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  • Page 1 Waspmote Plug & Sense! Sensor Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Index Document version: v7.7 - 03/2019 © Libelium Comunicaciones Distribuidas S.L. INDEX 1. General ........................... 7 1.1. General and safety information ...................... 7 1.2. Conditions of use ..........................8 2. Introduction .......................... 9 3. Sensors ..........................10 3.1. Internal sensors ..........................10 3.1.1.
  • Page 3 5.5.2. Precautions for Safe Use ....................53 5.5.3. Introduction .........................53 5.6. Relay Input-Output in Waspmote Plug & Sense! ................. 54 5.7. Liquid Flow sensor probes (FS100A, FS200A, FS300A, FS400, YF-S401 and YF-G1) ....55 5.8. Presence sensor (PIR) probe ......................56 5.9.

  • Page 4: Index

    Index 7.6.1. Specifications ........................75 7.7. Suspended solids, turbidity, sludge blanket and temperature MES5 sensor probe ....76 7.7.1. Specifications ........................77 7.8. Temperature, Humidity and Pressure Sensor Probe ..............78 7.9. Luminosity sensor probe (Luxes accuracy) .................. 79 7.10. Ultrasound sensor probe (MaxSonar® from MaxBotix™) ............80 7.11.
  • Page 5 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 11.5. Soil temperature (DS18B20) sensor probe ................107 11.6. Soil moisture sensor probe ....................... 107 11.7. Weather station WS-3000 probe ....................109 11.8. Leaf Wetness sensor probe ....................... 111 11.9. Soil/Water Temperature (Pt-1000) sensor probe ..............111 11.10.
  • Page 6 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.16.5. MaxiMet GMX-300 (T-H-AP) sensor probe ..............148 12.16.6. MaxiMet GMX-301 (T-H-AP-R) sensor probe ............. 148 12.16.7. MaxiMet GMX-400 (PO-T-H-AP) sensor probe ............149 12.16.8. MaxiMet GMX-500 (W-T-H-AP) sensor probe ............149 12.16.9. MaxiMet GMX-501 (W-T-H-AP-R) sensor probe ............150 12.16.10.

  • Page 7: General

    • antennas are allowed in the area where you want to use the device. Waspmote is a device to be integrated in a casing so that it is protected from environmental conditions such • as light, dust, humidity or sudden changes in temperature. The board supplied “as is” is not recommended for a final installation as the electronic components are open to the air and may be damaged.

  • Page 8: Conditions Of Use

    • Data” section of this manual. Waspmote and its components and modules are supplied as electronic boards to be integrated within a final • product. This product must contain an enclosure to protect it from dust, humidity and other environmental interactions.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    For a deep description of the characteristics of the Plug & Sense! line, please refer to the Waspmote Plug & Sense! Technical Guide. You can find it, along with other useful information such as the Waspmote and Sensor boards technical and programming guides, in the Development section of the Libelium website at http://www.libelium.com/...

  • Page 10: Sensors

    3.1. Internal sensors 3.1.1. Accelerometer Waspmote has a built-in acceleration sensor LIS3331LDH, by STMicroelectronics, which informs the mote of acceleration variations experienced on each one of the 3 axes (X,Y, Z). The integration of this sensor allows the measurement of acceleration on the 3 axes (X, Y, Z), establishing 4 kinds of events: Free Fall, inertial wake up, 6D movement and 6D position which are explained in the Interruption Programming Guide.
  • Page 11 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide The accelerometer has several power modes, the output data rate (ODR) will depend on the power mode selected. The power modes and output data rates are shown in this table: Power mode Output data rate (Hz)
  • Page 12 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Free fall of objects in which it is installed: Crash: More information about interruptions generated by the accelerometer can be found in the chapter “Interruptions” and in the Interruption Programming Guide. Related API libraries: WaspACC.h, WaspACC.cpp...

  • Page 13: Sensor Probes

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 3.2. Sensor probes All sensing capabilities of Waspmote Plug & Sense! are provided by sensor probes. Each sensor probe contains one sensor, some necessary protections against outdoor environmental conditions and a waterproof male connector.

  • Page 14: Smart Enviroment Pro

    Figure: Smart Environment PRO Waspmote Plug & Sense! model -14- v7.7...
  • Page 15 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Sensor sockets are configured as shown in the figure below. Sensor probes allowed for each sensor socket Sensor Socket Parameter Reference Carbon Monoxide (CO) for low concentrations [Calibrated] 9371-LC-P Carbon Dioxide (CO ) [Calibrated]...

  • Page 16: Temperature, Humidity And Pressure Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.2. Temperature, Humidity and Pressure Sensor Probe The BME280 is a digital temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure sensor developed by Bosch Sensortec. Specifications Electrical characteristics Supply voltage: 3.3 V Sleep current typical: 0.1 μA Sleep current maximum: 0.3 μA...

  • Page 17: Ultrasound Sensor Probe (Maxsonar® From Maxbotix™)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.3. Ultrasound sensor probe (MaxSonar® from MaxBo- tix™) I2CXL-MaxSonar®-MB7040™ Operation frequency: 42 kHz Maximum detection distance: 765 cm Interface: Digital bus Power supply: 3.3 V ~ 5 V Consumption (average): 2.1 mA (powered at 3.3 V) – 3.2 mA (powered at 5 Consumption (peak): 50 mA (powered at 3.3 V) –...
  • Page 18 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Figure: Diagram of the sensor beam extracted from the data sheet of the XL-MaxSonar®-WRA1™ sensor from MaxBotix -18- v7.7...
  • Page 19 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Figure: Image of configurations of the ultrasound sensor probe As we see in the figure, the ultrasound sensor probe may be placed in different positions. The sensor can be focused directly to the point we want to measure.

  • Page 20: Luminosity Sensor Probe (Luxes Accuracy)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.4. Luminosity sensor probe (Luxes accuracy) Sensor specifications (Luxes accuracy) Dynamic range: 0.1 to 40000 Lux Spectral range: 300 – 1100 nm Voltage range: 2.7 – 3.6 V Operating temperature: -30 ºC to +80 ºC Typical consumption: 0.24 mA...

  • Page 21: Carbon Monoxide (Co) Gas Sensor Probe For High Concentrations [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.5. Carbon Monoxide (CO) Gas sensor probe for high concentrations [Calibrated] Specifications Gas: CO Sensor: 4-CO-500 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 500 ppm Maximum Overload: 2000 ppm Long Term Output Drift: < 2% signal/month Response Time (T90): ≤...

  • Page 22: Carbon Monoxide (Co) Gas Sensor Probe For Low Concentrations [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.6. Carbon Monoxide (CO) Gas sensor probe for low concentrations [Calibrated] Specifications Gas: CO Sensor: CO-A4 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 25 ppm Maximum Overload: 2000 ppm Long Term Sensitivity Drift: < 10% change/year in lab air, monthly test Long Term zero Drift: <...

  • Page 23: Carbon Dioxide (Co ) Gas Sensor [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.7. Carbon Dioxide (CO ) Gas Sensor [Calibrated] Specifications Gas: CO Sensor: INE20-CO2P-NCVSP Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 5000 ppm Long Term Output Drift: < ±250 ppm/year Warm up time: 60 seconds @ 25 ºC At least 30 min for full specification @ 25 °C...

