# Version 1.0 to 2.0

Canonical HTML: https://flavorotor.com/research/version-evolution
Machine-readable index: https://flavorotor.com/research/data/chapters/index.json



The engineering changes between the initial rotating prototype and the v2.0 research-platform concept.

In brief

The engineering changes between the initial rotating prototype and the v2.0 research-platform concept.

**Initial prototype record.** A manufactured rotor component documented during the first build phase. It establishes fabrication progress, not validated cultivation performance. [I01]

**v2.0 architecture.** The revised assembly introduces the magnetic drive, central optical module and separate dosing subsystem. It records design intent, not a completed comparative test. [I02]

## Subsystem evolution

 |
 Subsystem | v1 record | v2 record | Research significance

 | Drive | conventional stepper/roller architecture | magnetic coupling concept | requires new torque and speed calibration
 | Nutrient delivery | manual/general solution control | four custom peristaltic channels | enables versioned experimental dosing after calibration
 | Imaging | monitoring concept | central camera/CNN concept | requires repeatable capture and device-specific dataset
 | Lighting | axial LED concept | specified blue/red/far-red/white concept | requires measured spectrum and spatial map
 | Exterior | functional prototype frame | stationary and rotating design layers | may affect airflow and optical distribution
 | Software | dashboard and taste-profile prototype | recipe/feedback concept | must separate measured variables from sensory outcomes

## Research lesson

Every mechanical redesign can change the experimental environment. A recipe validated on v1 cannot be assumed valid on v2 unless light, root-zone exposure, air flow and control performance are shown equivalent.

## FlavoRotor design provenance

The system-specific configuration on this page is traced to the supplied FlavoRotor engineering records. [I01] [I02]

## References

- [I01] FlavoRotor project team (2026). FlavoRotor prototype implementation record. *Internal engineering report*.
- [I02] FlavoRotor project team (2026). FlavoRotor v2.0 system architecture. *Internal engineering design report*.