We have 3 units in our Sydney Warehouse available for immediate dispatch.
We can get a further 100 units into Australia from ElecFreaks. If you order today, we can dispatch this stock between Dec 29, 2024 - Jan 15, 2025.
Octopus Analog Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor is the soil moisture electric brick in our Octopus series, the basic design is from the Octopus electric bricks and the setting of its outlook, the PCB fixing hole and the connectors are the same.
Adopted the capacitive sensing principle to detect the soil moisture, it perfectly avoids the problem of easy to be corroded of the resistive transducer and greatly extends its service time.
Characteristics
Hard to corrode.
Support micro:bit in 3V.
Easy and convenient for connection.
Parameter
Name Octopus Analog Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor
SKU EF04097
Working Voltage DC 3~5.5V
Connection Mode G-GND，V-VCC，S-signal pin
Size 19 x 76mm
Net Weight 5.5g
Dimensions and Outlook
Quick to Start
Hardware Connection
Connect the module with the wire(with buckle) to the PI pins on the Octopus:bit, insert the micro:bit to the Octopus:bit.
Software Programming
Programme in the makecode and analog read P1 to get the value of soil moisture that would be showing on the micro:bit. Links
Result
The value of the soil moisture is showing on the micro:bit.
