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<\/a> As you all know, Grove is an ecosystem which keeps growing at Seeed. At the beginning of 2018, the Grove ecosystem already had around 150+ modules, including sensors, communication, displays, inputs & outputs, actuators, accessories and kits for different platforms and they kept growing big in 2018.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.seeedstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/15465813221.png\")
<\/a> Now let\u2019s spend some time to look back at what we have done so far for Grove.\u00a0<\/p>\n8 years ago, in 2010, Seeed launched \u201cGrove\u201d to the public and the Grove Starter Kit was released during that time.<\/p>\n
By the end of 2011, we successfully finished manufacturing more than 60 Grove modules.<\/p>\n
In 2014, the 100th<\/sup> Grove product was released which is the Grove Starter Kit for Arduino<\/a> and this is the most popular Grove Kit to date. In 2017, the Grove \u2013 Mini PIR motion Sensor<\/a> was released and interestingly, this is the 200th<\/sup> Grove sensor. This sensor is very suitable for motion detection applications. In April, we planned to do something very exciting for the Grove ecosystem. We decided to have a plan called \u201cGrove 100+\u201d where we aimed to manufacture more than 100 Grove modules to further expand the Grove ecosystem and finish by mid of 2019.<\/p>\n Three proximity sensor modules got released in July after implementation of the plan.\u00a0Grove – Time of Flight Distance Sensor(VL53L0X)<\/a>\u00a0is a\u00a0high speed, high accuracy and long range distance sensor based on VL53L0X. On the other hand, the\u00a0Grove – Digital Distance Interrupter 0.5 to 5cm(GP2Y0D805Z0F)(P)<\/a> and the Grove – Digital Distance Interrupter 0.5 to 5cm(GP2Y0D805Z0F)<\/a>\u00a0are\u00a0infrared proximity sensor modules based on GP2Y0D805Z0F. The\u00a0Grove – Time of Flight Distance Sensor(VL53L0X)<\/a>\u00a0stands out from the other two because it can measure absolute distances up to 2m whereas the Digital Distance Interrupters can only output a 1(High) or a 0(LOW) when the object enters the measurement range, which is 0.5 – 5cm. For the version with the letter “P”, the lens and the grove interface are on different sides whereas for the version without the letter “P”, the lens and the grove interface are on the same side. We also started doing giveaways in 2018 because we love you guys and your project ideas. Currently, there is a giveaway going on for the Grove Starter Kit for Arduino and if you guys want to win this awesome Starter Kit at the start of this year, click here<\/a> to learn more. We started releasing products on every Tuesdays according to the \u201cGrove 100+\u201d plan and started making videos and upload on YouTube for every product that got released and named the event as #newproductsTuesday. So far, we have released around 58 Grove modules after the plan was implemented and here is a quick look at them.<\/p>\n At the start of August, we released 3 exciting Grove – LED button modules with colors Red<\/a><\/span>, Yellow<\/a><\/span>, and Blue<\/a><\/span>. These are very fun to use buttons where you can change the LED lighting pattern just by simple coding!\u00a0 Relay Modules<\/strong><\/p>\n We were excited to release 6 Relay modules including 2 SPDT Relays with 2-Channel<\/a> and 4-Channel<\/a> and 4 Solid State Relays based on Omron relays with 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, 4<\/a> and 8<\/a> Channels respectively. The Solid State Relays stand out from the SPDT Relays because they have no physical contacts and therefore there are many advantages such as faster switching speeds, no sparking, increased lifetime and silent operation. On the other hand, SPDT Relays work both for AC and DC whereas Solid State Relays don’t.<\/p>\n LED modules<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n We released very interesting modules to light up and shine your next projects. These include 3 colorful waterproof RGB LED strips with 30 LED\/m<\/a>, 60 LED\/m<\/a> and 144 LED\/m all using WS2813. Even though we’ve had LED strips on our bazaar, these are the first Grove compatible LED strips and the Grove port makes them very easy to use. Also, we released\u00a0Grove – RGB LED Stick (10-WS2813 Mini)<\/a> and the Grove – RGB LED Ring (20-WS2813 Mini)<\/a>\u00a0which are based on WS2813 and they are very fun to use. In addition, we released a cool Grove – LED Matrix Driver<\/a>, Grove – Red RGB LED Matrix w\/ Driver<\/a> and Grove – RGB LED Matrix w\/ Driver<\/a>\u00a0where the two Matrix modules are based on 8×8 to light up your new ideas with color in 2019.