Product description: Gravity - multifunctional environmental sensor - DFRobot SEN0501
The environmental sensor module from DFRobot consists of SHTC3 temperature and humidity sensor, BMP280 pressure sensor, VEML8511 ambient sensor and ML8511 UV radiation sensor. The environmental sensor uses two communication interfaces UART and I2C. It is powered from 3.3 V to 5 V. The sensor can be used to create indoor and outdoor environmental monitoring systems.
Product compatible with Arduino
The manufacturer has prepared a detailed user guide.
Gravity - multifunctional environmental sensor - DFRobot SEN0501.
Features of the environmental sensor
- The sensor is equipped with Gravity connector, which allows convenient connection of wires - no soldering required
- Highly integrated module, can monitor different data at the same time (temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, altitude, ultraviolet intensity, ambient light intensity)
- The module guarantees the accuracy of the data thanks to the sensors selected
Suggested application
- Indoor air quality monitoring
- Element of a weather station
- Used in smart home projects
Leads description and example connection diagram
The sensor should be connected with the microcontroller according to the picture on the right. The UART connection is on the left side and the I2C connection is on the right side of the picture.
- D/T: I2C SDA / UART data line
- C/R: I2C SCL / UART clock line receiving data
- "-": GND - ground
- "+": power supply
Multifunctional environmental sensor - connection (UART on the left, I2C on the right) with DFRdiuno Uno R3.
Dimensions of the DFRobot environmental sensor module.
Specifications for the DFRobot Environmental Sensor Module
- Supply voltage: 3.3 V to 5 V
- Current: 45 mA
- Communication interface: I2C, UART
- Operating temperature: from -20°C to 70°C
- Module dimensions: 32 x 32 mm
- Mounting hole size: M3 (⌀ 3 mm)
- Distance between centers of mounting holes: 25 mm
Set contents
- Gravity - multifunctional environmental sensor V1.0.0
- 4-pin connection cable with Gravity connector
Barometric pressure sensor
- Built-in sensor chip: BMP280
- Barometric pressure measuring range: from 300 hPa to 1100 hPa
- Relative barometric pressure accuracy: ± 0.12 hPa
- Absolute barometric pressure accuracy: ± 1 hPa
UV sensor
- Built-in sensor chip: ML8511
- Ultraviolet measurement range:
- UV-A (320 to 400 nm)
- UV-B (280 to 320 nm)
- Output unit of ultraviolet radiation: mW/m2
Temperature and humidity sensor
- Built-in sensor chip: SHT-C3
- Relative humidity accuracy: ± 2% RH
- Resolution of relative humidity: 0.01% RH
- Relative humidity measurement range: 0 RH to 100 RH
- Temperature accuracy: ± 0,2°C
- Temperature measurement resolution: 0.01°C
- Temperature measurement range: from -40°C to 125°C
Ambient light sensor
- Built-in sensor chip: VEML7700
- Ambient light measuring accuracy: 0.0036 lx/ct
- Ambient light range: 0 klx to 120 klx
