Description
This wireless CO2 sensor can be used wirelessly via Bluetooth or wired via USB with the Coach 7 or Coach 7 lite programs/apps on computers (Windows and Mac), Chromebooks, and mobile devices (Android and iOS).
The sensor is designed exclusively for measuring gaseous CO2 concentrations, not for measuring CO2 in liquids. Never insert the sensor tube directly into a liquid.
It may take some time for the CO2 measurement to stabilize because the gas door must diffuse through a membrane filter into the sensor probe. Because diffusion is a slow process, it may take some time for the sensor to accurately detect and measure the CO2 concentration.
The CO2 sensor element is protected from contamination by a membrane filter. Therefore, do not remove the metal cap from the sensor.
The CO2 gas sensor comes factory-calibrated in ppm. The factory calibration is sufficient in most cases. You can also choose to calibrate your sensor by setting it to 400 ppm when measuring in fresh air.
Technical specifications:
- Measuring range: 0 .. 5000 ppm
- Resolution: 1 ppm
- Warrantee: 24 months
- OLED display: 0.96” 128 x 64px
- Warm up time: 3 minutes at temperatures between 20 and 30°C
- Response time: ~ 65 s to reach approximately 63 % of its final value
- Maximal sampling rate: 1 Hz
- Battery life: 4h when full (rechargeable)
- Connection: Bluetooth 5, Low Energy (Mac, Android, iOS) Bluetooth 2.1, Classic (Windows) or USB-C 2.0
All specifications of the sensor are described it its Product manual, see downloads.
Suggested biology and chemistry experiments:
- Measuring CO2 levels (respiration) from small animals and insects
- Monitoring CO2 changes in a plant terrarium during photorespiration and photosynthesis in light/dark (combination with the light sensor)
- Measuring CO2 levels during cellular respiration of peas or beans
- Measuring CO2 levels during yeast respiration
- Monitoring production of CO2 during chemical reactions
- Measuring CO2 levels in classroom
- Measuring CO₂ changes from decomposing organic matter








