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DFRobot Gravity Moisture Sensor Expansion Board

DFRobot Gravity Moisture Sensor Expansion Board

MPN: SEN0308
DFRobot
Moisture Sensor Gravity Platform Evaluation Expansion Board
Active278 in stock

Overview

The SEN0308 is a DFRobot Gravity evaluation/expansion board intended for use with Gravity moisture sensors and probes. It provides a convenience interface and cable(s) to simplify connecting a moisture probe to microcontrollers and prototyping platforms. The board is supplied as part of the Gravity ecosystem to speed evaluation and wiring for experiments or demos.

Why Choose This Part

Fits into DFRobot's Gravity ecosystem so probes and cables plug in with consistent connectors, reducing wiring errors during prototyping. The expansion board provides a convenient evaluation platform that speeds testing and helps isolate the sensor from your main control board during development. It ships with cable(s) to get you started without custom wiring.

Applications

Soil moisture testing for small gardens
Rapidly evaluate probe placement and sensor response when building plant watering systems or hobby garden monitors.
Greenhouse sensor prototyping
Integrate with microcontrollers to prototype multi-point moisture sensing and control strategies.
Education and lab demos
Use in classroom projects to teach sensing fundamentals and basic data logging.
Irrigation system proof-of-concept
Quickly test sensor locations and thresholds before committing to final hardware for irrigation control.

Getting Started

Connect the Gravity cable to the SEN0308 and the matching connector on your microcontroller shield or breakout. Use a microcontroller or development board supported by the Gravity ecosystem (for example, Arduino-compatible boards) and follow the DFRobot product page or wiki for wiring examples and sample code. If the probe produces an analog signal, read it with an ADC input on your controller; consult DFRobot documentation for any example sketches.

Also Consider

SEN0193 DFRobot - DFRobot's capacitive soil moisture probe module for lower corrosion and longer-term measurements.