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RS Components urges DesignSpark on a Raspberry Pi single-board computer
with wireless connectivity to connect to the
community to engineer for a better world cloud. The kit comprises a set of Air Quality

sensor modules that plug into a Raspberry
Pi-compatible board with touchscreen.
S Components (RS), has launched its DesignSpark #ActivistEngineering programme, The platform and 3D printed enclosures
further strengthening the company’s commitment to engage and inspire design are optimised for the Raspberry Pi model
Rengineers across the globe to ‘make amazing happen for a better world’. 3B+, though any model can be used. It is
The DesignSpark #ActivistEngineering programme gets underway with a pilot project also compatible with peripheral modules
addressing the challenges of rising air pollution, particularly pollution indoors caused by (PMOD), allowing connection to an
airborne particles, household odours and gases, carbon dioxide, among others. The ‘Air extensive range of PMOD add-on boards.
Quality’ project urges the more than one million registered members of the DesignSpark The Air Quality project will roll out
engineering community to help design, build and deploy a global network of portable indoor over three phases for six months from
air quality monitors for the home, workplace, or other public indoor spaces, and share the November 2021, with a small group of first
data collected with the community. phase participants selected to Alpha test
To support the project, RS has unveiled a new cloud-enabled open-source prototyping the sensor development platform. These
platform that consists of open-source hardware and code, developed in collaboration with users will create and share inspirational
DesignSpark partners. The DesignSpark Environmental Sensor Development Platform is based projects to the DesignSpark community,
paving the way for phase two of the
project which will be extended to all
DesignSpark members with an opportunity
to win one of 50 sensor kits. Commercial
availability will follow in the final phase.
“Sustainability is critical to the
future of our planet, which is why we
are calling on engineers across the globe
to use their skills and take action,” said
Mike Bray, Group Lead - Innovation and
DesignSpark at Electrocomponents.
“Through programmes like this, we hope
engineers will join together in force
to create sustainable designs that will
make a positive difference to people and
communities.”
The launch of the DesignSpark
#ActivistEngineering programme
supports the broader goals of the
Electrocomponents Group, which
published its global 2030 ESG action plan:
For a better world on 4 November.

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