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Contra Farms: IoT smart farming app in Flutter with a native iOS IoT library, remote machine control, Contra AI and an admin panel

Contra Farms growers activate grow chambers by QR code, monitor pH, TDS, temperature and humidity live, control lights, pumps and dosing from their phone, and follow Contra AI suggestions, with an admin panel for alerts, reports and firmware.

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Contra Farms ("Technology. Farming. Lifestyle."), indoor smart grow chambers•Flutter App Development, Native iOS IoT Library, Machine Control, Contra AI & Admin Panel•Live Video Demo

ContraFarmsbuildsindoorgrowchambers:traysofseedpodsthatmovefromgerminationtogrow,underLEDshelves,withawaterpump,nutrientdosingandafan.Thehardwarewasfullofsensors,butthereadingsstayedinsidethebox.AgrowercouldnotseefromthesofathatpHhaddrifted,orthatashelflightwasstillonatmidnight.Changingasettingmeantstandingnexttothemachine.AndContraFarmshadnosingleviewofthechambersacrosshomes,cafés,schoolsandcommercialfarms.

Services
Cross-platform Flutter mobile application (iOS & Android)
Native iOS IoT library in Swift bridged into Flutter
Hardware sensors and actuator communication pipeline
Remote machine control engine with live confirmations
Industries
Agriculture, Smart Farming, AgriTech, IoT, Artificial Intelligence
Challenge
Contra Farms builds indoor grow chambers: trays of seed pods that move from germination to grow, under LED shelves, with a water pump, nutrient dosing and a fan. The hardware was full of sensors, but the readings stayed inside the box. A grower could not see from the sofa that pH had drifted, or that a shelf light was still on at midnight. Changing a setting meant standing next to the machine. And Contra Farms had no single view of the chambers across homes, cafés, schools and commercial farms.
What we did
System architecture: hardware sensors → native iOS IoT library → Flutter app → cloud API and database → admin panel and Contra AI, with commands flowing back to the machine's actuators (LED shelf lights, water pump and dosing, fan and misting).
Recognition
  • •Growers see their chamber's readings live on their phone and are alerted when something drifts out of range.
  • •Lights, pump, dosing and fan are changed remotely, and each command is confirmed back in the app in sub-250ms.
  • •A new grow chamber goes from box to online with one QR scan.
  • •Contra AI gives growers plain suggestions they can apply with one tap, improving crop yield and consistency.
  • •Contra Farms runs every device, farm, alert and firmware update from one centralized admin panel.
  • •1-Scan — QR Chamber Activation (Zero-config pairing)
Technologies
Flutter (iOS and Android)Native iOS IoT library in Swift bridged to FlutterBLE Pairing & Packet HandlingMQTT ProtocolpH ProbesTDS SensorsDissolved Oxygen ProbesWater & Air Temperature
LIVE MOTION & SYSTEM INTERACTION

Application Walkthrough & Interaction Flow

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