Sensors essential for IoT

Sensors, which are essential technologies for IoT devices, come in various types, such as temperature, humidity, acceleration, and pressure. Therefore, when developing IoT devices, it has become extremely important to select the most appropriate sensor from among the many available.

Here, we will introduce the latest information and recommended products for each sensor type, including development kits.

 

What's new by sensor type

motion, position sensor

speed sensor

TLE4959C transmission speed sensor

Product Summary

Accelerometer

KX220 3-axis analog accelerometer

Product Summary

gyro sensoraccelerometer

Precision Mini Industrial IMU

Product Summary

light sensor

light sensor

NOA1213 ambient light sensor

Product Summary

color sensor

BH1749NUC Digital Color Sensor IC

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light sensor

OPT3001 ambient light sensor

Product Summary

Environmental sensor

Humidity/temperature sensor

AmbiMate Sensor Module

Product Summary

Humidity/temperature sensor

HDC2080 Humidity/Temperature Digital Sensor

Product Summary

gas sensor

Multi-Pixel Gas Sensor SGP

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Check out our other sensor products below.
There are various sensors such as temperature, proximity, pressure and audio sensors.

Recommended sensor development kit

MS8607 GROVE BOARD DPP901G000

All-in-one sensor module for pressure, humidity and temperature

technical articles

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SensorShield-EVK-003 Evaluation Kit

mbed compatible shield that allows connection of Arduino Uno and up to 8 sensor boards

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SCD30 sensor module

Detects CO2 and also has an integrated temperature and humidity sensor

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"BOOSTXL-CAPKEYPAD" Evaluation Kit

Evaluation module for capacitive touch sensing MCUs with CapTIvate technology

technical articles

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Internet of Things kit

Evaluation board incorporating various module options for sensing, wired and wireless connectivity, and actuation

technical articles

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ADUX1020 Evaluation Board

Evaluation board with ADUX1020 that can identify gestures with just one LED

technical articles

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Check below for evaluation boards for other sensors.
There are various evaluation boards such as kits with multiple sensors, wireless boards, and boards with microcomputers.

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At the end

In this article, we introduced the best sensors for IoT devices by type. What do you think?
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