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Adafruit SGP40 Air Quality Sensor Breakout - VOC Index - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

Adafruit SGP40 Air Quality Sensor Breakout - VOC Index - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

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DESCRIPTION
This is a very fine air quality sensor from the sensor experts at Sensirion, with I2C interfacing so
you don't have to manage the heater and analog reading of a MOX sensor. It combines multiple
metal-oxide sensing and heating elements on one chip to provide more detailed air quality signals.
The SGP40 has a 'standard' hot-plate MOX sensor, as well as a small microcontroller that controls
power to the plate, reads the analog voltage and provides an I2C interface to read from. Unlike the
CCS811, this sensor does not require I2C clock stretching. We currently have an Arduino library with
examples of reading the raw value and also running the Sensirion algorithm to calculate VOC index but
do not have Python support (the Sensirion library is in C and requires a port)
This is a gas sensor that can detect a wide range of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and H2 and is
intended for indoor air quality monitoring. The SGP40 is the next generation after the SGP30,
but does not give TVOC/eCO2 values out like the SGP30. Instead, raw signal from the sensor
is processed using their software algorithm to give an overall 'air quality' value form 0 to 500.
Please note, this sensor, like all VOC/gas sensors, has variability, and to get precise measurements
you will want to calibrate it against known sources! That said, for general environmental sensors,
it will give you a good idea of trends and comparison.
Another nice element to this sensor is the ability to set humidity compensation for better accuracy.
An external humidity sensor is required and then the RH% is written over I2C to the sensor,
so it can better calibrate the MOX sensor reading and reduce humidity/temperature-based variations..
Nice sensor right? So we made it easy for you to get right into your next project. The surface-mount
sensor is soldered onto a custom made PCB in the STEMMA QT form factor, making them easy to interface
with. The STEMMA QT connectors on either side are compatible with the SparkFun Qwiic I2C connectors.
This allows you to make solderless connections between your development board and the SGP40 or to
chain it with a wide range of other sensors and accessories using a compatible cable. QT Cable is
not included.