  • Page 24: Molecular Oxygen (O ) Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.8. Molecular Oxygen (O ) Gas Sensor probe [Calibrated] Specifications Gas: O Sensor: 4-OL Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 30 Vol.% Maximum Overload: 90 Vol.% Long Term Output Drift: < 2% signal/3 months Response Time (T90): ≤...

  • Page 25: Ozone (O ) Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.9. Ozone (O ) Gas Sensor probe [Calibrated] Specifications Gas: O Sensor: OX-A431 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 18 ppm Maximum Overload: 50 ppm Long Term sensitivity Drift: -20 to -40% change/year Response Time (T90): ≤...

  • Page 26: Nitric Oxide (No) Gas Sensor Probe For High Concentrations [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.10. Nitric Oxide (NO) Gas Sensor Probe for high concentrations [Calibrated] Note: This sensor probe was discontinued in March 2017. Its substitute is the Nitric Monoxide (NO) for low concentrations Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]. The information about this alternative sensor probe can be found in the next section of this guide.

  • Page 27: Nitric Oxide (No) Gas Sensor Probe For Low Concentrations [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.11. Nitric Oxide (NO) Gas Sensor Probe for low concentra- tions [Calibrated] Specifications Gas: NO Sensor: NO-A4 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 18 ppm Maximum Overload: 50 ppm Long Term Sensitivity Drift: < 20% change/year in lab air, monthly test Long Term zero Drift: 0 to 50 ppb equivalent change/year in lab air Response Time (T90): ≤...

  • Page 28: Nitric Dioxide (No ) Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.12. Nitric Dioxide (NO ) Gas Sensor probe [Calibrated] Note: This sensor probe was discontinued in May 2017. Its substitute is the Nitric Dioxide (NO2) high accuracy Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]. The information about this alternative sensor probe can be found in the next section of this guide.

  • Page 29: Nitric Dioxide (No ) High Accuracy Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.13. Nitric Dioxide (NO ) high accuracy Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated] Specifications Gas: NO Sensor: NO2-A43F Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 20 ppm Maximum Overload: 50 ppm Long Term Sensitivity Drift: < -20 to -40% change/year in lab air, monthly test Long Term zero Drift: <...

  • Page 30: Sulfur Dioxide (So ) Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.14. Sulfur Dioxide (SO ) Gas Sensor probe [Calibrated] Note: This sensor probe was discontinued in May 2017. Its substitute is the Nitric Dioxide (NO2) high accuracy Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]. The information about this alternative sensor probe can be found in the next section of this guide.

  • Page 31: Sulfur Dioxide (So ) High Accuracy Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.15. Sulfur Dioxide (SO ) high accuracy Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated] Specifications Gas: SO Sensor: SO2-A4 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 20 ppm Maximum Overload: 100 ppm Long Term Sensitivity Drift: < ±15% change/year in lab air, monthly test Long Term zero Drift: <...

  • Page 32: Ammonia (Nh ) For Low Concentrations Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.16. Ammonia (NH ) for low concentrations Gas Sensor probe [Calibrated] Specifications Gas: NH Sensor: 4-NH3-100 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 100 ppm Long Term Output Drift: < 2% signal/month Response Time (T90): ≤ 90 seconds Sensitivity: 135 ±...

  • Page 33: Ammonia (Nh ) Gas Sensor Probe For High Concentrations [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.17. Ammonia (NH ) Gas Sensor Probe for high concentra- tions [Calibrated] Specifications Gas: NH Sensor: 4-NH3-500 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 500 ppm Long Term Output Drift: < 10% signal/month Response Time (T90): ≤ 90 seconds Sensitivity: 135 ±...

  • Page 34: Methane (Ch 4 ) And Combustible Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.18. Methane (CH ) and Combustible Gas Sensor probe [Cali- brated] Specifications Main gas: Methane CH Sensor: CH-A3 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 100% LEL methane Long Term Output Drift: < 2% signal/month Response Time (T90): ≤...

  • Page 35: Molecular Hydrogen (H ) Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.19. Molecular Hydrogen (H ) Gas Sensor probe [Calibra- ted] Specifications Gas: H Sensor: 4-H2-1000 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 1000 ppm Maximum Overload: 2000 ppm Long Term Output Drift: < 2% signal/month Response Time (T90): ≤...

  • Page 36: Hydrogen Sulfide (H S) Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.20. Hydrogen Sulfide (H S) Gas Sensor probe [Calibrated] Specifications Gas: H Sensor: 4-H2S-100 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 100 ppm Maximum Overload: 50 ppm Long Term Output Drift: < 2% signal/month Response Time (T90): ≤...

  • Page 37: Hydrogen Chloride (Hcl) Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.21. Hydrogen Chloride (HCl) Gas Sensor probe [Calibra- ted] Specifications Gas: HCl Sensor: 4-HCl-50 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 50 ppm Maximum Overload: 100 ppm Long Term Output Drift: < 2% signal/month Response Time (T90): ≤...

  • Page 38: Hydrogen Cyanide (Hcn) Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.22. Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) Gas Sensor Probe [Calibra- ted] Specifications Gas: HCN Sensor: 4-HCN-50 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 50 ppm Maximum Overload: 100 ppm Long Term Output Drift: < 2% signal/month Response Time (T90): ≤...

  • Page 39: Phosphine (Ph ) Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.23. Phosphine (PH ) Gas Sensor probe [Calibrated] Specifications Gas: PH Sensor: 4-PH3-20 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 20 ppm Maximum Overload: 100 ppm Long Term Output Drift: < 2% signal/month Response Time (T90): ≤ 60 seconds Sensitivity: 1400 ±...

  • Page 40: Ethylene Oxide (Eto) Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.24. Ethylene Oxide (ETO) Gas Sensor probe [Calibrated] Specifications Gas: ETO Sensor: 4-ETO-100 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 100 ppm Long Term Sensitivity Drift: < 2% signal/month Response Time (T90): ≤ 120 seconds Sensitivity: 250 ±...

  • Page 41: Chlorine (Cl ) Gas Sensor Probe [Calibrated]

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.25. Chlorine (Cl ) Gas Sensor probe [Calibrated] Specifications Gas: Cl Sensor: 4-Cl2-50 Performance Characteristics Nominal Range: 0 to 50 ppm Maximum Overload: 100 ppm Long Term Output Drift: < 2% signal/month Response Time (T90): ≤ 30 seconds Sensitivity: 450 ±...

  • Page 42: Important Notes For Calibrated Sensors

    ON while Waspmote enters into deepsleep mode. Latest code examples implement in the new API of Waspmote v15 follow this strategy. If you are using the old version of the API and boards (v12) write in our Forum and we will help you to modify your code.

  • Page 43: Particle Matter (Pm1 / Pm2.5 / Pm10) - Dust Sensor

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.27. Particle Matter (PM1 / PM2.5 / PM10) - Dust Sensor Note: Since February 2019, the OPC-N3 sensor is supplied instead of the OPC-N2. The OPC-N3 has taken the success of the older OPC-N2 unit and has improved it further. With the same dimensions and power/ interface as the N2, the OPC-N3 now measures from 0.35 μm to 40 μm, sorting into 24 size bins.

