
Installation and Calibration
Install your CO
2
monitor about 1.5m (5') high,
away from direct sunlight, windows, and wind
gusts. Use a permanent power supply to
keep it running 24/7 to see if the room needs
active ventilation, and to learn about baseline
ventilation, for example during a weekend.
Calibration is automatic. If 420ppm is
not shown outdoors, then you can use the
calibrations block manually, as auto calibration
doesn’t work in all cases.
A Real-Time Dashboard
Guido built a real-time air quality dashboard
(Figure
T
) using the open source Grafana data
visualization app and MQTT messaging.This
requires connecting the device to the internet. ...