# Capacitive Soil Sensor 4560 ## Description This is a capacitive soil sensor - we use the built-in capacitive touch measurement system built into the ATSAMD10 chip, which will give you a reading ranging from about 200 (very dry) to 2000 (very wet). ## Project Details - **Owner:** vasyl - **Created:** 9/1/2022 - **Last Updated:** 9/1/2022 - **Visibility:** Public - **Copies:** 2 ## Key Components ### J3 — [Pin Header 01x04 2.54mm Horizontal](https://www.flux.ai/adrian95/pin-header-01x04-254mm-horizontal~8ch.md) - Part Type: Connector **Pins:** - Pin_1 - Pin_2 - Pin_3 - Pin_4 ### U2 — [ATSAMD10D14A-M](https://www.flux.ai/vasyl/atsamd10d14a-m~8kf.md) - Datasheet URL: http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/Atmel-42242-SAM-D10_Datasheet.pdf - Manufacturer Name: Microchip - Part Type: Microcontroller - Manufacturer Part Number: ATSAMD10D14A-M **Pins:** - GND - PA02 - PA03 - PA04 - PA05 - PA06 - PA07 - PA08/XIN - PA09/XOUT - PA10 - PA11 - PA14 - PA15 - PA16 - PA17 - PA22 - PA23 - PA24 - PA25 - PA27 - PA28/~RST - PA30/SWCLK - PA31/SWDIO - VDD ### U3 — [AP2112K-3.3TRG1](https://www.flux.ai/adrian95/ap2112k-33trg1~zlq.md) - Manufacturer Name: https://www.diodes.com/assets/Datasheets/AP2112.pdf - Part Type: Integrated Circuit - Datasheet URL: Diodes Incorporated - Manufacturer Part Number: AP2112K-3.3TRG1 **Pins:** - EN - GND - NC - VIN - VOUT *The full schematic, PCB layout, bill of materials, and interactive design are available at [https://www.flux.ai/vasyl/capacitive-soil-sensor-4560~948](https://www.flux.ai/vasyl/capacitive-soil-sensor-4560~948).* --- *Generated from [https://www.flux.ai/vasyl/capacitive-soil-sensor-4560~948](https://www.flux.ai/vasyl/capacitive-soil-sensor-4560~948)*