Urban sensor kit

Version 1:

Credits: Felipe Pecegueiro do Amaral Curado, Oriol Carrasco, Alba Armengol Gasul, Luis E. Fraguada Production Assistance: Fab Lab BCN

Parts List

• 1 x Arduino Deumilanove
• 1 x Light Sensor (Cadmium Sulfide Sensor, Light Dependent Resistor, Photocell)
• 1 x Sound Sensor
• 1 x Motion Sensor (Passive InfaredRed Sensor)
• 1 x Temperature Sensor
• 1 x Electromagnetism Sensor
• Wood Case (laser cut)
• Wire
• Resistors

Image:Felipe Pecegueiro do Amaral Curado

Goals for version 2

2. Autonomy of kit: GPS Unit, On Board Data Logger, Battery

Power Options

• Solar Kit (With Battery) €50: http://www.cooking-hacks.com/index.php/shop/arduino/solar-module-for-arduino.html
• Adafruit Solar Panel $25: http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=35&products_id=200
• Li-ion Battery €35: http://www.cooking-hacks.com/index.php/shop/arduino/5v-regulator-module-for-arduino.html
• HiCap Li-ion Pack $47.36 + shipping: http://www.liquidware.com/shop/show/BP/Lithium+BackPack
• 9v battery adapter for arduino: http://www.arduino.cc/playground/Learning/9VBatteryAdapter

Option 1: Custom Shield

Protoshield with all of the components we want: GPS (positioning), XBee (communication), SD (data storage)

• Pros: Totally customizable system
• Cons: More startup overhead

Option 2

• Datalogging Shield http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17_21&products_id=243 $19.50
• GPS Antena: $60 http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=99&zenid=81afc967efbe914e06705a35e5c900da
• XBee Adapter kit http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=126 $10.00
• XBee Antena http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=128 $23.00
• Shipping: $15, $39
• TOTAL: $127.50

• Pros:
• Cons:

Option 3a

• 'Arduino Deluxe Pack' http://www.cooking-hacks.com/index.php/arduino-deluxe-pack-119.html - €101
• GPS Module + Zigbee + Arduino
• GPS Antena http://www.cooking-hacks.com/index.php/internal-gps-antenna.html - €8
• MicroSD module http://www.cooking-hacks.com/index.php/shop/arduino/microsd-2gb-module-for-arduino.html - €20.00
• TOTAL €129

• Pros: Arduino Included
• Cons: Micro SD (not SD)

Option 3b

• 'Arduino Deluxe Pack' http://www.cooking-hacks.com/index.php/arduino-deluxe-pack-119.html - €101
• GPS Module + Zigbee + Arduino
• GPS Antena http://www.cooking-hacks.com/index.php/internal-gps-antenna.html - €8
• Datalogging Shield http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17_21&products_id=243 $19.50
• TOTAL: €119

• Pros: Arduino included (ask if can be UNO), can datalogging shield be used to interface other modules?
• Cons: Datalogging Shield is big

Option 4

• GPS Module http://www.cooking-hacks.com/index.php/gps-module-for-arduino.html €42
• XBee Module http://www.cooking-hacks.com/index.php/arduino-xbee-802-15-4.html €39
• Datalogging Shield http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=17_21&products_id=243 $19.50
• TOTAL €91 (no arduino)

• Pros:
• Cons: No Arduino

3. Additional Sensors: Air Quality / Water Measurement

Libelium / Waspmote Sensors