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ANALOG CARBON MONOXIDE SENSOR
SEN-MQ7
1. GENERAL INFORMATION
Dear costumer,
thank you very much for choosing our product.
In following, we will introduce you to what to observe while starting up
and using this product.
Should you encounter any unexpected problems during use, please do
not hesitate to contact us.
Please note that the sensor requires a warm-up phase to provide accurate readings.

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Pascalstr. 8 47506 Neukirchen-Vluyn
2. COMMISSIONING WITH THE RASPBERRY PI
Raspberry Pi ADC MQ7 V. Translator
GND (Pin 6, 14, 9...) GND GND (Pin 1) GND
5V (Pin 2, 4) VDD VCC (Pin2) VCCb
3V (Pin 1, 17) VCCa - -
BCM17 (Pin 11) - - A3
- B3 - D0 (Pin 3)
- A0 Signal (Pin 4)
SCL (Pin 5) - - A2
SDA (Pin 3) - - A1
- B2 SCL -
- B1 SDA -
Wiring:
This carbon monoxide
sensor is an analog sensor.
Since the Raspberry Pi has
no analog inputs, you
have to use an analog-todigital converter. You will
also need a 3V to 5V voltage translator.
In this example the ADC
COM-KY053 and the Com-
KY051 voltage translator
from Joy-it is used.