<\/p>\n Switch Modules\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n We also released 3 exciting new switch modules including Grove – Mech Keycap<\/a>, Grove – 6 \u2013 Position DIP Switch<\/a> and Grove – 5 \u2013 Way Switch<\/a>. The Mech Kepcap has a built-in RGB LED where you can change the pattern of the LED simply by code and also it is a mechanical switch; so that means you can use many of these to make your own mechanical keyboard! The Grove – 5 – Way Switch gives you a\u00a0joystick-like interface in a smaller package. So this means you can build your own game controller! The Grove – 6 – Position DIP Switch is a great multi-channel control switch which uses I2C to transmit data.<\/p>\n Motion Sensor Modules<\/strong><\/p>\n We released five new motion\u00a0sensor modules as well and these modules differ from each other in terms of accuracy and functionality. Three of the sensors (Grove – 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer \u00b116g Ultra-low Power (BMA400)<\/a>,\u00a0Grove \u2013 Step Counter (BMA456)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Grove \u2013 6-Axis Accelerometer&Gyroscope (BMI088)<\/a>\u00a0) are based on chips by Bosch Sensortec whereas\u00a0Grove – IMU 9DOF (lcm20600+AK09918)<\/a>\u00a0is based on chips by InvenSense and AKM and\u00a0Grove – Vibration Sensor (SW-420)<\/a>\u00a0is based on SW402. Both\u00a0Grove – 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer \u00b116g Ultra-low Power (BMA400)<\/a>, and\u00a0Grove \u2013 Step Counter (BMA456)<\/a>\u00a0feature 3 – axis accelerometers where they are useful in detecting different types of movements such as\u00a0Walking, Running, Standing still and also step counting. The power consumption of BMA400 is extremely low compared to BMA456. On the other hand, the\u00a0Grove \u2013 6-Axis Accelerometer&Gyroscope (BMI088)<\/a>\u00a0features a 16-bit 3 – axis accelerometer and a 16-bit 3 – axis gyroscope and is suitable for drones, robotics and industrial applications with challenging performance requirements. The\u00a0Grove – IMU 9DOF (lcm20600+AK09918)<\/a>\u00a0features a 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, and a 3-axis electronic compass. This amazing sensor module is great to use in smartphones and wearables. Finally, the\u00a0Grove – Vibration Sensor (SW-420)<\/a>\u00a0is a highly sensitive, non-directional module with onboard sensitivity adjustment where it can be used in vibration sensing applications. Environmental Sensing Modules<\/strong><\/p>\n We released seven different environmental sensing modules with six being able to sense temperature and one being able to detect the air quality. Grove \u2013 Temperature, Humidity, Pressure and Gas Sensor (BME680)<\/a>,\u00a0Grove \u2013 I2C High Accuracy Temperature Sensor (MCP9808)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Grove – I2C High Accuracy Temp&Humi Sensor (SHT35)<\/a>\u00a0are all able to measure normal environmental temperatures while communicating through I2C interface.\u00a0Grove \u2013 Temperature, Humidity, Pressure and Gas Sensor (BME680)<\/a> stands out from the other two because it not only measures\u00a0temperature but can measure humidity, pressure, and gas as well, which is really cool.\u00a0Grove \u2013 I2C High Accuracy Temperature Sensor (MCP9808)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Grove – I2C High Accuracy Temp&Humi Sensor (SHT35)<\/a> both can measure temperatures at a much higher accuracy than the BME680, and\u00a0SHT35\u00a0can also measure humidity. The most accurate sensor out of these sensors is the SHT35 with an accuracy of\u00a0\u00b10.1 \u00b0C. On the other hand,\u00a0Grove – 1-Wire Thermocouple Amplifier (MAX31850K)<\/a>\u00a0and Grove – I2C Thermocouple Amplifier (MCP9600)<\/a>\u00a0are able to measure very high temperatures while\u00a0Grove – 1-Wire Thermocouple Amplifier (MAX31850K)<\/a> communicates via Digital interface whereas\u00a0Grove – I2C Thermocouple Amplifier (MCP9600)<\/a>\u00a0communicates via I2C interface. The major difference between these two modules is\u00a0Grove – 1-Wire Thermocouple Amplifier (MAX31850K)<\/a>\u00a0can only support K-type thermocouples whereas\u00a0Grove – I2C Thermocouple Amplifier (MCP9600)<\/a>\u00a0can support\u00a0K, J, T, N, S, E, B, and R type thermocouples.