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Zest_Sensor_Potentiostat

Overview

The Zest_Sensor_Potentiostat is an electronic development board for 6TRON open source platform based on two NO2(nitrogen-dioxide) sensors from Alphasense.

Sensor 1 :NO2-B43F : configured for small range of nitrogen-dioxide concentration

  • Dectection principle : fuel cell technology

  • NO2 detection sensitivity of 15ppm

  • NO2 detection range from 0 to 20ppm

Sensor 2 : NO2-AE :configured for large range of nitrogen-dioxide concentration

  • Dectection principle : fuel cell technology
  • NO2 detection sensitivity of 0.1ppm
  • NO2 detection range from 0 to 200ppm

The Zest_Sensor_Potentiostat board can be used to monitor Nitrogen Dioxide concentration and air quality in health, environmental and industrial applications.

Zest_Sensor_Potentiostat

Specifications

NO2-B43F features:

  • NO2-B43F Nitrogen Dioxide Sensor 4-Electrode
  • Concentration range: 0 to 20 ppm
  • Sensitivity: -200 to -650 nA/ppm
  • Response time: < 60 t90 (s) from zero to 2ppm NO2
  • ADC interface
FeatureDetails
NO2-AE featuresNO2-AE Nitrogen Dioxide Sensor High Concentration Concentration range : 0 to 200ppm Sensitivity : -70 to -170 nA/ppm Noise: +- 0.1ppm Response time: < 80 t90 (s) from 0 to 2ppm NO2 ADC interface
Connectivity80-pin 6TRON header
Board size80 x 39 mm
Power Supply3.3 to 12V from stack, 3.3V internal
CategoryZest_sensor

Block Diagram

The graphics below gives an overview of the board features and connections.

Zest_Sensor_Potentiostat

80-pin 6TRON header

This table shows how the pinout on Zest_Sensor_Potentiostat corresponds to the pinout on the 6TRON BUS connector (the latter shown in the two middle columns).

Description6TRON functionPin numberPin number6TRON functionDescription
-VJACK12VJACK-
-VJACK34VJACK-
-VHV56VHV-
-VHV78VHV-
Power Enable C2 (alternate)DIO8910VIN_EN-
-DIO71112DIO9-
Power Enable C1 (alternate)DIO61314DIO10-
-MD1516DIO11-
-DIO51718DIO12-
GroundGND1920GNDGround
GroundGND2122GNDGround
6TRON Stack Power SupplyVIN2324VIN6TRON Stack Power Supply
6TRON Stack Power SupplyVIN2526VIN6TRON Stack Power Supply
-VB_EN2728DIO13-
-VB_OUT2930DIO14-
-DAC13132DIO15-
-ADC43334DIO16-
Analog Input cell 2ADC33536DIO17-
Analog Input cell 1ADC23738DIO18-
-ADC13940GNDGround
-EXT_NRST4142GNDGround
-DIO44344VREF-
Power Enable C2 (alternate)DIO34546DIO19-
Power Enable C1 (alternate)DIO24748DIO20-
-DIO14950DIO21-
Analog Input cell 2 (alternate)WKUP5152DIO22-
-ICAPT5354DIO23-
-PWM35556DIO24-
-PWM25758DIO25-
Analog Input cell 1 (alternate)PWM15960DIO26-
-SPI1_SS6162DIO27-
-SPI1_SCK6364DIO28-
-SPI1_MISO6566DIO29-
-SPI1_MOSI6768DIO30-
-UART1_TX6970DIO31-
-UART1_RX7172DIO32-
-I2C1_SDA7374DIO33-
-I2C1_SCL7576DIO34-
-CAN1_TX7778DIO35-
-CAN1_RX7980DIO36-

Software Support

The Zest_Sensor_Potentiostat provides a demo example developed using MBed Os. The board can run on Zest Core development boards.

Environmental impact

The Eco score of the Zest_Sensor_Potentiostat is expressed in points representing the environmental impact of an average European per year.

Zest_Sensor_Potentiostat

Zest_Sensor_Potentiostat

Eco-score details

BOM

Componentdataunit
Passive electronic component0,113g
Active electronic component0,032g
LED0,00g
Other component0,00g
Connectors Switchs3,77g
Logique type integrated circuit19,24g
Memory type integrated circuit0g
PCB3120mm²

Consumption

Low voltage electricity voltage France
Current20mA
Supply voltage5V
Autonomy100h
% use75%
Power0,0075kWh

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