  • Page 44: Particle Matter: The Parameter

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.27.1. Particle matter: the parameter Particle matter is composed of small solid or liquid particles floating in the air. The origin of these particles can be the industrial activity, exhaust fumes from diesel motors, building heating, pollen, etc. This tiny particles enter our bodies when we breath.

  • Page 45: Installing The Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 4.27.3. Installing the Sensor Probe Libelium offers the OPC-N3 sensor inside a protective enclosure. The enclosure has special input and output accessories for letting the air flow pass, but always keeping the rain or excessive dirt outside. Fixing accessories and one connection cord are also provided.
  • Page 46 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Figure: Connecting the Particle Matter – Dust Sensor Probe to Plug & Sense! The installation of this Sensor Probe must be similar to any Plug & Sense! installation. Please read the “Installation” chapter in the Plug & Sense! Technical Guide for further details.

  • Page 47: Smart Security

    5. Smart Security 5.1. General description The main applications for this Waspmote Plug & Sense! configuration are perimeter access control, liquid presence detection and doors and windows openings. Besides, a relay system allows this model to interact with external electrical machines.
  • Page 48 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Sensor Sensor probes allowed for each sensor socket Socket Parameter Reference Temperature + Humidity + Pressure 9370-P Luminosity (Luxes accuracy) 9325-P Ultrasound (distance measurement) 9246-P A, C, D or E Presence - PIR...

  • Page 49: Temperature, Humidity And Pressure Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 5.2. Temperature, Humidity and Pressure Sensor Probe The BME280 is a digital temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure sensor developed by Bosch Sensortec. Specifications Electrical characteristics Supply voltage: 3.3 V Sleep current typical: 0.1 μA Sleep current maximum: 0.3 μA...

  • Page 50: Ultrasound Sensor Probe (Maxsonar® From Maxbotix™)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 5.3. Ultrasound sensor probe (MaxSonar® from MaxBo- tix™) I2CXL-MaxSonar®-MB7040™ Operation frequency: 42 kHz Maximum detection distance: 765 cm Interface: Digital bus Power supply: 3.3 V ~ 5 V Consumption (average): 2.1 mA (powered at 3.3 V) – 3.2 mA (powered at 5 Consumption (peak): 50 mA (powered at 3.3 V) –...
  • Page 51 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Figure: Image of configurations of the ultrasound sensor probe As we see in the figure, the ultrasound sensor probe may be placed in different positions. The sensor can be focused directly to the point we want to measure.

  • Page 52: Luminosity Sensor Probe (Luxes Accuracy)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 5.4. Luminosity sensor probe (Luxes accuracy) Sensor specifications (Luxes accuracy) Dynamic range: 0.1 to 40000 Lux Spectral range: 300 – 1100 nm Voltage range: 2.7 – 3.6 V Operating temperature: -30 ºC to +80 ºC Typical consumption: 0.24 mA...

  • Page 53: Relay Input-Output (Max: 30Vdc, 1A)

    5.5.3. Introduction The relay that is in Waspmote Events Sensor board v3.0, provides a potential-free contact. This contact can be used to enable low power loads such as relays and contactors, or to enable inputs in a PLC. The IN REL is designed to be used by a potential free contact to join +3v3 with the IN REL, for example in power failure applications.

  • Page 54: Relay Input-Output In Waspmote Plug & Sense

    Note: Please double check the terminal block connections to avoid wrong wirings or short-circuits between poles. The Waspmote Plug & Sense! unit can be seriously damaged. Besides, ensure that the junction box is properly closed to avoid damaged in outdoor applications (because of rain entry, for example). Libelium’s warranty will not cover damages caused by a wrong installation.

  • Page 55: Liquid Flow Sensor Probes (Fs100A, Fs200A, Fs300A, Fs400, Yf-S401 And Yf-G1)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 5.7. Liquid Flow sensor probes (FS100A, FS200A, FS300A, FS400, YF-S401 and YF-G1) Figure: Image of the Liquid Flow sensor probe (FS400) Sensor specifications Water Flow Small, YF-S401: Flow rate: 0.3 ~ 6 L/Min Working voltage: +3.3 V ~ +24 V...

  • Page 56: Presence Sensor (Pir) Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 5.8. Presence sensor (PIR) probe Sensor specifications (PIR) Height: 22mm Diameter: 20.2mm Consumption: 170μA Range of detection: 12m Circuit Stability Time: 30seconds Figure: Image of the Presence sensor probe (PIR) The PIR sensor (Passive Infra-Red) is a pyroelectric sensor mainly consisting of an infra-red receiver and a focusing lens that bases its operation on the monitoring of the variations in the levels of reception of detected infra-reds, reflecting this movement by setting its output signal high.

  • Page 57: Liquid Level Sensor Probe

    (depending on its placing in the container) as the level of liquid moves the float at its end. The main differences between the three sensors, regarding its use in Waspmote, are to be found in their process for placing...

  • Page 58: Liquid Presence Sensor Probe (Point)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 5.10. Liquid Presence sensor probe (Point) Sensor specifications Maximum Switching Voltage: 100 V Operating temperature: +5 ºC ~ +80 ºC Detectable liquids: Water Figure: Image of the Liquid Presence sensor probe (Point) This sensor bases its operation on the variation in resistance between its two contacts in the presence of liquid...

  • Page 59: Smart Water

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 6. Smart Water 6.1. General description The Smart Water model has been conceived to facilitate the remote monitoring of the most relevant parameters related to water quality. With this platform you can measure more than 6 parameters, including the most relevant for water control such as dissolved oxygen, oxidation-reduction potential, pH, conductivity and temperature.

  • Page 60: Soil/Water Temperature (Pt-1000) Sensor Probe

    The resistance of the Pt-1000 sensor varies between approximately 920 Ω and 1200 Ω in the range considered useful in agriculture applications (-20 ~ 50 ºC approximately), which results in too low variations of voltage at significant changes of temperature for the resolution of the Waspmote’s analog-to-digital converter. The temperature value is returned in Celsius degree (ºC).

  • Page 61: Conductivity Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 6.3. Conductivity sensor probe Sensor specifications Sensor type: Two electrodes sensor Electrode material: Platinum Conductivity cell constant: 1 ± 0.2 cm Cable length: ~5 m Figure: Image of the Conductivity sensor probe The conductivity sensor is a two-pole cell whose resistance varies in function of the conductivity of the liquid it is immersed in.

  • Page 62: Ph Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 6.5. pH sensor probe Sensor specifications Sensor type: Combination electrode Measurement range: 0~14 pH Temperature of operation: 0~80 ºC Zero electric potential: 7 ± 0.25 p Response time: < 1 min Internal resistance: ≤250 MΩ...

  • Page 63: Turbidity Sensor Probe

    Material: PVC, Quartz, PMMA, Nickel-plated brass Figure: Turbidity sensor This sensor is available for Waspmote “OEM” line and for Plug & Sense! line too. For the Plug & Sense! version, everything comes connected inside the node and the user just needs to plug the probe to the F bottom socket.

