Grow Moisture Sensors (pack of 3)

SKU: PIM520 Brand: Pimoroni

A trio of Grow soil moisture sensors, for use with Grow HAT Mini or other devices.

$33.85 AUD, inc GST

$30.77 AUD, exc GST

In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM
Delivered by Mon, 13th of May

Quantity Discounts:

10-25 $29.55 (exc GST)
25+ $28.62 (exc GST)

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JST-SH 3-Pin connector for Grow Moisture Sensor (Pack of 3)

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These capacitive moisture sensors work using Pulse-Frequency Modulation (there's more info on that in our Grow tutorial). They're a lot less vulnerable to corrosion over time than old school resistive sensors, as there are no exposed electrodes. There's a handy indicator line to show you how far they can be pushed into the soil, and they even have a little area so you can label them with plant names (we think 'Pete' is a great plant name).

It's possible to use Grow moisture sensors on their own with non-Raspberry Pi devices (like Arduino), as long as they're capable of monitoring pulses on an IO pin in the range of ~2Hz up to ~30Hz accurately.

Moisture sensor specifications:

Capacitive moisture sensors with Pulse-Frequency Modulation output.
Male JST SH 3P connectors (if you need compatible cables, we sell them separately here)
Pinout
Dimensions: 99mm x 10mm x 5mm (including connector)

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