The Blebricks family consists of various sensor models, such as the environmental, touch, orientation, and presence detection’s ones, communication and power modules, infrared receivers, and mounting bases.
In order to disassemble stacked Blebricks, it is recommended to use a dielectric object as a lever and apply a uniform and weak force in order to not bend connectors.
The GPS Blebrick is a multi-GNSS receiver module with embedded chip antenna, supporting GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo and QZSS navigation systems.
The user can configure the operation mode, as a trade-off between power consumption and positioning accuracy and reactivity.
The sampling interval is automatically set depending on the chosen operation mode. By default, only latitude and longitude values are given.
The user can request additional information such as altitude, speed, orientation and fix status.
Dimensions (Expert): 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm
Dimensions (packaged): 27 mm x 27 mm
Receiving bands: GPS / Galileo L1 C/A (1575.42 MHz), GLONASS L1 C/A (1602.5625 MHz), BD2 B1 C/A: 1561.098MHz
Channel Numbers: 33 Tracking Channels, 99 Acquisition Channels, 210 PRN Channels
Horizontal Position Accuracy: < 2.5 m
Velocity accuracy: < 0.1 m/s
Sensitivity: -148 dBm @Acquisition, -165 dBm @Tracking, -160 dBm @Reacquisition
Maximum altitude: 18000 m
Maximum velocity: 515 m/s
Temperature range: -40 °C to +85 °C
Current consumption: ~25 mA @Acquisition, ~20 mA @Tracking
The Full On Mode maximises performances but also power consumption.
The Backup Mode is a sleep mode with lowest power consumption (~7 µA).
The Periodic Mode allows to alternate between run and sleep phases with user-defined time intervals. In case module’s fix acquisition fails during the run phase, additional time is automatically given.
The AlwaysLocate™ Mode is an automatic power management mode, aiming to give the best performances/power consumption ratio depending on different scenarios: basing on the module’s speed, reactivity is changed and power consumption can vary between an average of 2.7 mA to an average of 20 mA.
The IMU Blebrick is a 9-Axes absolute orientation sensor integrating 3-Axes accelerometer, 3-Axes gyroscope and 3Axes magnetometer.
The user can set the sampling interval, configure sensors’ full ranges and sensitivities, change measurement units, and chose the sensor output type such as orientation data (e.g. quaternions, Euler angles etc.), linear acceleration or accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer raw data.
Dimensions (naked): 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm
Dimensions (packaged): 27 mm x 27 mm
Accelerometer: range ±4 g, bandwidth 62.5 Hz, 14 bits resolution
Gyroscope: range 2000 dps, bandwidth 32 Hz, 16 bits resolution
Magnetometer: ODR 20 Hz, 13/13/15 bits x/y/z resolution
Fused data (quaternions) ODR: 100 Hz
The accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer can be configured only when used in raw data mode: when the sensor is set to output orientation data their default settings are restored.
Motion Tracking
Robotics
Industry 4.0
Indoor Navigation
Context awareness
When the IMU is connected to your BLE-B, the MakeApp will show you by default the 3-Axes accelerometer values expressed in m/s2.
By tapping over the sensor icon and entering command mode, it is possible to change the sensor mode or the sensor sensitivity (choosing among low, average or high).
The Gyroscope mode shows sensor orientation expressed in Euler angles.
Magnetometer mode shows magnetic field values in µT.
The PDM Blebrick is a Time-of-Flight (ToF), laser-ranging sensor with accurate ranging and fast ranging frequency, allowing distance measurement, presence detection and flow monitoring.
The user can set the sampling interval and configure sensor’s operation mode.
Dimensions (naked): 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm
Dimensions (packaged): 27 mm x 27 mm
Default and minimum reading interval is 150 ms.
Emitter: 940 nm invisible laser (Class 1)
Distance measurement range: up to 400 cm
Ranging sensibility: 1 mm
Typical full Field-of-View (FoV): 27°
Supply voltage: 3V +/- 10%
Avarage electric current consumption during measurament: 8 mA
Operating temperature range: – 40 + 85°C
The PDM Blebrick has two configurable operation modes:
– Ranging mode: the PDM measures the distance between itself and objects/people. There are three different ranging modes (long, medium and short range) that can be chosen as a tradeoff between maximum measurable distance and ambient light immunity.
– Crossings counter mode: the PDM continuously monitors a region of space (typically a doorstep area) in order to count how many times and in which direction it has been crossed by people or objects.
In ranging mode, the measurement is accurate only when no warnings are shown. Typical warnings are out of bounds (the sensor is trying to measure an excessive distance) and wrapped target (when the target is too small or has an excessively irregular surface).
