2D top-down)
User action
  1. Enter fan and filter setup
  2. Review the airflow visualization
  3. Tap "Optimize ventilation"
  4. Apply or cancel the suggested changes
Output
A stagnation percentage, exhaust/intake balance, and a before/after comparison with concrete per-fan change suggestions (speed, angle). Nothing changes until you tap Apply.
Used by
None
Related
Climate and VPD Tracking, 3D Light Map and Equipment Placement

Notes

  • The balcony 2D view is explicitly a simplified heuristic, not a full 3D/CFD airflow simulation — the indoor 3D view is a particle-based visualization, also not a CFD solver.
  • The "Optimize ventilation" button is a local deterministic solver, not an AI call: the criteria — less stagnation, no direct blast on a plant, a balanced exhaust/intake ratio — are built into the math itself rather than set by an AI advisor. So it runs instantly, is free on any plan, and spends no AI credits — same as viewing the ventilation map, stagnation percentage, and direct-blast warning. This is a separate feature from "AI Equipment Placement" (Light tab, the Ventilation block inside the placement panel), which is Pro-gated and does spend AI credits, because it asks AI to set priorities before running its own local coordinate solver.
  • GrowScope does not control any hardware. It has no Bluetooth/WiFi connection to fans, controllers, or relays, and cannot turn a fan on, off, or up — it only tells you, in the app, what to change by hand on your own equipment. This is a different category from hardware fan/climate controllers (e.g. AC Infinity, TrolMaster, Spider Farmer's own controller apps), which do actuate the equipment directly.

Where to find it in the app

Frequently asked questions

Does the ventilation optimizer apply changes automatically?

No — it only shows a preview. You must explicitly tap Apply for the suggested fan changes to take effect, and "Apply" only updates the plan GrowScope shows you — it does not send any signal to a fan or controller.

Can GrowScope control my fans or climate controller directly?

No. GrowScope has no hardware or Bluetooth/WiFi device integration. It analyzes airflow and recommends fan speed/placement changes for you to make manually — it is an advisory tool, not a device-control app.