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		throwaway32231 on May 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AirGradient: DIY Air Quality Monitoring with Open-... HINT: if you want a particulate sensor and don't want to solder anything, buy an SDS011 with USB interface. 15 euros on aliexpress.

weberer on May 12, 2021 [–]

Do you have any recommendations on software to interface with it?

robterrell on May 12, 2021 | [–]

Last year I was able to get it working by looking at examples like https://github.com/lewapek/sds-dust-sensors-arduino-library and the datasheet https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/parts/1/2/2/7/5/Laser_Dust_S...

There's a nice walkthrough here: https://www.hackster.io/taunoerik/using-sds011-dust-sensor-0...

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