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Open Arduino-Based Environmental Sensor Package for COSMOS Nodes:

Design, Integration, and Real-Time Environmental Monitoring

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The Project Team

Ben Katz

Electrical Engineering, Rutgers SOE

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Jakub Kolodziejski

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Senior Lab Engineer,

WINLAB Advisor

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  • Increasing demand for localized environmental monitoring in smart-city and wireless research environments.
  • Traditional sensing infrastructure can be expensive, proprietary, and difficult to scale.
  • Open-source microcontroller platforms enable low-cost and flexible sensor development.
  • Environmental data collection supports research in urban infrastructure, wireless systems, and distributed sensing.
  • Columbia University’s COSMOS testbed provides a platform for experimenting with real-world sensor integration and deployment.

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Background

Columbia University: A Location of Hyperlocal Node

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Goal #1: Design and document the integration architecture of the Hyperlocal Node, including hardware schematics, sensor interfacing, and required software libraries for each sensor module.

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Goal #2: Validate sensor integration through breadboard-based prototyping and testing to ensure reliability, stability, and accurate data acquisition.

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Goal #3: Develop a compact, scalable, and manufacturable sensor package enclosure suitable for future mass production and deployment.

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Goals

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Week 1 Progress

Pinout of Ambimate MS4

Arduino Uno Spec Sheet

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Week 1 Progress Continued

Ambimate Sensor Readings

Arduino Uno Correctly wired to Ambimate

SEN-09694

Pressure Sensor

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Technical Architecture: Sensor Components

https://www.adafruit.com/product/6049#technical-details

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https://wiki.cosmos-lab.org/wiki/Hardware#HardwareInfo

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https://docs.arduino.cc/libraries/ambimate/

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Concept Map

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  • Develop a compact environmental sensor package for COSMOS Gen 3 nodes

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  • Integrate multiple sensor modules using Arduino-based embedded systems

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  • Validate sensor reliability through breadboard prototyping and testing

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  • Support scalable wireless environmental monitoring infrastructure

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  • Design for manufacturability and future large-scale deployment

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Building-Mounted Environmental Sensing Package

Solution

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Thanks!

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