Obviously, it's not as good as a lab, but I have an Ambient Weather indoor PM 2.5/10/CO2 meter, and the numbers it's produced over the last few years are extremely plausible. Someone might end up correlating the two.
Overall, their whole setup is a nice plug and play experience. My only complaint is that I want a 900MHz <-> WiFi / PoE bridge so that I can place temp + humidity sensors further from the house. e.g., in cellars, forested spots, etc.
Here's what would make me consider replacing / augmenting my system with Air Lab devices:
- Weather proofing
- Integrated solar panel charging solution so the 7.5 day battery life turns into 7.5 days without sun.
- Battery life estimates for WiFi mode that mean the solar panel would work, or a (weatherproof) BLE <-> WiFi/PoE bridge, assuming the BLE range (through a wood wall) is at least 100 feet.
- PoE on the sensor board would be nice to have.
- I like that these have VOC/NOX sensors, which my current setup is missing. I don't like that they're missing PM sensors.
- I don't care about the screen; a blinking LED for debugging would too.
- If it were small enough to go in my pocket, I'd care about the screen. I wonder if cell phones will eat that use case though.
Overall, their whole setup is a nice plug and play experience. My only complaint is that I want a 900MHz <-> WiFi / PoE bridge so that I can place temp + humidity sensors further from the house. e.g., in cellars, forested spots, etc.
Here's what would make me consider replacing / augmenting my system with Air Lab devices:
- Weather proofing - Integrated solar panel charging solution so the 7.5 day battery life turns into 7.5 days without sun. - Battery life estimates for WiFi mode that mean the solar panel would work, or a (weatherproof) BLE <-> WiFi/PoE bridge, assuming the BLE range (through a wood wall) is at least 100 feet. - PoE on the sensor board would be nice to have. - I like that these have VOC/NOX sensors, which my current setup is missing. I don't like that they're missing PM sensors. - I don't care about the screen; a blinking LED for debugging would too. - If it were small enough to go in my pocket, I'd care about the screen. I wonder if cell phones will eat that use case though.