Turbidity Sensor

Gravity

Table of contents

1. Summary
2. Note
3. JSON

Summary

Detects water quality by measuring the turbidity/opaqueness. Uses light to detect suspended particles in water by measuring light transmittance and scattering rate.

Name: Gravity: Analog Turbidity Sensor for Arduino

Link: https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1394.html

Type: Analog

Operational temperature range: 5 – 90 degrees C

Output range: 0-4.5V

Unit: NTU

Note

The top (black part) of the probe is not waterproof.

JSON

{
  name: "tbd",      # string
  data_type: "NTU", # string -- nephelometric turbidity units
  data_value:       # float
}