Product overview

Part Number
Grove – Gas Sensor (MQ2, MQ3, MQ5, MQ9)
Manufacturer
Seeed Studio
Product Category
OTHER PARTS
Update Date
2024-05-20

Detailed Information

This is the Grove – Gas Sensor range from SeeedStudio. You have the option of either MQ2, MQ3 or MQ5 sensors in this range – a comparison table is shown below. These sensors detect gas leakage and they cover the detection of LPG, i-butane, methane, alcohol, hydrogen, smoke and more. Across all of these sensors, measurements are taken extremely quickly due to the rapid response time of these devices. The sensitivity of these sensors can be adjusted by the potentiomater. 
 

Sensor Contrast Table

SymbolMQ-2MQ-3MQ-5MQ-9
Gas DetectedCombustible Gas、SmokeAlcohol VaporLPG, Natural Gas, Town GasCarbon Monoxide, Coal Gas, Liquefied Gas
Detect Concentration300-10000ppm0.04-4mg/L Alcohol300-10000ppm10-1000ppmCO;100-10000PPm Gas

 

Features

  • High sensitivity to a wide range of combustible gases
  • Stable performance, long life and low cost
  • Fast response
  • Wide detection range
  • Simple drive circuit
For all Grove users (especially beginners), we provide you with PDF documents for guidance. Please download and read through Preface – Getting Started and Introduction to Grove before you begin using these products.
 

Resources

Please visit the wiki page for more info about these products. It would be appreciated if you can help us improve the documents by adding more demo code or tutorials. For technical support, please post your questions to the forum.
 
More information about these gas sensors, please refer to this manual.

Price & Procurement

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