  • Page 64: Smart Water Xtreme

    Refer to Libelium website for more information. Figure: Smart Water Xtreme Waspmote Plug & Sense! model -64- v7.7...
  • Page 65 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Sensor sockets are configured as shown in the figure below. Sensor probes allowed for each sensor socket Sensor Parameter Reference Optical dissolved oxygen and temperature 9488-P OPTOD Titanium optical dissolved oxygen and 9489-P...

  • Page 66: Optical Dissolved Oxygen And Temperature Optod Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.2. Optical dissolved oxygen and temperature OPTOD sen- sor probe The Optical dissolved oxygen and temperature OPTOD sensor probe, based on a luminescent optical technology, meets the demands of long term smart water applications. The OPTOD sensor probe measures accurately without oxygen consumption, especially with very low concentrations and very weak water flow.
  • Page 67 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Temperature sensor: Technology: NTC • Range: 0 °C to +50 °C • Resolution: 0.01 °C • Accuracy: ±0.5 °C • Response time: < 5 s • Common: Storage temperature: -10 °C to +60 °C •...
  • Page 68 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.3. pH, ORP and temperature PHEHT sensor probe The pH, ORP and temperature PHEHT sensor probe combines 3 sensors in one probe, which has been designed to measure under hard conditions like pure snow melting water with low conductivity, lakes, rivers, sea water or even waste waters with high conductivity values.

  • Page 69: Specifications

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.3.1. Specifications pH sensor: Technology: Combined electrode • Measurement range: 0~14 pH • Resolution: 0.01 pH • Accuracy: ±0.1 pH • ORP sensor: Technology: Combined electrode • Measurement range: -1000 to +1000 mV •...

  • Page 70: Conductivity, Salinity And Temperature C4E Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.4. Conductivity, salinity and temperature C4E sensor pro- The Conductivity, salinity and temperature C4E sensor probe uses a four-electrode technology that offers a great accuracy with low maintenance. For this, the electrolytes do not need to be replaced. Besides, calibration intervals are long due to the low drift of its measures.

  • Page 71: Specifications

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.4.1. Specifications Conductivity sensor: Technology: 4 electrode (2 graphite, 2 platinum) • Ranges: • 0 - 200 µS/cm 0 - 2 mS/cm 0 - 20 mS/cm 0 - 200 mS/cm Resolution: 0.01 to 1 according the range •...

  • Page 72: Inductive Conductivity, Salinity And Temperature Ctzn Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.5. Inductive conductivity, salinity and temperature CTZN sensor probe The Inductive conductivity, salinity and temperature CTZN sensor probe has a ring-type coil to measure the conductivity. This technology allows the sensor to avoid biofilm interferences, increasing the time between calibration periods and even avoiding most of the maintenance tasks.

  • Page 73: Specifications

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.5.1. Specifications Conductivity sensor: Technology: Inductive coil • Ranges: 0 – 100 mS/cm • Resolution: 0.1 • Measurement range (salinity): 5 - 60 g/kg • Working temperature: 0 to 50 °C • Response time: 90% of the value in less than 30 seconds •...

  • Page 74: Turbidity And Temperature Ntu Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.6. Turbidity and temperature NTU sensor probe The Turbidity and temperature NTU sensor probe is based in infrared light reflections which allows measuring turbidity in a great range of applications. Besides, the sensor measures suspended solids and also an internal temperature sensor is included for temperature compensation of the turbidity measures.

  • Page 75: Specifications

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.6.1. Specifications Turbidity sensor: Technology: Optical infrared (IR 880 nm) • Ranges NTU: 0 to 4000 NTU in 5 ranges: • 0 - 50 NTU 0 - 200 NTU 0 - 1000 NTU...

  • Page 76: Suspended Solids, Turbidity, Sludge Blanket And Temperature Mes5 Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.7. Suspended solids, turbidity, sludge blanket and tempe- rature MES5 sensor probe The Suspended solids, turbidity, sludge blanket and temperature MES5 sensor probe gives 4 different parameters in a single probe. It is based on the attenuation of an infrared signal through an optical path in the probe’s head.

  • Page 77: Specifications

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.7.1. Specifications Turbidity sensor: Technology: Optical infrared (IR 870 nm) • Ranges: • SS : 0 - 50 g/L Turbidity : 0 - 4000 FAU Sludge blanket : 0 - 100% Resolution: •...

  • Page 78: Temperature, Humidity And Pressure Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.8. Temperature, Humidity and Pressure Sensor Probe The BME280 is a digital temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure sensor developed by Bosch Sensortec. Specifications Electrical characteristics Supply voltage: 3.3 V Sleep current typical: 0.1 μA Sleep current maximum: 0.3 μA...

  • Page 79: Luminosity Sensor Probe (Luxes Accuracy)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.9. Luminosity sensor probe (Luxes accuracy) Sensor specifications (Luxes accuracy) Dynamic range: 0.1 to 40000 Lux Spectral range: 300 – 1100 nm Voltage range: 2.7 – 3.6 V Operating temperature: -30 ºC to +80 ºC Typical consumption: 0.24 mA...

  • Page 80: Ultrasound Sensor Probe (Maxsonar® From Maxbotix™)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.10. Ultrasound sensor probe (MaxSonar® from MaxBo- tix™) I2CXL-MaxSonar®-MB7040™ Operation frequency: 42 kHz Maximum detection distance: 765 cm Interface: Digital bus Power supply: 3.3 V ~ 5 V Consumption (average): 2.1 mA (powered at 3.3 V) – 3.2 mA (powered at 5 Consumption (peak): 50 mA (powered at 3.3 V) –...

  • Page 81: Eureka Manta Multi Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.11. Eureka Manta multi sensor probe The Eureka manta sensor probe is designed to unify a large number of sensors in only one probe. Owing to that, the Eureka Manta multi probe is highly configurable, offering a great number of parameter combinations to meet the requirements even for the most demanding applications.

  • Page 82: Fluorometer Chlorophyll

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.11.2. Fluorometer Chlorophyll Fluorometric sensors emit light at a certain wavelength and look for a very specific wavelength in return. The magnitude of the return light is relatable to the amount of the analyzed parameter. They require non-trivial calibration.

  • Page 83: Ion Selective Electrode - Chloride

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 7.11.8. Ion selective electrode – Chloride This sensor has a membrane that is selective for chloride and works in the same way as Ammonium electrode. The range of this sensor is 0 to 18000 mg/l.

  • Page 84: Smart Water Ions

    There are 3 variants for Smart Water Ions: Single, Double and PRO. This is related to the type of ion sensor that each variant can integrate. Next section describes each configuration in detail. Figure: Smart Water Ions Waspmote Plug & Sense! model -84-...
  • Page 85 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Single This variant includes a Single Junction Reference Probe, so it can read all the single type ion sensors. Sensor sockets are configured as shown in the table below. Sensor probes allowed for each sensor socket...
  • Page 86 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide This special variant integrates extreme quality sensors, with better performance than the Single or Double lines. In this case, there is only one type of reference probe and up to 16 different ion parameters can be analyzed in 4 sockets.

