Environmental sensor assembly
An environmental sensor assembly includes a housing having at least one internal divider defining a sensor compartment and a systems compartment, wherein the sensor compartment defines at least one opening to provide gas communication to the atmosphere; an interconnect providing electrical connections between the sensor compartment and the systems compartment; and a plurality of sensors each mounted in the sensor compartment in a detachable manner and operably connected to the interconnect. The sensor compartment and the systems compartment are sealed and separate.
1 . An environmental sensor assembly comprising:
a. a housing having at least one internal divider defining a sensor compartment and at least one system compartment, wherein the sensor compartment defines at least one opening to provide gas communication to the atmosphere;
b. an interconnect providing electrical connections between the sensor compartment and a systems compartment; and
c. a plurality of sensors each mounted in the sensor compartment in a detachable manner and operably connected to the interconnect;
d. wherein the sensor compartment and the at least one system compartment are sealed and separate, and
e. wherein the at least one system compartment is divided into a controller compartment comprising a controller and a communications compartment comprising at least one communications interface, wherein the controller compartment and the communications compartment are sealed and separate, with an interconnect providing electrical connections between the two.
2 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sensor compartment comprises a plurality of sensor plugins each comprising a plug-and-play connector for operatively connecting a sensor.
3 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the sensor compartment comprises at least one subchamber partially defined by an air-permeable element.
4 . The assembly of claim 3 wherein the air-permeable element is a baffle, screen or membrane.
5 . The assembly of claim 1 further comprising a temperature-regulating element.
6 . The assembly of claim 5 wherein the temperature-regulating element is a heater, a fan or a heat-sink.
7 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the assembly has a sensor density of between 10 to 20 sensors per liter of sensor compartment volume.
8 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the communications interface is adapted to transmit data using at least one of a cellular network, a WiFi network, or a Bluetooth connection.