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RAK12005 Quick Start Guide
Prerequisite
What Do You Need?
Before going through each and every step on using the RAK12005 WisBlock module, make sure to prepare the
necessary items listed below:
Hardware
RAK12005 & RAK12030 WisBlock Rain Sensor Module
Your choice of WisBlock Base with IO slot
Your choice of WisBlock Core
USB Cable
RAK19008 WisBlock IO Extension Cable (optional)
Li-Ion/LiPo battery (optional)
Solar charger (optional)
Software
Arduino
You need to download and install Arduino IDE .
To add the RAKwireless Core boards on your Arduino Boards Manager, install the RAKwireless Arduino BSP
.
Product Configuration
Hardware Setup
The RAK12005 is an electroconductive-liquid detect module used for detecting water and other electroconductive
liquids. WisBlock can integrate this module, which makes it easy to build up a data acquisition system to help
protect your assets from rain or fog damage.
For more information about RAK12005, refer to the Datasheet .
The RAK12005 module gives information about:
Rain/Water Detect - measures resistance changes caused by water or condensed fog.