YF-S201 Water Flow Sensor
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YF-S201 Water Flow Sensor

Part of Smartiphi's Sensors, Water & Rain Sensors catalog for electronics projects, labs, classrooms, prototypes and DIY builds.

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Details:- Working Voltage: 5 to 18V DC (min tested working voltage 4.5V). Max current draw: 15mA @ 5V. Working Flow Rate: 1 to 30 Liters/Minute. Maximum water pressure: 2.0 MPa. Flow rate pulse characteristics: Frequency (Hz) = 7.5 * Flow rate (L/min).

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Water Flow Sensor YF-S201 1/2 inch sits in line with the water line and contains a pinwheel sensor to measure how much water has moved through it. There is an integrated magnetic Hall-Effect sensor that outputs an electrical pulse with every revolution. YFS201 hall effect water flow sensor has only three wires and it can be easily interfaced between any microcontroller and Arduino board. It requires only +5V Vcc and gives pulse output, the sensor needs to be tightly fitted between water pipeline.

This is YF-S201 Water Flow meter Measurement Sensor with 1-30 Liter/min Flow Rate in black colour. This sensor sits in line with your water line and contains a pinwheel sensor to measure how much liquid has moved through it. There’s an integrated magnetic hall effect sensor that outputs an electrical pulse with every revolution. The hall effect sensor is sealed from the water pipe and allows the sensor to stay safe and dry.

Accurate flow measurement is an essential step both in the terms of qualitative and economic points of view. Flow meters have proven excellent devices for measuring water flow, and now it is very easy to build a water management system using the renowned water flow sensor YF-S201.

Water flow sensor can be used to measure the flow of liquids, i.e. the consumption of liquids in industrial or domestic usage. For example you can make a robotic cocktail dispensing machine, and can use this sensors to accurately measure components like Soda, Water, etc. Water flow sensor consists of a plastic valve body, a water rotor, and a hall-effect sensor. When water flows through the rotor, rotor rolls. Its speed changes with different rate of flow. The hall-effect sensor outputs the corresponding pulse Signal.

Note : this isn’t a precision sensor, and the pulse rate does vary a bit depending on the flow rate, fluid pressure, and sensor orientation. It will need careful calibration if better than 10% precision is required. However, it’s great for basic measurement tasks!

Features :

  • The simple and compact module.
  • Easy to Install.
  • High Sealing Performance.
  • High-Quality Hall Effect Sensor.

Connection details:

  • Red wire is 5V
  • Black wire is GND
  • White wire is PWM signal output

Package Includes :

  • 1 x YF-S201 Water Flow Measurement Sensor 1/2 inch
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