Welcome to ETC Educational Technology Connection (HK) Ltd!
WiFi shield for micro:bit
000046
e-radionica
The AQ stands for atmospheric quality meaning that the AQ:bit can be used to measure weather and atmospheric conditions, such as current temperature, pressure, humidity, and particle count when connected to a micro:bit.
The AQ:bit allows the micro:bit to send atmospheric data over the Internet. The AQ:bit becomes operational once the micro:bit slides into the appropriate header located on the top section of the board. When the micro:bit is required elsewhere, the AQ:bit can be detached from the micro:bit.Temperature measurement is done with the TMP236A2DCKR and BME280 sensors, while the latter can also collect data on humidity and pressure. The PMS7003 particulate matter sensor connects via the 10-pin female header on the bottom of the board and provides information on the air quality using PM2.5 and PM10 readings.
The AQ:bit is equipped with an easyC connector that enables it to be connected with other boards. Additionally, the AQ:bit has an USB-C connector for charging and features the powerful ESP8266MOD that grants access to WiFi networks.
This board comes with a soldered easyC adapter that enables simple connections. You can find more about easyC here.
Made in Croatia
Clicking on Extensions opens a window with a search engine through which you can search, select and add new command categories to the editor.
To add the AQ:bit extension to the search engine, copy and paste this link:
https://github.com/bosnivan/pxt-aqbit#
Create a basic program for the AQ:bit that will read temperature, relative humidity and air pressure, and microparticle concentration every 5 seconds and display each value on the micro:bit's screen.
By creating this program you will learn:
• Add an extension for AQ:bit programming• Read and print values measured by AQ:bit• Use commands: on start, put PMS in passive mode, forever, show string, show number, read BME temperature, read humidity, read pressure, read PMS 2.5, clear screen, pause (ms)
Now comes the creation of the program itself. First , select the command put PMS in passive mode from the AQ:bit category and place it in the on start block. This command is used to activate the sensor for measuring the concentration of microparticles at the beginning of the program.
Given that you want this program to be executed continuously, the other commands must be placed in a forever loop. Add first the commands that will print the temperature value. From the Basic category, select the show string command, place it in a forever loop and type ˝T:˝ into it as a sign that the value that will be printed after that text refers to temperature.
The temperature value is a number, so add the show number command from the Basic category, and set the read BME temperature command from the AQ:bit category in place of zero as its argument
Repeat the procedures from the previous step, in which you programmed the temperature measurement, to measure the relative humidity ( show string ˝H:˝ is how number read humidity ), pressure ( show string ˝P: ˝ and show number read pressure ) and the concentration of microparticles of size 2.5 micrometers ( show string ˝PM:˝ and show number read PMS 2.5 ). At the end, add the clear screen and pause (ms) commands from the Basic category in order to set the micro:bit screen to be cleared after reading the printout and to prepare for the printout of new values that will be measured after 5 seconds. The program will look like the picture.
Switch the program to micro:bit and check the values read by your AQ:bit. The temperature value is printed in degrees Celsius, the relative humidity in percentages, the air pressure in hectopascals, and the concentration of microparticles in the number of particles per million (ppm).
