Grove - Moisture Sensor (Seeed Studio)

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SKU: SS101020008 Brand: Seeed Studio

TheGrove - Moisture Sensor can be used to detect the moisture of soil, to judge if there is dampness around the sensor. It can be used to decide if the...

$6.45 AUD, inc GST

$5.86 AUD, exc GST

Available with a lead time
Expect dispatch between Jan 16 and Jan 20

Quantity Discounts:

10-25 $5.63 (exc GST)
25+ $5.45 (exc GST)

TheGrove - Moisture Sensor can be used to detect the moisture of soil, to judge if there is dampness around the sensor. It can be used to decide if the plants in a garden need watering. It can be used in gardens to automate watering plants. It can be used very easily by just inserting the sensor into the soil and reading the output using ADC.

NOTE: This sensor is not hardened against contamination or exposure of the control circuitry to water and may be prone to electrolytic corrosion across the probes , please use it for PROTOTYPING ONLY.

Features

Grove compatible interface
Easy to use

Specification

Operating voltage: 3.3~5V
Operating current: 35mA
Sensor Output Value in dry soil: 0~ 300
Sensor Output Value in humid soil: 300~700
Sensor Output Value in water: 700 ~ 950
PCB size: 2.0cm X 6.0cm

Documents

Please visit our wiki page for more info about this product. It will be appreciated if you can help us improve the documents, add more demo code or tutorials. For technical support, please post your questions to our forum.

For all Grove users (especially beginners), we provide you guidance PDF documents. Please download and read through Preface - Getting StartedandIntroduction to Grove before your using of the product.

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