Grove - Dust Sensor
User Manual
Release date:
Version:
2015/9/23
1.0
Wiki:
http://www.seeedstudio.com/wiki/Grove_-_Dust_sensor
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1050.html
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Document Revision History
Revision
1.0
Date
Sep 23, 2015
Author
Jiankai.li
Description
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Contents
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1. Introduction ············································2
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2. Features ·············································· 3
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3. Application Ideas ·········································4
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4. Cautions ··············································5
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5. Specification ··········································· 6
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6. Usage ··············································· 7
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7. Resources ·············································
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8. Reference ·············································
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9. Related Projects ·········································
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Air Quality Box ··········································12
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Share Your Awesome Projects with Us ·····························
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Disclaimer
For physical injuries and possessions loss caused by those reasons which are not related to
product quality, such as operating without following manual guide, natural disasters or force
majeure, we take no responsibility for that.
Under the supervision of Seeed Technology Inc., this manual has been compiled and published
which covered the latest product description and specification. The content of this manual is
subject to change without notice.
Copyright
The design of this product (including software) and its accessories is under tutelage of laws. Any
action to violate relevant right of our product will be penalized through law. Please consciously
observe relevant local laws in the use of this product.
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1. Introduction
This Dust Sensor measures the Particulate Matter level in air by counting the Lo Pulse Occupancy
time(LPO time) in given time unit. LPO time is in proportion to PM concentration. This sensor can
provide you pretty reliable data for air purifier system because it's still responsive to particulates
whose diameter is 1um.
Note: This sensor use counting method to test dust concentration but not
weight method, and the unit is pcs/L or pcs/0.01cf.
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