  • Page 87: Soil/Water Temperature (Pt-1000) Sensor Probe

    The resistance of the Pt-1000 sensor varies between approximately 920 Ω and 1200 Ω in the range considered useful in agriculture applications (-20 ~ 50 ºC approximately), which results in too low variations of voltage at significant changes of temperature for the resolution of the Waspmote’s analog-to-digital converter. The temperature value is returned in Celsius degree (ºC).

  • Page 88: Reference Probes

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 8.3. Reference probes A reference electrode is an electrode which has a stable and well-known electrode potential. Reference electrodes are critical to acquiring good electrochemical data. Drift in the reference electrode potential can cause quantitative and qualitative errors in data collection and analysis beyond simple inaccuracies in the measured potential.

  • Page 89: Ion Sensors

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 8.4. Ion sensors In this table we can see the main features of the ions sensors. The ion sensors are divided in two groups depending on the required reference (double, or single junction). In the Smart Water Ions Sensor Board, only one reference can be connected at the same time, so is no possible to mix different sensor types.

  • Page 90: Pro Ion Sensors

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 8.6. PRO Ion Sensors This is a special line of ion sensors. These sensors are solid state carbon nanotube-based selective electrodes. This feature reduces the maintenance of the sensors and increases their stability on time. Also, these sensors can be combined using a unique reference probe.
  • Page 91 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide The PRO Ion Sensor Probes are composed of two independent parts: the head (the ion membrane) and the holder. We just need to change the header when it is not working properly due to the maximum lifetime was reached.

  • Page 92: Smart Cities Pro

    9.1. General description The main applications for this Waspmote Plug & Sense! model are noise maps (monitor in real time the acoustic levels in the streets of a city), air quality, waste management, structural health, smart lighting, etc. Refer to Libelium for more information.
  • Page 93 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Sensor sockets are configured as shown in the figure below. Sensor Sensor probes allowed for each sensor socket Socket Parameter Reference Noise level sensor Temperature + Humidity + Pressure 9370-P Luminosity (Luxes accuracy)
  • Page 94 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide As we see in the figure below, thanks to the directional probe, the ultrasound sensor probe may be placed in different positions. The sensor can be focused directly to the point we want to measure.

  • Page 95: Noise / Sound Level Sensor Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 9.2. Noise / Sound Level Sensor sensor probe 9.2.1. Specifations of the Noise Level Sensor probe Target parameter: LeqA • Microphone sensitivity: 12.7 mV / Pa • Range of the sensor: 50 dBA to 100 dBA •...

  • Page 96: Smart Environment Pro Sensors

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 9.3. Smart environment PRO sensors The Plug & Sense! Smart Cities PRO models allow to connect the sensors available on the Plug & Sense! Smart Environment PRO sensors, including gas sensors, the Particle Matter sensor, the triple temperature, humidity and pressure sensor, the Luxes sensor and the ultrasound sensor.

  • Page 97: Important Notes For Calibrated Sensors

    ON while Waspmote enters into deepsleep mode. Latest code examples implement in the new API of Waspmote v15 follow this strategy. If you are using the old version of the API and boards (v12) write in our Forum and we will help you to modify your code.

  • Page 98: Smart Parking

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 10. Smart Parking 10.1. General description The Smart Parking node allows to detect available parking spots by placing the node on the pavement. It works with a magnetic sensor which detects when a vehicle is present or not.

  • Page 99: Smart Agriculture

    It has been provided with sensors for air and soil temperature and humidity, solar visible radiation, wind speed and direction, rainfall, atmospheric pressure, etc. The main applications for this Waspmote Plug & Sense! model are precision agriculture, irrigation systems, greenhouses, weather stations, etc. Refer to for more information.
  • Page 100 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Normal Sensor sockets are configured as shown in the figure below. Sensor probes allowed for each sensor socket Sensor Socket Parameter Reference Weather Station WS-3000 (anemometer + wind vane + 9256-P pluviometer) Soil Moisture 1...
  • Page 101 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Sensor sockets are configured as shown in the figure below. Sensor Sensor probes allowed for each sensor socket Socket Parameter Reference Weather Station WS-3000 (anemometer + wind vane + 9256-P pluviometer) Soil Moisture 1...

  • Page 102: Temperature, Humidity And Pressure Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 11.2. Temperature, Humidity and Pressure Sensor Probe The BME280 is a digital temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure sensor developed by Bosch Sensortec. Specifications Electrical characteristics Supply voltage: 3.3 V Sleep current typical: 0.1 μA Sleep current maximum: 0.3 μA...
  • Page 103 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Maximum consumption: 4.2 μA measuring -103- v7.7...

  • Page 104: Ultrasound Sensor Probe (Maxsonar® From Maxbotix™)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 11.3. Ultrasound sensor probe (MaxSonar® from MaxBo- tix™) I2CXL-MaxSonar®-MB7040™ Operation frequency: 42 kHz Maximum detection distance: 765 cm Interface: Digital bus Power supply: 3.3 V ~ 5 V Consumption (average): 2.1 mA (powered at 3.3 V) – 3.2 mA (powered at 5 Consumption (peak): 50 mA (powered at 3.3 V) –...
  • Page 105 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Figure: Image of configurations of the ultrasound sensor probe As we see in the figure, the ultrasound sensor probe may be placed in different positions. The sensor can be focused directly to the point we want to measure.

  • Page 106: Luminosity Sensor Probe (Luxes Accuracy)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 11.4. Luminosity sensor probe (Luxes accuracy) Sensor specifications (Luxes accuracy) Dynamic range: 0.1 to 40000 Lux Spectral range: 300 – 1100 nm Voltage range: 2.7 – 3.6 V Operating temperature: -30 ºC to +80 ºC Typical consumption: 0.24 mA...

  • Page 107: Soil Temperature (Ds18B20) Sensor Probe

    The DS18B20 is a temperature digital sensor which provides an accurate measurement and a high resolution (of up to 0.065 ºC) which communicates with the Waspmote’s microcontroller through the 1-Wire bus. It has been encapsulated in a plastic seal that isolates it from humidity, thus allowing to use it in wet environments as long as for temperature measurement in soil or liquids.
  • Page 108 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide The Watermark sensor by Irrometer is a resistive type sensor consisting of two electrodes highly resistant to corrosion embedded in a granular matrix below a gypsum wafer. The resistance value of the sensor is proportional to the soil water tension, a parameter dependent on moisture that reflects the pressure needed to extract the water from the ground.

  • Page 109: Weather Station Ws-3000 Probe

    Arm length: 8.9 cm Connector: RJ11 The anemometer chosen for Waspmote consists of a Reed switch normally open that closes for a short period of time when the arms of the anemometer complete a turn, so the output is a digital signal whose frequency will be proportional to the wind speed in kilometers per hour (km/h).
  • Page 110 The result is a digital signal whose frequency is proportional to the intensity of rainfall in millimeters of rain per minute (mm/min). The sensor is connected directly to a Waspmote digital input through a pull-up resistance and to the interruption pin TXD1, allowing the triggering of an interruption of the microprocessor when the start of the rain is detected.

