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

GPS module, u-blox PAM-7Q

• Operating Voltage: 3.3V Use level converter on digital pin!
• Interface/s: UART (Serial), Display Data Channel
• Datasheet: u-blox datasheet
• Website: u-blox product page
• Arduino libraries:
  • TinyGPS+
  • Adafruit GPS library
• Additional resources:
  • u-blox PAM-7Q: Hardware integration manual
  • Example with Arduino MKR 1300 and u-blox PAM-7Q
  • Example with Serial & Adafruit “leo parsing”
• Supplier: u-blox

Solid state relay, SSR -75DD

• Operating Voltage: 3-32V / High side max 75A
• Interface/s: 5V (HIGH = ON)
• Arduino Library: blink ;)
• Supplier: product link

Temp, humidity, pressure, BME280

• Operating Voltage: 5V
• Interface/s: I2C Attention: on Leonardo type boards I2C is on D2=SDA, D3=SCL
• Arduino Library: link
• Supplier: product link

Motion/PIR sensor, HC-SR501

• Operating Voltage: 4.5-20V
• Interface/s: if jumper bottom right, view onto print: GND, Data, Vcc
• Potentiometer: Sensitivity, Delay / turn left = more sensitive, shorter delay
• Trigger: L: Non-repeatable trigger H: Repeat Trigger (default)
• Additional Resources:
  • Example
  • Example Adafruit
• Supplier: product link

Luminosity sensor, BH1750

• Operating Voltage: 5V
• Interface/s: I2C Attention: on Leonardo type boards I2C is on D2=SDA, D3=SCL
• Datasheet: link
• Arduino libraries:
  • claws
  • genotronex
• Remark: depending on the library, the ADDR must be set
  • I2C device found at address 0x23! addr LOW or OPEN
  • I2C device found at address 0x5C! addr HIGH
• Additional resources:
  • Instructables
  • Domoticx
  • mySensors
• Supplier: product link

Reed switch

• Operating Voltage: 5V
• Interface/s: marked on the board, Output is High while open
• Remarks: Do NOT touch the glass with the strong magnet, otherwise the contact could bent or stay closed.
• Supplier: product link