MQ3 Gas Sensor Brick(EF04060)
Contents
40. MQ3 Gas Sensor Brick(EF04060)#
40.1. Introduction#
The gas sensitive material used in the MQ-3 gas sensor is tin dioxide (SnO2), which has a low conductivity in clean air. While the sensor being put in an environment that exists the alcohol vapor, the electrical conductivity of the sensor increases as the concentration of alcohol gas in the air increases.
40.2. Products Link#
40.3. Characteristics#
Standard 3-pin GVS port is easy to plug.
40.4. Specification#
| Item | Parameter |
|---|---|
| SKU | EF04060 |
| Connections Type | Analog |
| Pins Definition | S-Sigal V-VCC G-GND |
| Working Voltage | 3V |
| Size | 38x27mm |
40.5. Outlook and Dimension#
40.6. Quick to Start#
Materials required and connections diagram#
Connect to P1 port as the picture shows.
Take iot:bit for example
Note： Due to the high power consumption, powering with the USB wires from the breakout board(you can use our IoT:bit or Wukong breakout board) is required.
Program as the picture shows#
Reference#
Link：https://makecode.microbit.org/_KJVXj9Co2UXU
You can also download it directly below:
Result#
Preheat it for 3 minutes after connections, detect the alcohol gas by approaching the probes to the gas while the returned value is almost stable. With the change of the alcohol gas’s concentration, the returned value gets bigger with the growing of it.