<\/p>\n We also released a K-type thermocouple wire<\/a> which is 1 meter long, to use with these amplifier modules. Another interesting module is the\u00a0Grove – Infrared Temperature Sensor Array (AMG8833)<\/a>. It can support temperature detection of a two-dimensional area: 8 \u00d7 8 (64 pixels) and has a maximum detection distance of seven meters. This is a perfect module to make your own thermal camera! The last module under this category is the\u00a0Grove – Laser PM2.5 Sensor (HM3301)<\/a>. This all-new laser dust detection sensor is able to detect the dust in the air in real-time which uses laser light scattering technology and therefore the readings are accurate, stable, and consistent.<\/p>\n Microsoft Azure Sphere<\/strong><\/p>\n We partnered with Microsoft to release the Azure Sphere MT3620 Development Kit<\/a> to support rapid prototyping and enable developers to experience Azure Sphere technology. After that, we released a Grove Starter Kit for Azure Sphere<\/a> including an MT3620 Grove Shield<\/a>. Also,\u00a0we made a demo to show that the Azure Sphere MT3620 can be connected to various different devices while providing a very secure cloud connection.\u00a0In this demonstration, we used four Grove modules and a device which has it\u2019s own MCU (An Arduino connected with a fan). The Grove modules that we used here are the Grove – Temp&Humi Sensor (SHT31)<\/a>, 4-Digit Display<\/a>, Slide Potentiometer<\/a> and Relay<\/a>. Also we used\u00a0MT3620 Grove Shield<\/a>\u00a0to connect all the Grove modules to the MT3620.<\/p>\n Single Color LCDs<\/strong><\/p>\n Later we released 3 new single-color 16×2 LCD modules with Black on Yellow<\/a>, Black on RED<\/a> and White on Blue<\/a>. These modules are very cost effective when compared with the Grove – LCD RGB Backlight<\/a>\u00a0and we manufactured these modules based on our customer feedback. Touch Sensor modules<\/strong><\/p>\n We released 3 awesome touch sensor modules with\u00a0Grove \u2013 Round Force Sensor (FSR402)<\/a>\u00a0being a force sensor whereas\u00a0Grove – 12 Key Capacitive I2C Touch Sensor V2 (MPR121)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Grove – Capacitive Touch Slide Sensor (CY8C4014LQI)<\/a>\u00a0being touch sensors based on capacitive touch.\u00a0Grove \u2013 Round Force Sensor (FSR402)<\/a>\u00a0is an interesting module where the resistance changes with the applied pressure on the sensor. Greater the pressure, smaller the resistance and vice versa. On the other hand,\u00a0Grove – 12 Key Capacitive I2C Touch Sensor V2 (MPR121)<\/a>\u00a0has 12 capacitive keys with 8 channels being alligator interfaces where you can simply plug alligator cables to it.\u00a0Grove – Capacitive Touch Slide Sensor (CY8C4014LQI)<\/a>\u00a0is a very fun to use touch slider and has seven capacitive touch elements as well as seven LEDs which correspond to each element. We also provide a cool acrylic case to prevent from\u00a0false trigger when using this sensor module.<\/p>\n Grove Base HATs for Raspberry Pis<\/strong><\/p>\n We started off November with two very exciting Hats which are the Grove Base Hat for Raspberry Pi<\/a> and the Grove Base Hat for Raspberry Pi Zero<\/a>. These HATs stand out because of the very low cost compared to GrovePi+. Both these HATs use an STM32F030 as ADC and they support more than 60 Grove modules.\u00a0Grove Base Hat for Raspberry Pi<\/a>\u00a0has 15 Grove connectors with 6-Digital, 3-Analog, 3-I2C, 1-UART, and 1-PWM and provides an 8-Channel ADC. Whereas the\u00a0Grove Base Hat for Raspberry Pi Zero<\/a>\u00a0has 8 Grove connectors with 2-Digital, 3-Analog, 1-I2C, 1-UART and 1-PWM and provides a 6-Channel ADC. Grove Driver Boards<\/strong><\/p>\n Also, we released 2 driver boards; one for servos, which is\u00a0Grove – 16-Channel PWM Driver (PCA9685)<\/a> and one for DC and stepper motors, which is\u00a0Grove – I2C Motor Driver (TB6612FNG).<\/a>\u00a0Grove – 16-Channel PWM Driver (PCA9685)<\/a> is based on NXP PCA9685, which is a 16-Channel, 12 bit I2C PWM driver. This board can drive up to 16 servos with the external power supply.\u00a0Grove – I2C Motor Driver (TB6612FNG)<\/a> can drive two DC motors up to 12V\/1.2A or drive one stepper motor up to 12V\/1.2A. Both these driver boards can easily work with Arduino via the Grove I2C interface.<\/p>\n We also released\u00a0Grove – I2C UV Sensor (VEML6070)<\/a>, which is an advanced ultraviolet light sensor that can directly output data via\u00a0I2C interface. It can most effectively detect light within the wavelength range of\u00a0320-410nm and converts solar UV light intensity to digital data.\u00a0Then we released\u00a0Grove – Coulomb Counter 3.3V to 5V (LTC2941)<\/a>which is an interesting module to attach to your projects to monitor the battery charge status of a connected battery. This module has a charge accuracy of 1% and it’s operating range is suitable for single-cell Li-Ion batteries. The\u00a0Grove – Optical Rotary Encoder (TCUT1600X01)<\/a>\u00a0is another module we released to detect the motion, speed, and rotation. This includes an IR emitter and 2 phototransistor detectors\u00a0located face-to-face with a distance of 3mm.