Crossing counter mode could also be used for a basic gesture detection application.
Additional information: Use the sensor in an open field with objects of appropriate size. Furthermore, the measurements can be distorted if used on reflective walls that interact with the optical cone of the sensor.
User detection to power on/off and lock/unlock devices
Service robots and vacuum cleaners (long distance and fast obstacle detection)
Drones (landing assistance, hovering, ceiling detection)
Smart shelves and vending machines (goods inventory monitoring)
Sanitary (robust user detection whatever the target reflectance)
Smart building and smart lighting (people detection, gesture control)
Access counter
1 D gesture recognition
When the PDM is connected to your BLE-B, the MakeApp will show you the measured distance and a measurement status indication.
When the status is different from valid, the accuracy is lower.
Tap on the sensor icon to change the measurement mode from long distance to short distance (higher accuracy).
The CAP Blebrick is a capacitive touch sensor.
The user can change the touch detection mode (normal mode or latched mode), change RGB LED colour, calibrate the sensor, and set capacitive sensor parameters such as sensitivity.
Dimensions (naked): 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm
Dimensions (packaged): 27 mm x 27 mm
Capacitive sensor configurable gain: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32
Capacitive sensor configurable oversampling: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 or 128
Capacitive sensor configurable filtering: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64
Capacitance resolution: 1 pF
The CAP Blebrick has two configurable operation modes:
– Normal mode: the touch sensor status changes whether the CAP is being touched or not (touch detection without memory)
– Latched mode: the touch sensor status changes only upon subsequent touches (touch detection with memory)
To indicate touch sensor status, the CAP Blebrick has an RGB LED with configurable color.
When the CAP is used in normal mode, the user is notified when the sensor is touched.
Tap on the icon to switch to latched mode: in this case the LED status is shown.
In both modes it is possible to tap on the icon to set sensor’s gain and to calibrate it or to change LED’s color.
The IRR Blebrick is a 38 kHz infrared receiver.
Dimensioni (Expert): 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm
Dimensioni (Elite): 27 mm x 27 mm
Distanza tipica: 30 m
FoV tipica: 45°
The IRR Blebrick is meant to be used together with the IRT Blebrick to achieve long range infrared communication. Therefore, IRR and IRT have to be connected to two different BLE-Bs to be used.
When the IRR is connected to your BLE-B, the MakeApp will show you the 6-bytes message being received from the IRT. You can change the representation from HEX to ASCII by tapping on the button.
The ACC Blebrick is a 3-axis acceleration sensor that allows detecting impacts, activity, and orientation changes.
The user can set the sampling interval, configure the sensitivity, the range of the sensors, and the activity, shock, and orientation change’s conditions
Dimensions (naked): 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm
Dimensions (packaged): 27 mm x 27 mm
Acceleration range: ± 4g, configurable
Output data rate: 25 Hz, configurable
Sampling interval: 500 ms, configurable
Electric current consumption during measurement: <14.5 µA at maximum performance
Motion detection
Robotics
Industry 4.0
Indoor navigation
Context-awareness
Predictive maintenance
When the ACC is connected to your BLE-B, the MakeApp will show you the values measured by the 3-axis accelerometer expressed in m / s2.
Moreover, it shows the shock alert, orientation change, and motion detection values.
The CMS Blebrick is a sensor that measures direct currents and voltages, and also calculates the power.
The user can set the sampling interval, the maximum input voltage, the full scale of the sensor, the value of the shunt resistance, and the minimum measurable current value.
Dimensions (naked): 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm
Maximum input voltage: 26V
Maximum input current: ± 3.2 A
Sampling interval: 1 s (configurable)
Shunt resistance: 16 Ω
The user can decide to view the data in generic sensing mode in which current values measured by the CMS are processed, based on the information entered by the user, to show generic quantities proportional to them.
For example, the user who wants to connect a pressure sensor with 4-20 mA interface to the CMS, will specify that:
The name of the quantity to show is “Pressure”
The unit of measurement of the quantity is “kPa”
The minimum current value is 4 mA and corresponds to a pressure of 0 kPa
The maximum current value is 20 mA and corresponds to a pressure of 200 kPa.
The app will then directly display the pressure values expressed in kPa, effectively transforming the CMS into a pressure sensor (or any other sensor with current output).
Power Supplies
Test Equipment
Battery Chargers
Appliances monitoring
Predictive maintenance
Interface for 4-20 mA sensors
When the CMS is connected to your BLE-B, the MakeApp will show the voltage, current and power values measured at the application point.
In normal mode:
In generic sensing mode:
The RMS Blebrick is a sensor that measures the effective value of alternating currents.
