What’s in the box?

The Things UNO

• Operating Voltage: 5V
• Interface/s: I2C, SPI, Serial
• Website: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/devices/uno/
• Arduino Library: https://github.com/TheThingsNetwork/arduino-device-lib/
• Additional resources:
  • How To: The Things Uno Part 1 - Activation
  • How To: The Things Uno Part 2 - Sending Data
  • How To: The Things Uno Part 3 - Connecting Sensors
  • How to: The Things Uno Part 4 - Downlink
  • Open Source Hardware repository
• Supplier: Farnell
• Remark: I2C Attention: on Leonardo type boards I2C is on D2=SDA, D3=SCL

Starter kit electronics

• Components:
  • 50 * LEDs (in various colors)
  • 1 * RGB LED
  • 2 * Photoresistors
  • 1 * Thermistor
  • 5 * Diode Rectifier (1N4007)
  • 5 * NPN Transistor (PN2222)
  • 1 * IC 4N35
  • 1 * IC 74HC595
  • 10 * Buttons
  • 2 * Buzzers (active & passive)
  • 1 * Precision Potentiometer
  • 20 * Ceramic Capacitors (10 * 22pf, 10 * 104)
  • 10 * Electrolytic Capacitor (5 * 10UF 50V, 5 * 100UF 50V)
  • 100 * Resistors (10 of each value: 10R, 100R, 220R, 330R, 1K, 2K, 5K1, 10K, 100K, 1M)
  • 2 * Pin Header (40pin)
• Supplier: product link

Level shifter, 3v3 to 5V, 4 Bidirectional channels

• Operating Voltage: 5V
• Supplier: product link

Ranging sensor, VL53L0X V2

• Operating Voltage: 5V
• Interface/s: I2C Attention: on Leonardo type boards I2C is on D2=SDA, D3=SCL
• Datasheet: link
• Arduino Library: Adafruit library
• Remark: Pololu library does NOT work
• Additional resources:
  • Adafruit Learning
  • Andreas Spiess: Time-of-flight LIDAR with VL53L0X?
• Supplier: product link

Load cells with HX711 AD Module

• Arduino libraries:
  • https://github.com/aguegu/ardulibs/tree/master/hx711
  • https://github.com/bogde/HX711
• Additional resources:
  • Andreas Spiess: Measuring weight using an ESP32, a strain gauge, and a HX711
• Supplier: product link