Kitronik Air Quality and Environmental Board for Micro:bit
KT5674
$69.95
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Description
The Kitronik Air Quality and Environmental Board for Micro:bit enables you to monitor and analyze the air you breathe. It provides a complete air monitoring and reporting solution for the BBC micro:bit. The availability of onboard sensors and connection points allows you to collect extensive air quality data. This can be stored in onboard memory and displayed on the OLED screen, or transferred to a computer for analysis.
This Kitronik Air Quality and Environmental Board for Micro:bit is perfect for a short or long-term classroom experiments. It includes an integrated Edge Connector for your BBC micro:bit to easily slot into. The onboard sensors allow readings for temperature, pressure, humidity, air quality index, and eCO2. The real-time clock (RTC) and 1Mbit of onboard EEPROM memory enable timestamped data logging and long term data storage. There are also 3 status ZIP LEDs onboard which you can use for visually displaying data. 3 of the BBC micro:bit's pins (Pins 0, 1, and 2) break out to 0.1” pitch solder pads allowing for additional sensors or outputs. There are also 3V and GND pads for providing power to these devices.
You can power the board by either 3xAA batteries or a micro USB connector. A power switch controls the voltage supply, and a green status LED indicates when the board switches on. The board also generates a regulated 3V supply that is fed into the edge connector to power the inserted BBC micro:bit, eliminating the need for the BBC micro:bit to be powered separately.
The board also has a connection point for a solar cell, which you can use in conjunction with rechargeable batteries to extend the life of your experiments. NOTE: Before charging, please ensure that the rechargeable batteries are NiMh.
Kitronik has also created online MakeCode tutorials to introduce you to all of the board's key features. You can find link in the 'Resources' section below.
Requires:
- BBC micro:bit
- 3 x AA Batteries
- or - Add rechargeable batteries and a solar cell
Features
- An all in one Air Quality monitoring and reporting solution for the BBC micro:bit
- Measure temperature, pressure, humidity, air quality index, and eCO2
- Pins 0, 1, and 2 are broken out to solder pads for additional I/O
- The board features a black and white 128x64 OLED display screen and 3 status ZIP LEDs for visually displaying data
- Run long-term monitoring experiments in the classroom throughout the school year
- Online MakeCode tutorials that introduce you to all of the boards' key features
- It can be coded with MakeCode/Javascript/Python
- There is an integrated edge connector for the micro:bit to slot into
- The board also features a connection point for a solar cell that can be used alongside rechargeable batteries to keep your experiments running for longer
- Kitronik has produced custom MakeCode blocks for convenient and straightforward coding
- The real-time clock (RTC) and 1Mbit of onboard EEPROM memory enable timestamped data logging and long-term data storage
Specifications
Operating Battery Voltage (Vcc)
+5V max
Operating USB Connector Voltage
+5V DC max
Solar Cell Input
+5V max
Power Output Pins
2 x 3V, 2 x GND (100mA current draw max)
Additional Input / Output Pins (Digital & Analogue)
Pin 0, Pin 1, Pin 2
ZIP LED Control Pin
Pin 8
BME688, RTC, OLED Display & EEPROM Control Pins
Pin 19, Pin 20 (I2C Lines)
BME688 Operating Range
Pressure: 300hPa - 1100hPa / Temperature: -40°C;C - 85°C;C / Humidity: 0%RH - 100%RH / Index for Air Quality (IAQ): 0 - 500 [0 = Excellent, 500 = Extremely Polluted], eCO2: 250 - 40000+ ppm [Estimated]
OLED Display Screen
128 x 64 Pixels, Monochrome
EEPROM Size
1Mbit
Included
1 x Kitronik Air Quality Board for BBC micro:bit
3 x AA battery holder
1 x USB Lead
Dimensions
Length
68.5 mm
Width
48 mm
Height
28.5 mm
PCB Thickness
1.6 mm
Resources
- Kitronik Air Quality and Environmental Board for Micro:bit Datasheet
- Online MakeCode Tutorials - Read temperature, pressure, and humidity
- Online MakeCode Tutorials - Using the OLED display
- Online MakeCode Tutorials - Set and display date and time
- Online MakeCode Tutorials - Data logging and data transfer
- Tech Talk - Kitronik Air Quality Board for Micro:bit (video)
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