Includes everything you need to begin monitoring your sugarbush today including: 6' USB Cable, USB power adapter, Vacuum hook-up connection to releasers, Submersible tank level sensor with 10 ft cable.
Device includes SIM Card and ships pre-activated ready to connect. Requires $75/season subscription fee paid to SapSpy. The first season is included with your purchase. Future seasons will be invoiced in January.
Measure: Tank Level (0-100%) Vacuum Level (0-29.9 inHg) Temperature (degrees F)
Alert: Send text alert based on alert settings you configure. Sends alerts up to 3 people.
Plot history: Plot the history of the vacuum level, tank level and temperature for durations between 1 hr and 14 days. Known how cold it was last night as well as how the sap is running during the day. Ensure your vacuum is always at peak performance.
No power in the woods? No Problem: Device can last 2-4 weeks on a single charge. Available Options include: Solar Panel or alligator clips for 6-12 Volt battery.
No WiFi in the woods? No Problem: Device connects over the cellular network with near full Cellular coverage throughout US and most of Canada
The Sap Spy Gateway is a next-generation LoRaWAN® gateway designed for long-range, low-power communication between your Sap Spy sensor nodes and the cloud. Built for sugarbush monitoring, it provides reliable data transmission across vast distances while maximizing sensor battery life.
Long-Range Coverage
With an expected range of ½ mile to well over 1 mile between a gateway and a node (terrain dependent), the Sap Spy Gateway makes it easy to cover large properties. Larger producers can install a gateway in different areas of the property for complete property coverage. Any Sap Spy node can connect to any gateway automatically — no user configuration required. This provides near infinite scalability throughout your larger sugarbush.
Simple Connectivity Options
The gateway connects to the internet using your choice of:
Wi-Fi
Ethernet
Cellular (all cellular setup and management handled by Sap Spy)
Power Options
The Sap Spy Gateway requires either a standard 110V power source or Power over Ethernet (PoE). For remote or off-grid locations, an external solar panel and battery pack option is available, providing continuous power for uninterrupted monitoring all season long.
Your purchase includes all necessary mounting brackets, antennas and cables.
Subscription
Each gateway requires an annual connectivity subscription of $250 per gateway per season, ensuring seamless cloud integration, monitoring, and support.
Beginning Oct 2025, all sensor nodes that are capable of talking to either a Sap Spy Gateway V2 or our popular Sap Spy Sensor Hub. Nodes shipped prior to Oct 2025, will require a software update. Software updates are easy/straightforward and typically done by the customer without having to ship nodes back to Sap Spy. Contact us at info@SapSpy.com
The general recommendation:
Less than 2,500 taps: Sap Spy Sensor Hub + Sensor Nodes
Greater than 2,500 Taps: Sensor Gateway V2 provides a simple setup and infinite scalability.
Sap Spy is proud to introduce the Universal 3 Port Sensor Node
This next generation sensor node provides 3 generic ports allowing you to connect 1, 2 or 3 sensors externally to the device. As of Oct 2025 the list of compatible sensors include
Vacuum Sensors
Tank Level Sensors
Pulse Counting Modules (Water meters)
Pressure Sensors (coming soon!)
This style of sensor node can communicate to either existing sensor hubs or to the new Sap Spy Gateway.
Common configurations include:
1 Port Vacuum Sensor: Monitor the end of 1 mainline or a releaser.
2 Port Vacuum Sensor: Monitor the end of 2 mainlines
3 Port Vacuum Sensor: Monitor the end of 3 mainlines
1 Vacuum + 1 tank level: Monitor vacuum and tank level at a releaser location.
1 Vacuum + 1 Tank + 1 Pulse counter: Monitor vacuum, tank level and sap flow at a pump house.
Minimal configuration needed, the sensor node recognizes what sensor type is plugged in. All you do is give each port a name in the Sap Spy web app for ultimate flexibility.
Solar panel provides continuous operation from season to season.