HDC1010: hdc1010

Yashwanth Chowdary Kaperla

Prodigy 10 points

Part Number: HDC1010

Can a HDC1010 humidity and temperature sensor can be used to measure the moisture levels in the soil ?

over 7 years ago

0 Carmine Iascone over 7 years ago

TI__Expert 5145 points

Hello,

Yes, the HDC1080 can be used in soil moisture detection: the only precaution could be to avoid direct contact of the sensing element with the ground.

In any case, depending from your specific application and setup, probably the best solution for detecting the soil moisture is the use of the capacitive sensing (FDC):

www.ti.com/.../capacitive-sensing-overview.page

Best regards,

Carmine Iascone

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