A 3-in-1 super sensor suite for environmental, light and movement sensing, with Qw/ST for easy, solderless connectivity.
We heard you like sensors (we definitely like sensors!). So we combined three of our favourite ones into a convenient, small, stick-shaped format that's perfect for adding additional smarts to a bunch of different projects. The onboard I2C sensors can detect:
- Temperature 🌞
- Pressure ☔
- Humidity 💧
- Light 💡
- Proximity ✋
- Orientation 🙃
- Motion (including steps, single and double taps and freefall 🍃)
It has a Qw/ST (also known as STEMMA QT and Qwiic) connector at each end to make it easy to connect it up to Qw/ST compatible microcontrollers, HATs and other boards via cable. Qw/ST cables are sold separately.
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Features
- Bosch BME280 temperature, pressure, humidity sensor (datasheet)
- Great for sensing conditions around your home
- I2C interface (address: 0x76)
- Lite-On LTR-559ALS-01 sensor (datasheet)
- I2C interface (address: 0x23)
- IR/UV-filtering
- 50.60Hz flicker rejection
- 0.01 lux to 64,000 lux light detection range
- ~5cm proximity detection range
- STMicroelectronics LSM6DS3TR-C accelerometer and gyroscope (datasheet)
- I2C interface (address: 0x6a)
- ±2/±4/±8/±16 g full scale
- ±125/±250/±500/±1000/±2000 dps full scale
- Tap and double-tap detection
- Free-fall detection
- Pedometer / step detection
- 2x Qwiic/STEMMA QT connector
- 3.3V compatible
- Compatible with Raspberry Pi computers
- Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico
- Schematic
Software
If you're planning on using the Multi-Sensor Stick with Raspberry Pi Pico (or another RP2040/RP2340 microcontroller) there are drivers for BME280 and LTR559 baked into our custom MicroPython builds. We've spun up a new standalone MicroPython library for LSM6DS3 - search for lsm6ds3-micropython in Thonny's 'Manage Packages' to install it.
- Download pirate-brand MicroPython for Pico / RP2040
- Download pirate-brand MicroPython for Pico 2 / RP2350
- BME280 MicroPython example
- LTR559 MicroPython example
- LSM6DS3 MicroPython library
- LSM6DS3 MicroPython examples
There's also full-fat Python libraries for if you're using a Raspberry Pi computer:
Notes
- Dimensions: 52x7.9x4.2mm (LxWxH, including connectors). The mounting holes are M2.5.