Soil Moisture sensor G ¥, mo MECHATRONIX CENTRAL Technical Manual Rev 110 Our new e-Gizmo Soil Moisture sensor with sturdy stainless steel probe for measuring the amount of water in the soil. It has a presettable one GENERAL SPECIFICATION: bit digital output -for simple and quick application that only need a wet or dry binary equivalent - Supply Input: +5V DC sensing, and an analog output that gives out an analog voltage corresponding to a measured -ICs: LM358 (uncalibrated) moisture content. Compatible with your gizDuino, Arduino, any MCU in general. - PCB Dimen: FEATURES: - With Analog Reading Output connection. = With Digital Ouput connection Pages 1 of 4 pages (©2014 by e-Gizmo Mechatronix Central Gizmo Soil Moisture SensorMajor Parts presentation ee G f2 mo Moisture Power Indicator Indicator | +8V DC ne soil Hotbensor O ‘Supply Input a . en n 8 pa D1 g A m cel Probe i. = ay Connections Ti = mi g | ae Figure 1. Major parts presentation of e-Gizmo Soil Moisture sensor. PIN |.D and Descriptions Table 1. J1 connections and descriptions PIN Name Descriptions tnowwv og GND 99, vec Sensor Input Connections GND Input Power Supply Connection DO ‘Sensor Output Connection Figure 2. J1 Illustration ANA_OUT Sensor Output Connection 2 | ! ANA Analog Input GND Ground | Figure 3. J2 Illustration Table 2. J2 connections and descriptions PinName — Descrip! (GND ANA GND Pages 2 of 4 pages (©2014 by e-Gizmo Mechatronix Central Gizmo Soil Moisture SensorSchematic & Block Diagram i ol [em Figure 4. Schematic Diagram of e-Gizmo Soil Moisture sensor Parts placements and PCB Layouts Figure 5. Parts Placement Figure 7. TopPCBGuide Pages 3 of 4 pages ©2014 by e-Gizmo Mechatronix Central €-Gizmo Soil Moisture Sensor