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Kitronik Air Quality and Environmental Board for Micro:bit

KT5674
Kitronik Air Quality and Environmental Board for Micro:bit

$69.95

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1 $69.95
10 $66.45
25 $62.96

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

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