{"title":"Octopus Analog Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor","handle":"octopus-analog-capacitive-soil-moisture-sensor","url":"/products/octopus-analog-capacitive-soil-moisture-sensor","description":"The Octopus Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensor uses capacitive sensing to detect soil moisture levels, avoiding the corrosion problems common with resistive sensors for a much longer service life. It outputs an analogue signal proportional to moisture content and is compatible with micro:bit (3 V) and other 3–5.5 V microcontroller boards.\n\nPart of the ElecFreaks Octopus series, the sensor uses standard Octopus brick connectors for easy plug-and-play use with the Octopus:bit breakout board.\n\nKey Features\n\n\nCapacitive Sensing – Corrosion-resistant design for long service life\n\nAnalogue Output – Signal proportional to soil moisture level\n\n3–5.5 V Operating Voltage – Compatible with micro:bit and Arduino\n\nOctopus Brick Connector – G (GND), V (VCC), S (signal)\n\n\nSpecifications\n\n\nSKU – EF04097\n\nOperating Voltage – 3–5.5 V DC\n\nOutput – Analogue\n\nDimensions – 19 × 76 mm\n\nWeight – 5.5 g\n\n\nIdeal For\n\nAutomated plant watering systems\nmicro:bit and Arduino soil monitoring projects\nSTEM education and garden science experiments\n\n\nPackage Contents\n\n1× Octopus capacitive soil moisture sensor\n\n\nResources\n\nMakeCode Example Programme\n","vendor":"ElecFreaks","product_type":"physical","in_stock":true,"options":[],"variants":[{"id":14419,"title":"Default Title","sku":"EF-EF04097","price":4.87,"compare_at_price":0.0,"on_sale":false,"in_stock":true,"available_quantity":115,"option1":"Default Title"}]}