Overview
The sensor traces have a weak pull-up resistor of 1 MΩ.
The resistor will pull the sensor trace value high until a drop of water shorts the sensor trace to the grounded trace.
Believe it or not this circuit will work with the digital I/O pins of your Arduino or you can use it with the analog pins to detect the amount of water induced contact between the grounded and sensor traces.
Features:
- Grove compatible interface
- Low power consumption
- 2.0cm x 2.0cm Grove module
- High sensitivity
Application Ideas:
- Rainfall detecting
- Liquid leakage
- Tank overflow detector
Tech specs
Item |
Min |
Typical |
Max |
Unit |
Working Voltage |
4.75 |
5.0 |
5.25 |
V |
Current |
<20 |
mA |
||
Working Temperature |
10 |
- |
30 |
℃ |
Working Humidity (without condensation) |
10 |
- |
90 |
% |
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