{"product_id":"pms5003-particulate-matter-sensor-with-cable","title":"PMS5003 Particulate Matter Sensor with Cable","description":"\u003cp\u003eMonitor air pollution cheaply and accurately with this matchbox-sized particulate matter (PM) sensor from Plantower! It senses particulates of various sizes (PM1, PM2.5, PM10) from sources like smoke, dust, pollen, metal and organic particles and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePair this particulate matter sensor with our\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEnviro Plus\u003cspan\u003e and a Raspberry Pi to\u003c\/span\u003e build your own air quality monitoring station to contribute to citizen science. Just plug the cable into the sensor and then into the connector on the underside of Enviro plus, and away you go!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensor has a small fan that sucks air through the sensor and past a laser that can detect both the number (and hence concentration) and size of particles in the surrounding air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlantower PMS5003 Particulate Matter (PM) Sensor (datasheet)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetects PM1, PM2.5, PM10 particulates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15cm Picoblade cable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUART serial interface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePython library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 50x38x21mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePMS5003 vs PMS7003 vs PMSA003\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe stock three different models of particulate sensor from Plantower, so the first question you might have is \u003cem\u003e\"What's the difference between the PMS5003, the PMS7003 and the PMSA003?\".\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's a slight difference in price between the models, and from a technical perspective, here are the differences from Plantower's website - \u003cem\u003ethere's not a lot in it\u003c\/em\u003e - physical size being the main difference along with some slight differences in current usage:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"877\" style=\"height: 940.5px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"231\" style=\"width: 242.266px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParameter \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"187\" style=\"width: 10px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePMS5003\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"177\" style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePMS7003\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"183\" style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePMSA003\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"99\" style=\"width: 45.6094px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 242.266px; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParticle Range of measurement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10px; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e0.3~1.0;   1.0~2.5; 2.5~10  \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e0.3~1.0;   1.0~2.5; 2.5~10  \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e0.3~1.0;   1.0~2.5; 2.5~10  \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45.6094px; height: 39.1875px;\"\u003eμm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 58.7812px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 242.266px; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParticle   Counting Efficiency\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"187\" style=\"width: 10px; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003e50%@0.3µm\u003cbr\u003e98%@≥0.5µm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"177\" style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003e50%@0.3µm\u003cbr\u003e98%@≥0.5µm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"183\" style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003e50%@0.3µm\u003cbr\u003e98%@≥0.5µm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45.6094px; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 78.375px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"231\" style=\"width: 242.266px; height: 78.375px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eParticle Effective Range\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(PM2.5 standard)\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10px; height: 78.375px;\"\u003e0~500\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 78.375px;\"\u003e0~500\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 78.375px;\"\u003e0~500\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45.6094px; height: 78.375px;\"\u003eμg\/m³\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 97.9688px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"231\" style=\"width: 242.266px; height: 97.9688px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eParticle Maximum Range\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e    （PM2.5 standard）*\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10px; height: 97.9688px;\"\u003e≥1000 \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 97.9688px;\"\u003e≥1000 \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 97.9688px;\"\u003e≥1000 \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45.6094px; height: 97.9688px;\"\u003eμg\/m³\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 242.266px; 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height: 58.7812px;\"\u003eTyp: 5.0\u003cbr\u003eMin: 4.5\u003cbr\u003eMax :5.5 \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"177\" style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003eTyp: 5.0\u003cbr\u003eMin: 4.5\u003cbr\u003eMax :5.5 \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd width=\"183\" style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003eTyp: 5.0\u003cbr\u003eMin: 4.5\u003cbr\u003eMax :5.5 \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45.6094px; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003eVolt（V）\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 242.266px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eActive   Current\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e≤100 \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e≤100 \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e≤100 \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45.6094px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003emA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 242.266px; 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height: 39.1875px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 58.7812px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 242.266px; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStorage   Temperature Range\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10px; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003e-40~+80\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003e-40~+80\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003e-40~+80\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45.6094px; height: 58.7812px;\"\u003e℃ \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 242.266px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMTTF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e≥3  \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e≥3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e≥3\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45.6094px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eYear\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 242.266px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 10px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e50mm×38mm×21mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e48mm×37mm×12mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 155.75px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e38mm×35mm×12mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 45.6094px; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003emm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eConnection differences\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ePMS5003\u003c\/strong\u003e's connector is a Molex Picoblade i.e. a direct connection to the included wire.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis can be used with one of our adapter boards to break all six pins out to 2.54mm jumper wires.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003ePMS7003 and PMSA003\u003c\/strong\u003e have small 2x5 block connectors which their included adapter board slots into.\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis included adapter board only offers VCC\/GND\/RX\/TX on the 2.54mm breakout (fine for Pi projects) and does not break out the SET or RST pins (unless you use the Picoblade header).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRelease date\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sensors reduced in size each release, however, as per the table above, technically there's very little difference between them. In order of old to new:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePMS5003\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePMS7003\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePMSA003\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"list-style-type: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSoftware\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pimoroni\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePython library for the PMS5003 sensor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elets you read PM1, PM2.5, and PM10 in both standard and environmental units, and numbers of particles of various sizes: \u0026gt;0.3, \u0026gt;0.5, \u0026gt;1.0, \u0026gt;2.5, \u0026gt;5, and \u0026gt;10um.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat if you're using this sensor with Raspberry Pi, then you'll need to make a couple of changes to its configuration. Type\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ccode\u003esudo raspi-config\u003c\/code\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the terminal and then under \"Interfacing options\" and \"Serial\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edisable the login shell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eenable the serial port hardware\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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