SensorTag adapter

[rei-vilo]

The SensorTag from Texas Instruments is very popular as it features many sensors and runs on BLE.

• Infrared and Ambient Temperature Sensor
• Ambient Light Sensor
• Humidity Sensor
• Barometric Pressure Sensor
• 9-axis Motion Tracking Device – Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Compass
• Magnet Sensor

There are many Python and Node.JS scripts to get the values and even an interface for Node-RED. They rely on the standard Bluez 5.2.x for communication.

Here some pointers:

• Raspberry pi 3 and sensortag more fun in command line
• Working with SensorTags
• ble-sensor-pi
• Python interface to Bluetooth LE on Linux
• TI Sensor Tag and Raspberry Pi
• Node.js lib for the TI SensorTag
• node-red-node-sensortag

[kgiori]

Other platforms with BLE and lots of sensors/actuators onboard Nordic Thingy:52 https://www.mouser.com/new/nordicsemiconductor/nordic-thingy-52/ BBC micro:bit http://microbit.org/

[tim-hellhake]

@kgiori RuuviTag is on the way: https://github.com/mozilla-iot/addon-list/pull/276