AOFS is designed to operate with any existing power infrastructure: grid, generator, solar, or hybrid systems. The standard is agnostic to the power source.

AOFS defines optional solar integration levels:

• Level 1 (Recommended / Minimal Monitoring)
  • Field Controllers may monitor battery voltage and current to enforce fail-safes and manage irrigation loads.
  • Useful for off-grid or weak-grid farms to improve reliability.
  • Not required if the farm has a reliable main power supply.

• Level 2 (Optional / Integrated Monitoring)
  • Controllers can read solar generation metrics via standard protocols (e.g., Modbus, MQTT, RS485).
  • Enables dynamic irrigation scheduling based on energy availability and advanced PUE analytics.
  • Fully optional: farms can adopt this for energy optimization, but AOFS compliance does not depend on it.

Guidelines:

• AOFS compliance does not require any specific power monitoring.
• Optional monitoring modules can enhance reliability and energy efficiency.
• All modules, regardless of power source, must support safe fail-safe operation for irrigation and actuation.