CanAirIO

DIYDo It Yourself More sensor for monitoring airborne concentrations of PM2.5Particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less. Also referred to as fine particles. More

Customer link and technical handbooks

Building instructions

Category

DIY sensors

Environmental matrix

Air

Parameters analysed

PM1, PM2.5Particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less. Also referred to as fine particles. More, PM10

Detection limits

Particle matter range: PM1.0, PM2.5Particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less. Also referred to as fine particles. More, PM10 from 0 to 999 ug/m3.

Sensor functionalities

Panasonic Air Quality Sensor SN-GCJA5 with wire. It measures Particle material PM2.5Particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less. Also referred to as fine particles. More and share it via a phone with the CanAirIO App or via wifi to the web page InfluxDBCanAirIO.

Costs

n.a.

Advantages

Very detailed instructuons how to do it.

Limitations

The battery to build the device, is one of the most difficult components to import due to restrictions in each country.
In some countries there are problems to import this type of batteries sometimes, but there are local suppliers who sometimes have them.

Applicability

Citizen science project with mobile and fixed sensors for measuring air using low-cost sensors and smartphones or wifi.