The sensor is designed to be as easy to build as possible, you'll only need a craft knife and a screwdriver to complete the housing.
Board and sensor
- Seeeduino Lotus Cortex-M0+ - £14.57
- Seeed Wifi Shield V2.0 - £38.69
- Grove - Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP) Sensor Kit - £45.99
Housing
- Junction Box with Grommets Waterproof IP56 - £7.55
- American Marine Pinpoint ORP / REDOX Calibration Fluid - £7.99
- M3 A2 Stainless Steel Pozi Countersunk Machine Pozi CSK Screws Bolts - £5.44
- USB A Jack to Micro USB B Jack Round Panel Mount Adapter - £5.50
- BNC Coupler Adapter Insulated Female To Female Panel Mount - £3.99
- Micro USB Type B Male To Micro B Male 5Pin OTG Adapter Converter Lead Data Cable - £2.99
- BNC male to BNC male pigtail coax cable RG316 30cm 089 - £4.45
- USB 2.0 A Male to A Male Cable, 5m Grey - £2.50
- 3 Pin Plug USB Mains Charger Adapter, 1AMP - £7.79
Cost of sensor & housing = £145.
The lowest cost equivalent I could find was Atlas Scientific Pool Kit at $280 USD, but that is IP64 rated and has a PH sensor as well.
Assemble the sensor:
- Attach the ORP sensor to the Seeduino using a Grove cable (into A1)
- Push the shield into the haders onto the Seeduino, taking care to feed the grove cable for the ORP sensor between the sheild and board
- Use a craft knife to cut holes into the rubber grommits for the USB panel adaptor and BNC adaptor and thread in the adaptors into the holes
- Connect the USB panel adaptor and BNC adaptor using the micro usb cable and the BNC cable to the respective boards
- Screw the arduino to the case
Job done.
## Build Notes
- At time of purchase, I would rather have bought a Mirco-USB panel adaptor, but they were sold out. Get one of these if they are in stock and then you can use a sealed Micro-usb power supply to the unit. Micro USB panel adaptor.
- The ORP sensor board has a tiny screww hole, so it's not fastened in the box as I couldn't find a screw to accomodate it.
- The Wifi shield is expensive, a better choice is probably Seeed UART Wifi V2.
- Similarly a Pi Pico and Grove shield might be a better board choice.