Care about the air with the Enviro + FeatherWing! This tiny yet feature - packed board is your ticket to the world of citizen science. It's loaded with environmental sensors to monitor weather, light, noise, and air quality in your local area. Share your data to help understand air pollution trends. You'll need a Feather board; we suggest the Feather M4 Express or Feather nRF52840 Express. Smaller than two pound coins side - by - side, it has all the great features of the larger Enviro + for Raspberry Pi, but is designed for Adafruit's low - power Feather boards running CircuitPython. Measure temperature, pressure, and humidity with the BME280; light with the LTR - 559; pollutant gases with the MICS6814; and ambient noise with the MEMS microphone. Connect a PMS5003 PM sensor (sold separately) to measure air quality. Features include various sensors, a 0.96' color LCD, a connector for the PM sensor, and it comes with two 1x16 male headers. Soldering is required. It also has a CircuitPython library with examples and documentation. The Enviro + FeatherWing, developed with the University of Sheffield, lets you contribute real - time air quality data to projects like Luftdaten. Understand the drop in air quality with detailed datasets. Particulate matter can be measured by the PMS5003, and the analog gas sensor gives qualitative gas concentration changes. The BME280 is crucial for understanding other data as temperature, pressure, and humidity affect particulate levels. Pimoroni's CircuitPython library and documentation make it easy to use and expand your projects.
Using the Enviro + FeatherWing is a breeze. First, make sure you have a compatible Feather board like the Feather M4 Express or Feather nRF52840 Express. You'll need to do some soldering to attach the headers. Once that's done, connect the FeatherWing to your Feather board. If you want to measure air quality, connect the PMS5003 PM sensor (it's sold separately). The BME280 will start measuring temperature, pressure, and humidity right away. The LTR - 559 will measure light levels, the MICS6814 will detect pollutant gases, and the MEMS microphone will pick up ambient noise. There's a CircuitPython library made just for this board. Read through the documentation carefully. It will guide you on how to install the necessary libraries and use all the functions. Remember, temperature, air pressure, and humidity can affect the readings of other sensors, so keep an eye on the data from the BME280. When it comes to maintenance, keep the board clean and dry. Avoid exposing it to extreme temperatures or moisture. If you're not using the PMS5003 sensor, store it in a safe place. Have fun contributing to citizen science and understanding air quality in your area!