The user can set the maximum input voltage, the full scale of the sensor and the multiplication factor to be applied to obtain the effective current value.
Dimensions (naked): 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm
Maximum input voltage: 26V
Maximum input current: ± 3.2 A
Sampling interval: 1 s (configurable)
Shunt resistance: 100 Ω
The RMS measures the peak value of the voltage drop on the shunt resistance; the MakeApp then calculates the effective value of the current based on a multiplication factor entered by the user, which takes into account the value of the shunt resistance and any transformation ratio of the current probe used. The multiplication factor is given by:
Where Tr is the transformation ratio of the current probe and 
is the value (Ω) of the shunt resistance used. The default value is 100 Ω.
N.B. To measure alternating currents at higher intensity or voltage, it is necessary to combine the RMS with an appropriate current probe.
Power Supplies
Test Equipment
Battery Chargers
Appliances monitoring
Predictive maintenance
When the RMS is connected to your BLE-B, the MakeApp will show the effective current value, the mains voltage (inserted by the user), and the relative power value.
The TRP Blebrick is a variant of the CAP Brick with a dedicated shield to detect the presence of insects such as Olive Fly, Flavea Dorata in precision agriculture, and also Cockroachs and other insects in public and private buildings.
Dimensions (naked): 22.5 mm x 53.5 mm
Smart Agriculture
Precision Agriculture
The WET Blebrick is a variant of the CAP Brick with a dedicated shield to measure the wetness of leaves in precision agriculture, and also the presence of water leakages in public and private buildings
Dimensions (naked): 22.5 mm x 103.5 mm
Smart Agriculture
Precision Agriculture
The ENV Blebrick is an ultra-low-power environmental sensor that integrates gas, humidity, pressure and temperature sensors, allowing reliable calculation of the indoor air quality index (IAQ).
The user can configure the reading interval and temperature offset.
Dimensions (naked): 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm
Dimensions (packaged): 27 mm x 27 mm
The default reading interval for this sensor is 10 s.
Pressure range: 300 hPa – 1100 hPa (±0.6 hPa accuracy)
Humidity range: 0 – 100% (±3% accuracy)
Temperature range: -40 °C – +85 °C (±1 °C accuracy)
IAQ range: 0 – 500
Operating temperature range: – 40 + 85°C
Supply voltage: 3V +/- 10%
Avarage electric current consumption during the measurement: 10 mA
Standard table for Indoord Air Quality values
It can take up to ten minutes for this sensor to generate a reliable Indoor Air Quality Index.
When in the MakeApp:
– the IAQ rounded background is red then the IAQ accuracy is equal to zero
– the IAQ rounded background is orange then the IAQ accuracy is reliable.
A proprietary algorithm processing humidity, temperature, gas and pressure data collected by the sensor automatically calculates the IAQ Index.
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Air quality measurement
Personalized weather station
Context awareness, e.g. skin moisture detection, room change detection
Fitness monitoring / well-being
Warning regarding dryness or high temperatures
Measurement of volume and air flow
Home automation control (e.g. HVAC)
GPS enhancement (e.g. time-to-first-fix improvement, dead reckoning, slope detection)
Indoor navigation (change of floor detection, elevator detection)
Altitude tracking and calories expenditure for sports activities
When the ENV is connected to your BLE-B, the MakeApp will show you its measured temperature, atmospheric pressure and relative humidity values.
The IAQ value will become available after few minutes.
The PRT Blebrick is an absolute barometric pressure and temperature sensor
The user can configure the reading interval, temperature and pressure oversampling, temperature and pressure offset and filter coefficient.
Dimensions (naked): 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm
Dimensions (packaged): 27 mm x 27 mm
Default reading interval: 500 ms, and the minimum is 10 ms
Pressure range: 300 hPa – 1100 hPa (±1 hPa accuracy)
Pressure resolution: 0.01 hPa
Temperature range: -40 °C – 85 °C (±1 °C accuracy)
Temperature resolution: 0.1 °C
Since this is an absolute barometric pressure sensor, it can be used to detect and measure altitude variations. In order to measure altitude, an additional reference BLE-PRT shall be used.
Enhancement of GPS navigation (e.g. time-tofirst-fix improvement, dead-reckoning, slope detection)
Indoor navigation (floor detection, elevator detection)
Outdoor navigation, leisure and sports applications
Weather forecast
Health care applications (e.g. spirometry)
Vertical velocity indication (e.g. rise/sink speed)
When the PRT is connected to your BLE-B, the MakeApp will show you its measured temperature, atmospheric pressure and a rough altitude estimation. You can zero-offset the altitude value by tapping over the righmost button (ABS).
