Parts

Things you need to supply

CityOS does not sell these devices, but you have a few options on how you can get one or few:

  1. You can build it yourself using these tutorials,
  2. You can come to our free workshops organized each time 5 or more people contact us with ready parts for their stations,
  3. Pay one of the many students we trained to build you one.

Parts for the full version cost about 50 EUR depending on where you order them, and we recommend paying students about 20 EUR per station if you want to go that way.

That is "Data Giver" version, but you can also build "Data Taker" version with no sensors. It is just a lamp that gets data from the server from your neighbor's station. It will still light up like a full setup version to notify you of pollution but you will not be able to measure your indoor data or to contribute data for the movement.

This section lists the parts you will need to successfully build your own CityOS Air device (Boxy).

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Parts you need

1. Breadboard and compact version

NoDescriptionLinksQuantityPrice ($)
1ESP8266 NodeMCUhttps://ebay.to/2T6xz6V13.58
2PMSA003 - Digital Laser Dust Sensor (PM2.5 and PM10)
Breadboard Version
Compact Version

Also you can use PMS1003 PM2.5 Dust Sensor
Breadboard Version
Compact Version
http://bit.ly/2t4gGiu













http://bit.ly/308Uu2O
($13.40)
125.99
3Prototyping Board
Breadboard Version
https://ebay.to/36xHnL011.99
4Prototyping Breadboard
Compact Version
https://ebay.to/2ZVEAJ511.19
5BME280 Temperature, Humidity and Pressure Sensor
Breadboard Version
Compact Version

Also you can use DHT22 - Digital Temperature and Humidity Sensor
Breadboard Version
Compact Version
https://ebay.to/2N3EAkQ






https://ebay.to/2Fqz3k2 ($2.86)
13.59
6Micro USB 2.0 Cable, 5V 2.4Ahttp://bit.ly/2ZXJ3e8
Select: White
Select: 1M
14.01
7EU 5V, 2A USB Wall Chargehttps://ebay.to/309fWVa
Select: 5V 2A EU White
11.71
8Male to Male Jumper Cablehttps://ebay.to/2QxeBEP
1 pack - 65 pcs
11.48
9Solid Core Hookup Wirehttp://bit.ly/2SXeGDf13.85
10LED Ring
Breadboard Version
Compact Version

Also you can use RGB LED
Breadboard Version
Compact Version
https://ebay.to/39LCaBg11.91
11Resistorshttps://ebay.to/2Qvn0s1
Select Value: 470Ω
Select Amount: 25
Note1: You will need one resistor.

Note2: If you decide to use RGB LED instead LED RING you will need one 100Ω resistor.

https://ebay.to/2Qvn0s1
Select Value: 100Ω
Select Amount: 25

Note3: If you decide to use DHT22 instead BME280 you may need one 10kΩ resistor.

https://ebay.to/2Qvn0s1
Select Value: 10kΩ
Select Amount: 25
1.99
12Male Crimp Pinshttps://ebay.to/2QUFFfT
Select: 10 x Male Pins
Note: You will need 4 male pins.
12.59
13Capacitorhttps://ebay.to/2FthEr2
Select: 16V and 1000mF
Note: You will need one capacitor.
12.59
14LEXAN THERMOCLEAR sheetYou can buy it at your local DIY store.3.00
15Acrylic plastic sheetYou can buy it at your local DIY store.2.00

2. PCB version

NoDescriptionLinksQuantityPrice ($)
1ESP8266 NodeMCUhttps://ebay.to/2T6xz6V13.58
2PM2.5 Dust Sensor PMSA003http://bit.ly/2t4gGiu125.99
3BME280 Temperature, Humidity and Pressure Sensorhttps://ebay.to/2N3EAkQ13.59
4Micro USB 2.0 Cable, 5V 2.4Ahttp://bit.ly/2ZXJ3e8
Select: White
Select: 1M
14.01
5RGB LED Ringhttps://ebay.to/39LCaBg11.91
6Solid Core Hookup Wirehttp://bit.ly/2SXeGDf13.85
7Capacitorhttps://ebay.to/2FthEr2
Select Voltage: 16V Select Capacitance: 680uF 8x12mm
Note: You will need one capacitor.
12.39
8PCB1
910PCS 40Pin 2.54mm Single Row Straight Female Pin Header Strip PBChttps://ebay.to/309bIgu11.27
1010Pcs KF235 5.0mm Pitch Straight PCB Board Screwless Spring Terminalhttp://bit.ly/37RKxcB
Select: 4P
18.95
113 mm PLA filament (White)https://ebay.to/2QYLRni
Select Material: PLA
Select Size: 3mm
Select Color: White
134.42

Now get to know your tools!

Read about it below so you can easily follow the rest of the tutorials later on.


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