Skip to content

sparkfun/Zio-Qwiic-Soil-Moisture-Sensor

 
 

Repository files navigation

SparkFun Qwiic Soil Moisture Sensor

SparkFun Qwiic Soil Moisture Sensor

SparkFun Qwiic Soil Moisture Sensor (17731)

The SparkFun Qwiic Soil Moisture Sensor is a simple breakout for measuring the moisture in soil and similar materials. The soil moisture sensor is pretty straightforward to use. The two large, exposed pads function as probes for the sensor, together acting as a variable resistor. The more water that is in the soil means the better the conductivity between the pads will be, resulting in a lower resistance and a higher SIG out. This version of the Soil Moisture Sensor includes a Qwiic connector, making it even easier to use this sensor!

To get the SparkFun Soil Moisture Sensor functioning, all you will need is to connect the VCC and GND pins to your Arduino-based device (or compatible development board). You will receive a SIG out, which will depend on the amount of water in the soil. One commonly known issue with soil moisture senors is their short lifespan when exposed to a moist environment. To combat this, we’ve had the PCB coated in gold finishing (ENIG, or Electroless Nickel Immersion Gold).

Built in cooperation with Zio Smart Prototyping!

Specification

  • I2C address: 0x07- 0x78 (Default: 0x28)
  • Gateway MCU: ATtiny85-20SU
  • Probes Surface Finish: Gold Immersion
  • Weight: 6.0g
  • Module dimension: 20.3x 100.0mm

Documentation

License Information

This product is open source!

Please review the LICENSE.md file for license information.

If you have any questions or concerns on licensing, please contact technical support on our SparkFun forums.

Distributed as-is; no warranty is given.

  • Your friends at SparkFun.

About

No description, website, or topics provided.

Resources

Stars

Watchers

Forks

Releases

No releases published

Packages

No packages published

Languages

  • C++ 100.0%