Tap over the sensor icon to set the operation mode (among low power, standard and high resolution modes) or the filtering options (among off¸ medium or high filtering).
The RHT Blebrick is a relative humidity and temperature sensor.
The user can configure the sampling interval, and temperature and humidity offset.
Dimensions (naked): 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm
Dimensions (packaged): 27 mm x 27 mm
Default reading interval: 1 s, and the minimum is 500 ms
Humidity range: 0 – 100% (±2% accuracy)
Humidity resolution: 0.05%
Temperature range: -40 °C – +125 °C (±0.3 °C accuracy)
Temperature resolution: 0.05 °C
Automotive: defogging, HVAC
Home appliance
Medical
Printers
Humidifier
When the RHT is connected to your BLE-B, the MakeApp will show you its measured relative humidity and temperature values.
The UVA Blebrick is an ultraviolet (UV-A) light sensor.
The user can configure the sampling interval and the sensor’s integration time. Increasing the integration time results in enhanced sensitivity and higher minimum refresh time.
Dimensions (naked): 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm
Dimensions (packaged): 27 mm x 27 mm
Default reading interval: 1 s, the minimum is 60 ms
Range of spectral sensitivity: 320 – 410 nm
Maximum UVA detection power: 328 mW/cm2
UVA sensitivity: 5 µW/cm2
Solar UV indicator
Cosmetic / outdoor sport handheld product
Consumer products
When the UVA is connected to your BLE-B, the MakeApp will show you its measured UV light intensity value and a UVA index indication.
By tapping over the sensor icon it is possible to set the sensor’s sensitivity.
The RGB Blebrick is a light sensor capable of detecting colours and white light intensity.
The user can configure the reading interval and the sensor’s integration time.
Increasing the integration time results in enhanced sensitivity and lower maximum detectable intensity.
The default (and minimum) reading interval is 100 ms.
Dimensioni (Expert): 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm
Dimensioni (Elite): 27 mm x 27 mm
Red irradiance responsivity: 96 counts/(µW/cm2) @619 nm
Green irradiance responsivity: 74 counts/(µW/cm2) @518 nm
Blue irradiance responsivity: 56 counts/(µW/cm2) @6467 nm
How the integration time affects sensitivity and maximum detectable intensity:
Context Awareness
Precisional Agriculture
When the RGB is connected to your BLE-B, the MakeApp will show you the detected colour and its measured white light intensity value.
The CLT Blebrick includes a contact-less temperature sensor that measures both the temperature of the environment and that of the object to which it is aimed.
The user can configure the sampling interval, the temperature offset and the method of use (surfaces or human body).
Dimensions (naked): 22.5 mm x 22.5 mm
Programmable sampling interval: default 150 ms
Temperature range: -40 ° C … + 85˚C for environmental temperature and -70 ° C … + 380˚C for object temperature
Average electric current consumption during the measurement: 1.3 mA
Accuracy: 0.02 ° C in the range between 0 ° C and + 50 ° C
Operating temperature range: -40 ° C… + 85 ° C
Temperature measurement
High temperature warning
Home automation (e.g. heating)
Contactless fever measurement
When the CLT is connected to your BLE-B, the MakeApp will show you the measured environmental and object temperature.
The OAQ Blebrick measures Ozone (O3) and Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) and calculates the Total Outdoor Air Quality (AQI) index according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
You can configure the sampling interval in a generic way (as for all devices of the Blebricks family)
Dimensions (Expert): 22.5(w)x 22.5(l)x 5(h) mm
Programmable sampling interval
Maximum current consumption during measurement: 8 mA
Ozone measuring range: 20-500 ppb
Nitrogen Dioxide measuring range: 20-500 ppb
Repeatability: ±25%.
Operating temperature range: -40°C – +65°C
Humidity operating range: 0 – 90 %Rh
Ozone measurement response time: ±60 sec.
First AQI value processing time: 30 minutes
-Outdoor air monitoring
-Detection of unhealthy conditions in outdoor air
– Personal air quality monitoring
– AQI-based automation (HVAC systems, building
building air purification systems)
When the OAQ is connected to the BLE-B, the MakeApp will display Ozone (03) concentration values and, 30 minutes after power-on, AQI values. Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are detected by the sensor and used for AQI calculation according to the US-EPA standard but are not displayed.
The CO2 Blebrick features an infrared gas module to detect the existence of CO2 in the air, with good selectivity, non-oxygen dependency and long life.
The user can configure the sampling interval: when the sampling interval is incremented the power consumption decreases, and vice-versa.
The minimum and default reading interval is 100 ms.
