Kitronik 5336 - Monitor and analyze the air you breathe with the Kitronik Air Quality Board, designed for the Raspberry Pi Pico. Ideal for home and classroom.
Kitronik Smart Air Quality Board for Pico provides a complete air quality monitoring and reporting solution for the Raspberry Pi Pico. With plentiful onboard sensors and connection points you can log, store and display data efficiently using the Pico's filesystem and the OLED display. There are also connection points for external devices such as analogue sensors, servos, motors and heater pads.
The board includes a double-row pin header to which you can attach the Raspberry Pi Pico. The Pico can then read inputs from the BME688 air quality and environmental sensor (temperature, pressure, humidity, air quality index and eCO2). The sensor together with the Pico's RTC and flash memory means the board is well suited to data logging. The device has a monochrome 128x64 OLED display and three ZIP-state indicator LEDs for visualising data, a piezo buzzer for sound and two buttons for user input. There are also external connections: analogue input connection points related to the Pico ADC (several other Pico pins are broken out to 0.1" solder pads as additional inputs and outputs along with 3V and GND pads).
Power is supplied via a 3xAA battery holder or the "POWER" connector block. The power feed is controlled by a power switch and a green LED indicates when the board is powered on. The Pico also provides a regulated 3V supply used to power the BME688 sensor and the OLED display.
The 'POWER' connector block can also be used as a solar panel connection point. NOTE: Before charging, ensure the correct rechargeable cells are fitted; they must be NiMh cells.
Kitronik provides a MicroPython module that supports using the Smart Air Quality Board. This can be found together with example programs and a full README on Kitronik's GitHub.
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Features
All-in-one air quality monitoring and reporting solution for the Raspberry Pi Pico.
Measures temperature, pressure, humidity, air quality index and eCO2.
The PCB includes a monochrome 128x64 OLED display for visualising data.
The sensor together with the Pico's RTC and flash memory means the board is well prepared for timestamped data collection.
The board also includes three ZIP-state indicator LEDs for visualising data, a piezo buzzer for sound and two buttons for user input.
A double-row header is integrated for the Raspberry Pi Pico to be attached.
Connection points are provided for external devices such as analogue sensors, servos, motors and heater pads.
The PCB also includes a solar panel connection point which can be used alongside rechargeable batteries to keep experiments running for longer.
Run long-term monitoring experiments in the classroom throughout the school year.
Contains
1 x Kitronik Smart Air Quality Board for the Raspberry Pi Pico.