  • Page 111: Leaf Wetness Sensor Probe

    The resistance of the Pt-1000 sensor varies between approximately 920 Ω and 1200 Ω in the range considered useful in agriculture applications (-20 ~ 50 ºC approximately), which results in too low variations of voltage at significant changes of temperature for the resolution of the Waspmote’s analog-to-digital converter. The temperature value is returned in Celsius degree (ºC).

  • Page 112: Solar Radiation Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 11.10. Solar Radiation sensor probe Sensor specifications (SQ-110) Sensibility: 0.200 mV / μmol·m Calibration factor: 5 μmol·m / mV Non-linearity: < 1% (up to 4000 μmol·m / mV) Non-stability (long-term drift): <2% per year Spectral range: 410 ~ 655 nm Accuracy: ±5%...
  • Page 113 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Sensor specifications (SU-100) Sensibility: 0.2 mV / μmol·m Calibration factor: 5.0 μmol·m / mV Non-stability (long-term drift): <3% per year Non-linearity: <1% (up to 300 μmol·m Spectral range: 250 ~ 400 nm Accuracy: ±10% Repeatability: <1%...

  • Page 114: Dendrometer Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 11.11. Dendrometer sensor probe Figure: Image of the Dendrometer sensor probe Sensor specifications (Trunk diameter) Trunk/branch diameter: From 2 cm Accuracy: ±2 μm Temperature coefficient: <0.1μm/K Linearity: <2% Operation temperature: -30 ~ 40 ºC...
  • Page 115 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Sensor specifications (Fruit diameter) Fruit diameter: 0 ~ 11 cm Range of the sensor: 11 mm Output range: 0 ~ 20 kΩ Accuracy: ±2 μm Temperature coefficient: <0.1 μm/K Operation temperature: -30 ~ 40 ºC...

  • Page 116: Smart Agriculture Xtreme

    It allows to monitor multiple environmental parameters involving a wide range of applications, from plant growing analysis to weather observation. There are sensors for atmospheric and soil monitoring and plants health. Up to 19 sensors can be connected. Figure: Smart Agriculture Xtreme Waspmote Plug & Sense! model -116- v7.7...
  • Page 117 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Sensor sockets are configured as shown in the figure below. Sensor probes allowed for each sensor socket Sensor Socket Parameter Reference Non-contact surface temperature measurement 9468-P Leaf and flower bud temperature 9467-P Soil oxygen level...

  • Page 118: Non-Contact Surface Temperature Measurement Sensor Probe (Apogee Si-411)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Shortwave radiation 9470-P Solar Radiation (PAR) for Smart Agriculture Xtreme 9251-PX Ultraviolet radiation 9257-PX RS-232 type (generic) 4-20 mA type (generic) Figure: Sensor sockets configuration for Smart Agriculture model Note: For more technical information about each sensor probe go to the...

  • Page 119: Leaf And Flower Bud Temperature Sensor Probe (Apogee Sf-421)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Spectral range: 8 to 14 µm; atmospheric window • Dimensions: 23 mm diameter; 60 mm length • Mass: 190 g (with 5m of lead wire) • Cable: 5 m • 12.3. Leaf and flower bud temperature sensor probe (Apo- gee SF-421) Frost events may happen in plants even though the ambient temperature is not 0 ºC or lower because the canopy...

  • Page 120: Soil Oxygen Level Sensor Probe (Apogee So-411)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.4. Soil oxygen level sensor probe (Apogee SO-411) Oxygen is the second major constituent of Earth’s atmosphere and it is crucial for the development of life. There are sensors which measures oxygen in 2 states: dissolved in a solution and in a gaseous state. The Soil oxygen level sensor probe measures gaseous oxygen.

  • Page 121: Specifications

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.4.1. Specifications Operating environment: -20 to 60 ºC; 60 to 114 kPa • Operation humidity: 0 ~ 100% RH (non-condensing) • Measurement range: 0 to 100 % O • Measurement repeatability: Less than 0.1 % of mV output at 20.95 % O •...

  • Page 122: Shortwave Radiation Sensor Probe (Apogee Sp-510)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.5. Shortwave radiation sensor probe (Apogee SP-510) The Shortwave radiation sensor probe (Apogee SP-510) measures incoming global shortwave radiation from the Sun. Shortwave radiation is radiant energy with wavelengths in the visible (VIS), near-ultraviolet (UV), and near- infrared (NIR) spectra.

  • Page 123: Solar Radiation Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.6. Solar Radiation sensor probe Sensor specifications (SQ-110) Sensibility: 0.200 mV / μmol·m Calibration factor: 5 μmol·m / mV Non-linearity: < 1% (up to 4000 μmol·m / mV) Non-stability (long-term drift): <2% per year Spectral range: 410 ~ 655 nm Accuracy: ±5%...
  • Page 124 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Sensor specifications (SU-100) Sensibility: 0.2 mV / μmol·m Calibration factor: 5.0 μmol·m / mV Non-stability (long-term drift): <3% per year Non-linearity: <1% (up to 300 μmol·m Spectral range: 250 ~ 400 nm Accuracy: ±10% Repeatability: <1%...

  • Page 125: Ultraviolet Radiation Sensor Probe For Smart Agriculture Xtreme (Apogee Su-100)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.7. Ultraviolet radiation sensor probe for Smart Agricul- ture Xtreme (Apogee SU-100) Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is typically defined as total radiation across a range from 100 to 400 nm and is subdivided into 3 wavelength ranges: UV-A (315 to 400 nm), UV-B (280 to 315 nm) and UV-C (100 to 280 nm). Much of the UV-B and all of the UV-C wavelengths from the sun are absorbed by the Earth’s atmosphere.

  • Page 126: Specifications

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.7.1. Specifications Operation temperature: -40 to 70 ºC • Operation humidity: 0 to 100 % • Sensitivity: 0.2 mV / μmol·m • Calibration factor (reciprocal of sensitivity): 5.0 μmol·m-m / mV • Non-stability (long-term drift): <3% per year •...

  • Page 127: Temperature, Humidity And Pressure Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.8. Temperature, Humidity and Pressure Sensor Probe The BME280 is a digital temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure sensor developed by Bosch Sensortec. Specifications Electrical characteristics Supply voltage: 3.3 V Sleep current typical: 0.1 μA Sleep current maximum: 0.3 μA...

  • Page 128: Conductivity, Water Content And Soil Temperature Gs3 Sensor Probe (Decagon Gs3)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.9. Conductivity, water content and soil temperature GS3 sensor probe (Decagon GS3) The Conductivity, water content and soil temperature sensor probe (Decagon GS3) can measure many types of growing media, specially in greenhouse applications where the probe can be inserted easily into different types of soilless substrates.

  • Page 129: Specifications

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.9.1. Specifications General specifications Operating temperature: -40 to 60 ºC • Dielectric measurement frequency: 70 MHz • Measurement time: 150 ms • Dimensions: 9.3 x 2.4 x 6.5 cm • Prong length: 5.5 cm •...

