To me, it looks like that the Assets Tracker’s Grove connector doesn’t match the Grove sensor kits cables.
I am wondering, if I am missing something? Did I order the wrong Grove sensors?
Have anybody else tried to connect a Grove sensor to the asset tracker, and if so, how did you do it?
Do I need some sort of adaptor, or do I just try to cut the cables connector, so that they fit?
Maybe a trivial question, but I’m new at this hardware stuff.
Hi,
I’m trying the Grove - Temperature & Humidity Sensor ( SHT31 ), but I have maybe five different Grove sensors.
They all have the same connector.
Attached a picture of the Asset Tracker v2 shield, the connector and cable of the Grove sensor. Looks similar to ScruffR picture.
I tried to force the plug (sorry, maybe not the best strategy), and it felt as I could make connection without breaking anything. Will test it tomorrow.
Obviously it’s the cables. Some seem to have the polarity protection ridges at the sides, some in the middle with a lock clip (5mm) and some don’t have any (bad cheapo idea IMHO).
You could shave off the ridges from your connectors (or get other cables), just watch the polarity then.
You could even pull off the receptacle housing to have a reversable solution, but be rather careful not to pull the pins off.
No idea why SeeedStudio opted for the cheapo cables while still use the “standard” receptacles for the Photon Starter kit