Rutronik Adapter Board RAB7 is an open-source hardware Arduino shield designed for AI-powered Sensor Fusion with seven environmental and inertial sensors from Bosch, Infineon, and Sensirion.
The shield is designed to be used in conjunction with an Arduino-compatible board to process and analyze the data, and it can be useful for building automation, professional kitchens, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning), and Smart Agriculture.
Rutronik Adapter Board RAB7 specifications:
- Sensors
- Infineon XENSIV DPS368XTSA1 digital barometric pressure sensor
- Bosch BMP585 digital pressure sensor
- Sensirion SGP41-D-R4 indoor air quality sensor for VOC measurement found in projects like Air Lab, Airgradient One, and SparkFun “Indoor Air Quality Combo Sensor”, among others
- Bosch BME690 low-power digital gas, pressure, temperature and humidity sensor with AI
- Bosch BMI323 – 6-axis intelligent low-power inertial measurement unit (IMU)
- Sensirion SHT41-AD1B-R2 high-precision, low-power relative humidity and temperature sensor
- Bosch BMM350 3-axis magnetic sensor for 9-axis absolute orientation for navigation
- Host interface
- Arduino headers with 3.3V voltage
- I2C interface to sensors by default
- SPI interface can be used with sensors that support SPI, but solder bridges need to be soldered
- Misc – Keystone Electronics Test Point connector for ground signal
- Power Management
- 3.3V DC via Arduino headers
- MaxLinear SPX3819 1.8V LDO
- Dimensions – TBD
The Adapter Board RA7 is an open-source hardware Arduino shield with all relevant files shared in a hardware repository with Altium schematics and PCB layout, mechanical drawings, Bill of Materials, assembly drawings, and Gerber files.
On the software front, you’ll need to install Infineon ModbusToolbox software and select the “RAB7-SENSORFUSION Demonstration” code in Project Creator. Alternatively, you’ll find the code on GitHub in the RDK2_RAB7-SENSORFUSION_Demonstration, RDK3_RAB7-SENSORFUSION_Demonstration, or RDK4_RAB7-SENSORFUSION_Demonstration repository, depending on the selected development board. The documentation is provided in a PDF file hosted on GitHub.
Rutronik sells the Adapter Board RAB7-SENSORFUSION Arduino shield for about $107. While in theory, it should work with any Arduino board, it will be easier to get started with Rutronik RDK2 (IIoT), RDK3 (BLE), or RDK4 (Automotive) evaluation boards, each sold for around $110 on the company’s online store. Additional information may also be found on the product page.
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