  • Page 130: Conductivity, Water Content And Soil Temperature 5Te Sensor Probe (Decagon 5Te)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.10. Conductivity, water content and soil temperature 5TE sensor probe (Decagon 5TE) The Conductivity, water content and soil temperature sensor probe (Decagon 5TE) can measure volumetric water content, electrical conductivity, and temperature of soil. The sensor uses an oscillator running at 70 MHz to measure the dielectric permittivity of soil to determine the water content (VWC).

  • Page 131: Specifications

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.10.1. Specifications General specifications Operating temperature: -40 to 60 ºC • Dielectric measurement frequency: 70 MHz • Measurement time: 150 ms • Dimensions: 10 cm x 3.2 cm x 0.7 cm • Prong length: 5.2 cm •...

  • Page 132: Soil Temperature And Volumetric Water Content Sensor Probe (Decagon 5Tm)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.11. Soil temperature and volumetric water content sen- sor probe (Decagon 5TM) The Soil temperature and volumetric water content sensor probe (Decagon 5TM) sensor can measure volumetric water content and temperature of soil. The sensor uses an oscillator running at 70 MHz to measure the dielectric permittivity of soil to determine the water content (VWC).

  • Page 133: Specifications

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.11.1. Specifications General specifications Operating temperature: -40 to 60 ºC • Dielectric measurement frequency: 70 MHz • Measurement time: 150 ms • Dimensions: 10 cm x 3.2 cm x 0.7 cm • Prong length: 5.2 cm •...

  • Page 134: Soil Water Potential Sensor Probe (Decagon Mps-6)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.12. Soil water potential sensor probe (Decagon MPS-6) There are 2 basic parameters that describe the state of water in soil: one is soil water content, or the amount of water per unit of soil, and the other is soil water potential, or the energy state of water in the soil. Although water content is useful when trying to describe the water balance of a soil, i.e.

  • Page 135: Specifications

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.12.1. Specifications General specifications Operating temperature: -40 to 60 ºC (no water potential measurement below 0 ºC) • Operation humidity: 0 ~ 100% RH • Dielectric measurement frequency: 70 MHz • Measurement time: 150 ms •...

  • Page 136: Vapor Pressure, Temperature, Barometric Pressure And Relative Humidity Sensor (Decagon Vp-4)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.13. Vapor pressure, temperature, barometric pressure and relative humidity sensor (Decagon VP-4) The VP-4 sensor probe is an accurate tool to measure air temperature, relative humidity (RH), vapor pressure, and barometric pressure in soil and in air. A microprocessor within the sensor calculates vapor pressure from the RH and temperature measurements.

  • Page 137: Specifications

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.13.1. Specifications General specifications Operating temperature: −40 to 80 ºC • Measurement time: 300 ms • Dimensions: 1.96 cm (dia) x 5.4 cm (h) • Cable length: 5 m • Vapor pressure Range: 0 to 47 kPa •...
  • Page 138 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Temperature Range: −40 to 80 ºC • Resolution: 0.1 ºC • Equilibration time: < 400 s • Long term drift: < 0.04 ºC/year typical • Accuracy: see diagram below • Figure: Temperature accuracy chart...
  • Page 139 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Relative humidity Range: 0 to 100% RH • Resolution: 0.1% RH • Equilibration time: <40 s • Hysteresis: <1% RH typical • Long term drift: <0.5% RH/year typical • Accuracy: see diagram below •...
  • Page 140 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Figure: Humidity accuracy chart -140- v7.7...

  • Page 141: Leaf Wetness Phytos 31 Sensor Probe (Decagon Phytos 31)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.14. Leaf wetness Phytos 31 sensor probe (Decagon Phytos 31) The Leaf wetness Phytos 31 sensor probe (Decagon Phytos 31) measures leaf surface wetness by measuring the dielectric constant of the sensor’s upper surface. This sensor has very high resolution, which gives you the ability to detect very small amounts of water (or ice) on the sensor surface.

  • Page 142: Ecomatik Dc2 Specifications (Trunk Diameter)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.15. Dendrometer sensor probes for Smart Agriculture Xtreme (Ecomatik DC2, DD-S and DF) Dendrometers are highly precise instruments for the continuous measurement of changes in plant diameter (i.e. growth dynamic, diurnal diameter changes). Dendrometer signals document the response of plants to their environment in high temporal resolution.

  • Page 143: Ecomatik Dd-S Specifications (Stem Diameter)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.15.2. Ecomatik DD-S specifications (Stem diameter) Operation temperature: -30 ~ 40 ºC • Operation humidity: 0 ~ 100% RH • Stem/branch diameter: 0 ~ 20 cm • Range of the sensor: 11 mm •...

  • Page 144: Weather Station Sensor Probes (Gill Instruments Maximet Series)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.16. Weather station sensor probes (Gill Instruments MaxiMet series) The Plug & Sense! Smart Agriculture Xtreme model offers the possibility of connecting any of the MaxiMet weather stations provided by Gill Instruments. The MaxiMet series offers a compact solution for weather forecast. The user can choose easily the best configuration thanks to the modularity that they offer, keeping the robustness, easy installation and low maintenance features.

  • Page 145: Maximet Gmx-100 (Po) Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.16.1. MaxiMet GMX-100 (PO) sensor probe The MaxiMet GMX-100 sensor probe provides accurate information about precipitation (optical method). An integrated optical rain gauge that senses water hitting its outside surface provides measurements based on the size and number of drops.

  • Page 146: Maximet Gmx-200 (W) Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.16.3. MaxiMet GMX-200 (W) sensor probe The MaxiMet GMX-200 sensor probe provides accurate information about wind. Three ultrasonic sensors provide wind speed and direction measurements and the addition of an electronic compass provides apparent wind measurement. Average speed and direction together with WMO averages and gust data are also provided.

  • Page 147: Maximet Gmx-240 (W-Po) Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.16.4. MaxiMet GMX-240 (W-PO) sensor probe The MaxiMet GMX-240 is a weather station that provides accurate meteorological information about wind and precipitation (optical method). Three ultrasonic sensors provide wind speed and direction measurements and the addition of an electronic compass provides apparent wind measurement.

  • Page 148: Maximet Gmx-300 (T-H-Ap) Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.16.5. MaxiMet GMX-300 (T-H-AP) sensor probe The MaxiMet GMX-300 sensor probe provides accurate information about air temperature, air humidity and atmospheric air pressure. This model is basically a solar shield with no moving parts which allows high performance over large time periods.

  • Page 149: Maximet Gmx-400 (Po-T-H-Ap) Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.16.7. MaxiMet GMX-400 (PO-T-H-AP) sensor probe The MaxiMet GMX-400 sensor probe provides accurate information about precipitation (optical method), air temperature, air humidity and atmospheric air pressure. This model is basically a solar shield with no moving parts which allows high performance over large time periods.

  • Page 150: Maximet Gmx-501 (W-T-H-Ap-R) Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.16.9. MaxiMet GMX-501 (W-T-H-AP-R) sensor probe The MaxiMet GMX-501 sensor probe provides accurate information about wind, air temperature, air humidity, atmospheric air pressure and solar radiation. This model is basically a solar shield with no moving parts which allows high performance over large time periods.

