A handheld version of the PlasticScanner as a part of a master thesis at DTU
Warning This is under development and should not be reproduced before a release is published or if you want do develop it yourself.
We believe that plastic sorting and recycling can be improved. Our handheld Plastic Scanner enhances the process by immediately identifying various plastic types. It can be used in both residential and large waste management settings.
A compact handheld Plastic Scanner that contains a small breakout board with ADC, amplifier, LED controller and a color sensor, that can be effortlessly interfaced using the Qwiic/StemmaQT I2C connectors.
The board has the following changes from the original:
- The ADC ADS1256 we interfaced SPI is exchanged for the NAU7802 ADC that we interface via I2C
- AS7341 I2C color sensor added
- 5v changed to 3.3v to comply with Qwiic/stemmaQT guidelines
- Holes are M2 holes (iso 7380)
