I have a NAM kit but with BME280 and SHT35. I can assure you that it will send data to madavi, the sensor.community map and your local influxdb just like the airrohr. It’s funny that the soldering instructions are also available in English but the final assembly is not. However, you can always use google translate. Also for the interface, such that you can switch it to English. If you struggle, I can send you a screenshot, where in the configuration the language is set.
My experience… I can see that the heating element is working at high humidity. But that data is difficult to judge, because all of the SDS11 I have tested after getting my airrohr in the first place read significantly lower. The first batch was reading about half of the SDS I bought for my airrohr. The batch I got a few weeks ago is “just” 30-40% lower. Once I get a proper SDS I can start looking at the differences between the airrohr and NAM concepts.
I think I have got all of the above right.
Apparently it’s easy enough to change the firmware from Polish to English (or vice-versa) after initial basic configuration - for example the updated Pro and Pro Soldered only currently have a Polish version at the moment.
The slight differce there is in the way the various kits are described makes it very difficult to work out what the total list of options are and what is available so assuming the above is correct hopefully this is useful.
EDIT: updated to include some corrections and bulleted list of key components
I think I am probably going towards getting the Nettigo rather than the Sensor-Community unit.
Having a heated sensor to minimise the risk of false high readings on days when it’s misty or foggy I think is worth having.
And for the sake of an additional €5 for the option of the wemosD1mini being upgraded to the PRO which supports the external antenna if you need it and has 16M of onboard flash compared to 4M is worth having in case I want to do anything else at a later date.
I agree that it’s a little odd that the final assembly instructions do not appear to have an Englsh page but I doubt that google translate is going to struggle to give me enough of a clue on how to put the unit together when it includes pictures.
Thanks for the offer from @nephilim to assist with a “how to change the firmware language” if you get stuck
Feliciations a @Herve5 for getting your AirRohr kit assembled - you’re ahead of me. Hopefully my previous posting helps decode the options that are available, but if you’re looking at the Nettigo Pro like me it seems it’s currently only available in polish firmware, but hopefully easy to change.
I just received the second one here in Paris this morning. Now I’m facing the terrible perspective of assembling it with only incomplete Polish how-tos
KIT-2132 is the same sensors like KIT-2113. Standard jumper wires are replaced by harness cable with XH connectors. That means connection is sturdy (no more random disconnections) and easier to build - each connector is different, so there is only one place where it can be plug-in:
NAM has heating chamber, so high humidity does not yield in higher PM readings
NAM has to be soldered (this not applies to KIT-2159 ofc)
NAM currently has both temperature/humidity sensor (SHT31 like in SC kits we sell now) and pressure sensor (BMP180). BMP180 is supported by SC firmware, but we don’t see easy way to connect both sensors to nodeMCU.
NAM versions STD are running on module with PCB WiFi antenna (like in nodeMCU in Sensor Community kits), versions PRO have external antenna for WiFi - so they offer better range compared to PCB antennas.
NAM has dedicated case, some think it looks better than standard case from pipes in SC
NAM runs different firmware than SC, it sends data to SC API by default. You could use SC software, but AFAIK heating chamber won’t be supported. Currently NAMF (NAM firmware) is only in English, Polish and Hungarian.
I think that are main differences between these kits.
Lack of BME280
BME280 have started to show for order in China again. The problem is that theirs price went up over 100% So kits with BME will cost more (something like ~7 EUR more).
Unfortunately I’ve been impacted by some health issues recently and I’ve not been able to move forward with building the Nettigo AirMonitor, but if I do I will report back.
@Paolo Assembly was very easy; it works perfectly since then.
The only issue I had with it is the fact that the temperature measurements are performed twice, because there are two T sensors, and there is a 1°C difference between them.
I consider this comes from the fact the second T measurement is performed inside the box, so it get hotter because of the electronics dissipation.
I discussed the issue here on the forum.
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OK, if it is just particles then you can aim for the most minimalist PM sensors here; you can discard extra measures like T or P.
I think there is a minimum cost kit here, less than 50€, that would fit.
But remember this kind of equipment is not really professional.
I think the real pro hardware involves for instance redundant sensors (no single failure possible) etc. But in such a case the cost is much higher…
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Hi
We have recently bought and built a NAM heated kit. We are running it alongside two of the sensor community kits to see if the adjustments for humidity makes a difference. We too are finding that the counts on the heated system are lower than the sensor community kits even in low humidity. We are looking into why this might be, but wondered if it is just differences in SDS011 performance or if you have any other thoughts why this might be based on your experiences with both kits.