  • Page 151: Maximet Gmx-531 (W-Pt-T-H-Ap-R) Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.16.10. 12.17.10 MaxiMet GMX-531 (W-PT-T-H-AP-R) sensor probe The MaxiMet GMX-531 sensor probe provides accurate information about wind, precipitation (tipping bucket method), air temperature, air humidity, atmospheric air pressure and solar radiation. This model is basically a solar shield with no moving parts which allows high performance over large time periods.

  • Page 152: Maximet Gmx-541 (W-Po-T-H-Ap-R) Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.16.11. MaxiMet GMX-541 (W-PO-T-H-AP-R) sensor probe The MaxiMet GMX-541 sensor probe provides accurate information about wind, precipitation (optical method), air temperature, air humidity, atmospheric air pressure and solar radiation. This model is basically a solar shield with no moving parts which allows high performance over large time periods.

  • Page 153: Maximet Gmx-550 (W-X-T-H-Ap) Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.16.12. MaxiMet GMX-550 (W-x-T-H-AP) sensor probe The MaxiMet GMX-550 sensor probe provides accurate information about wind, precipitation (with an accessory), air temperature, air humidity and atmospheric air pressure. This model is basically a solar shield with no moving parts which allows high performance over large time periods.

  • Page 154: Maximet Gmx-551 (W-X-T-H-Ap-R) Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.16.13. MaxiMet GMX-551 (W-x-T-H-AP-R) sensor probe The MaxiMet GMX-551 sensor probe provides accurate information about wind, precipitation (with an accessory), air temperature, air humidity, atmospheric air pressure and solar radiation. This model is basically a solar shield with no moving parts which allows high performance over large time periods.

  • Page 155: Maximet Gmx-600 (W-Po-T-H-Ap) Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.16.14. MaxiMet GMX-600 (W-PO-T-H-AP) sensor probe The MaxiMet GMX-600 sensor probe provides accurate information about wind, precipitation (optical method), air temperature, air humidity and atmospheric air pressure. This model is basically a solar shield with no moving parts which allows high performance over large time periods.

  • Page 156: Specification For Each Weather Station Sensor

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.16.15. Specification for each weather station sensor General specifications Operating temperature: -40 to 70 ºC • Operation humidity: 0 ~ 100% RH • Weight (approximate, depends on models): 0.5 kg • Dimensions (approximate, depends on models): 141 x 209.5 mm •...
  • Page 157 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Air humidity Range: 0 - 100% • Resolution: 1% • Accuracy: ± 2% @ 20 °C (10%-90% RH) • Atmospheric air pressure Range: 300 to 1100 hPa • Resolution: 0.1 hPa • Accuracy: ± 0.5 hPa @ 25 °C •...

  • Page 158: Solar Radiation And Temperature Datasol Met Probe (Atersa Datasol Met)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.17. Solar radiation and temperature Datasol MET probe (Atersa Datasol MET) The Datasol MET is a precision device that allows to visualize and acquire solar radiation, peak sun hours (PSH), temperature of the cell and the ambient temperature. The radiation measurement of the Datasol MET incorporates compensation with the temperature of the cell.

  • Page 159: Luminosity Sensor (Ams Tsl2561)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.18. Luminosity sensor (AMS TSL2561) This is a light-to-digital converter that transforms light intensity into a digital signal output. This device combines one broadband photo-diode (visible plus infrared) and one infrared-responding photo-diode on a single CMOS integrated circuit capable of providing a near-photopic response over an effective 20-bit dynamic range (16-bit resolution).

  • Page 160: Ultrasound Sensor Probe (Maxbotix Mb7040)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 12.19. Ultrasound sensor probe (Maxbotix MB7040) The Ultrasound sensor probe (MaxBotix MB7040) has high acoustic power output along with real-time auto calibration for changing conditions (voltage and acoustic or electrical noise) that ensure users receive the most reliable ranging data for every reading taken in air.

  • Page 161: Ambient Control

    13. Ambient Control 13.1. General description This model is designed to monitor the main environment parameters easily. Only three sensor probes are allowed for this model, as shown in next table. Figure: Ambient Control Waspmote Plug & Sense! model -161- v7.7...
  • Page 162 Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Sensor sockets are configured as it is shown in figure below. Sensor Sensor probes allowed for each sensor socket Socket Parameter Reference Humidity + Temperature (Sensirion) 9247-P Luminosity (LDR) 9205-P Luminosity (Luxes accuracy)

  • Page 163: Temperature, Humidity And Pressure Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 13.2. Temperature, Humidity and Pressure Sensor Probe The BME280 is a digital temperature, humidity and atmospheric pressure sensor developed by Bosch Sensortec. Specifications Electrical characteristics Supply voltage: 3.3 V Sleep current typical: 0.1 μA Sleep current maximum: 0.3 μA...

  • Page 164: Luminosity (Ldr) Sensor Probe

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 13.3. Luminosity (LDR) sensor probe Sensor specifications (LDR) Resistance in darkness: 20 MΩ Resistance in light (10lux): 5 ~ 20 kΩ Spectral range: 400 ~ 700 nm Operating temperature: -30 ºC ~ +75 ºC...

  • Page 165: Luminosity Sensor Probe (Luxes Accuracy)

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 13.4. Luminosity sensor probe (Luxes accuracy) Sensor specifications (Luxes accuracy) Dynamic range: 0.1 to 40000 Lux Spectral range: 300 – 1100 nm Voltage range: 2.7 – 3.6V Operating temperature: -30ºC to +80ºC Typical consumption: 0.24mA Maximum consumption: 0.6mA...

  • Page 166: Comparative Between Light And Luminosity Sensor

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide Figure: Image of configurations of the Luminosity sensor probe (Luxes accuracy) As we see in the figure, the luminosity sensor probe may be placed in different positions. The sensor can be focused directly to the light source we want to measure.

  • Page 167: Radiation Control

    The main application for this Waspmote Plug & Sense! configuration is to measure radiation levels using a Geiger sensor. For this model, the Geiger tube is already included inside Waspmote, so the user does not have to connect any sensor probe to the enclosure. The rest of the other sensor sockets are not used.

  • Page 168: Ma Current Loop

    The applications for this Plug & Sense! model are focused on adding wireless connectivity to 4-20 mA devices and connecting them to the Cloud. Figure: 4-20 mA Current Loop Waspmote Plug & Sense! model Sensor sockets are configured as shown in the figure below.

  • Page 169: Terminal Box Probe

    15.1. Terminal box probe To provide access to the 4-20 mA current loop board signals on the Waspmote Plug & Sense! encapsulated line, a waterproof terminal block junction box is available as a probe, making the connections on industrial environments or outdoor applications easier.

  • Page 170: Documentation Changelog

    Waspmote Plug & Sense! - Sensors Guide 16. Documentation changelog From 7.6 to v7.7 Added section for the new Solar radiation and temperature Datasol MET probe • From v7.5 to v7.6 Added references to the new OPC-N3 sensor (OPC-N2 evolution) •...

  • Page 171: Certifications

    17. Certifications Libelium offers 2 types of IoT sensor platforms, Waspmote OEM and Plug & Sense!: Waspmote OEM is intended to be used for research purposes or as part of a major product so it needs final • certification on the client side. More info at: www.libelium.com/products/waspmote...
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