Dimensions (Expert): 47.5 mm x 35 mm x 14 mm
Dimensions (Elite): 53 mm x 39 mm x 14 mm
Temperature compensation
Average current consumption during measurement cycle: < 70 mA
Measuring range: 0 ~ 0.5% VOL optional
Preheat time: 3 min
Response time: T90 < 60 s
Accuracy: ±(50ppm+5% reading value)
Operating temperature range: – 40 + 85°C
Operating humidity range: 0 ~ 95 RH (no condensation)
The sensor needs 3 minutes to warm up before it can give reliable values and it has a detection latency of around 60 seconds.
The sensor comes with an automatic base calibration, that set the lowest measured internal RAW value in the last 24h as new reference point at 400 ppm. Measured data can thus present high disconituities in values when sensor is used in a not well ventilated room for more than 24h. When opening a door or window after such a recalibration, the measured value will hardly change and stay at 400ppm for hours.
Do not use the sensor in the high dusty environment for long time.
HVAC refrigeration
Indoor air quality monitoring
When the CO2 is connected to your BLE-B, the MakeApp will show you its measured CO2 concentration value.
The PMX Blebrick is an optical sensor to detect the small dust concentration with an indication of particle concentration (PM2.5 and PM10). It is also able to detent smoke indoor or outdoor.
The user can configure the sampling interval: when the reading interval is incremented the power consumption decreases, and vice-versa.
Dimensions (Expert): 70 mm x 99.8 mm
Range: 0 – 999.9 µg/m3
Response time: 1 s
Sensitivity: 0,3 µg/m3
Average current consumption during measurement cycle: 80 mA
Minimum particles resolution: 0.3 µm
Configurable sampling interval: default 1 s.
Counting yield : 70% @ 0.3µm 98% @0.5 µm
Relative error: ± 15% e ±10 µg/m3
Idle power consumption: < 4 mA
Service life is the key parameter of this laser dust sensor.
The laser diode in this sensor has high quality and its service life is up to 8000 hours. If you need real-time data (such as detector), you can use the default configuration that measures at the frequency of 1 time per second.
If real-time demand is not high (such as filter, air quality monitoring, etc.), you can use the discontinuous working method to prolong the service life. For example, you can have the sensor running for 30 seconds per minute, 30 seconds per hour and so on…
HVAC refrigeration
Air quality monitoring in the cities
Small dust monitoring in hotels and private houses
Fire prevention
The SMS Blebrick is a soil moisture and level detection sensor based on resistance and capacitance measurements.
The user can change the sensing mode (resistance, mutual capacitance and self-capacitance), configure the sampling interval, calibrate the sensor, and set capacitive sensor parameters such as sensitivity.
Dimension (Expert): 22.5 mm x 110 mm
Dimension (Elite): 27 mm x 112.5 mm
Soil moisture range: 0 – 100% (±10% accuracy)
Humidity resolution: 1%
Capacitive sensor configurable gain: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32
Capacitive sensor configurable oversampling: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 or 128
Capacitive sensor configurable filtering: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 or 64
Capacitance resolution: 1 pF
Supply voltage: 3V +/- 10%
Avarage electric current consumption: 10 uA
Operating temperature range: – 40 + 85°C
The SMS can be used in resistance mode to measure the soil moisture, or in mutual or self-capacitance modes to perform different kinds of measurements, for example liquids level detection.
To adapt the soil moisture scale to the specific soil you want to monitor, it is recommended to calibrate the SMS in both “dry soil” and “wet soil” conditions.
Mutual capacitance mode is more immune to noise, however in some applications self-capacitance mode might be a more convenient choice.
The embedded sensor (placed between the electrodes) can be used as is or can be extended using the proper pads (X and Y for mutual capacitance, Y for self-capacitance):
Smart agricolture
Smart industry
When the SMS is used in resistance mode, the measured soil moisture value is shown. Such value is calculated basing on the “dry soil” and “wet soil” conditions that can be set by the user tapping on the sensor icon and then calibrate offset (for “dry soil”) or calibrate full scale (for “wet soil”).
Switching to mutual capacitance mode, the measured value is shown in pF.
Tap on the sensor icon to set the capacitive sensor’s gain or to calibrate it.
The same goes for the self-capacitance mode.
The VID Blebrick is a flexible Multi-Functional customizable Blebrick integrating a powerful ESP32 module with a CAM and a SD card memory. It can be used to provide the following functionalities: Wi-Fi communication (with Smartconfig®), Video and Picture recording, SD Memory Card for data storage, FTP transfer of data, Advanced functionalities such a Video streaming, and
Image recognition (under request)
Dimensions (naked): 27.5 mm x 69 mm
Image and video record