\u00a0 Proximity Sensor Modules<\/strong><\/p>\n At the end of December, we released three all-new proximity sensor modules.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Grove – 2-Channel Inductive Sensor (LDC1612)<\/a>\u00a0is based on LDC1612 by Texas Instruments and can detect the proximity of conductors nearby (especially metals). This sensor enables the performance and reliability benefits of inductive sensing to be realized at minimal cost and power.\u00a0Grove – Adjustable PIR Motion Sensor<\/a>\u00a0is an easy to use Passive Infrared motion sensor, which can detect motion of infrared objects up to 3 meters. Also, the output time and the detection distance range can be easily adjusted via the onboard potentiometers and this sensor has low power consumption.\u00a0Grove – Human Presence Sensor (AK9753)<\/a>\u00a0is also an infrared motion sensor which can also detect motion of infrared objects up to 3 meters but this sensor stands out from the\u00a0Grove – Adjustable PIR Motion Sensor<\/a>\u00a0because of the existence of four quantum IR sensors and an Integrated Circuit. Therefore it can not only detect the motion of an infrared object, but also the relative position where the IR object moves. Hope this new year brings you\u2019ll joy, happiness, good luck and good fortune in everything that you\u2019ll try to accomplish!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey Seeekers, Wish you all a very happy new year!! 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<\/a>In 2015, we cooperated with many famous companies including MTK, ARM, TI, Particle, Intel, Intel, AWS, Microsoft and Acer to create many different kits.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.seeedstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Untitled-1.png\")
<\/a> We started 2018 in a colorful way by releasing the Grove Variable Color LED v1.1<\/a>. This module is very simple to use due to the three changeable resistors on board where you can quickly change the color of the LED.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.seeedstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/var.png\")
<\/a> After that, we released 10 more products including modules and kits until April 2018. These are the products that got released.<\/p>\n\n
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At the beginning of September, we started a campaign called \u201c100+ Grove Modules Wish Campaign<\/a>\u201d where our Seeekers were able to submit ideas, inspirations and designs for a new Grove module and then the top 10 voted submitted ideas were planned to turn into real Grove modules.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.seeedstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/66c70cff6bb9f.png\")
<\/a> Also, through this campaign, 10 winners were awarded an Arduino UNO, Base Shield, and 3 new Grove modules as well<\/a>. The top 3 winners were Gabriel Alejandro, Naveen Kumar, and Al Edwards. This campaign helped us a lot to execute the Grove100+ plan in a very efficient way because we believe that our community is the key to our growth and success and we really appreciate everyone that contributed in this campaign.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.seeedstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/20181226-\u62c9\u5c71\u514d\u8d39\u6837\u54c1_\u753b\u677f-1.png\")
<\/a>Also, these giveaways will keep coming in 2019, so stay tuned with us to win more Grove modules and expand your Grove collection!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.seeedstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/youtube.png\")
<\/a>Click here<\/a> to check out the whole playlist of the event on YouTube. So guys, stay tuned on our YouTube channel by subscribing, since these videos will keep coming in the future during the time the Grove100+ plan is active and also we release many different videos of interesting projects as well.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blog.seeedstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/button.gif\")
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So now, it\u2019s the beginning of 2019 and we plan to do more and more for Grove during this year. Hopefully, this year will be a brand-new year with brand new ideas for even more products that will come into life. Again, we give a big thanx to our community who has always been by our side contributing to their best to help us grow bigger and bigger.<\/p>\n