Using its high-quality sensors, Air Lab measures CO2, temperature, relative humidity, air pollutants (VOC, NOx), and atmospheric pressure. The device can record measurements for multiple days, which you can analyze directly on-device—no computer or smartphone required.

Place it on a shelf, hang it on a wall, or keep it by your side—Air Lab helps you know more about the air quality around you. But don’t stop there, join the community, customize the open-source firmware and attach other sensors and components to the Air Lab.

Playful, Portable, and Powerful

Whether you are a beginner, enthusiast, or professional, Air Lab provides an easy-to-use interface and extensive capabilities for measuring, analyzing and exporting air quality data.

The main screen features Professor Robin in his Air Lab. This character guides users through the device and occasionally shares his thoughts on the current air quality, making it an entertaining and approachable experience for anyone.

Air Lab packs high quality components in a compact form factor, protected by an aluminum enclosure. The sleek design makes Air Lab blend perfectly in your home or workspace and you can carry it with you, wherever you go.

Internally, the device is powered by the popular ESP32S3 microcontroller, and equipped with a precise CO2, temperature and relative humidity sensor (SCD41) as well as a VOC/NOx (SGP41) and atmospheric pressure sensor (LPS22). The support circuitry provides built-in battery charging, a real-time clock, an RGB LED, buzzer, an accelerometer and capacitive touch which makes Air Lab a powerful stand-alone device.

On-device Capabilities

Air Lab’s open-source firmware comes loaded with practical features to suit a wide range of needs:

• Passive Mode: Air Lab constantly monitors the air quality in your environment and shows the current condition in passive mode.
• Live View: Explore the past six hours of data stored automatically in memory. You can also import these samples when starting a new measurement.
• Analysis and Precision Mode: Provides an aggregated overview of the full measurement. Drill down on individual samples using the touch bar.
• Marked Samples: Samples can be marked with an increasing number. This allows correlation in controlled measurement scenarios.
• Multi-Language: Choose between English, German, Spanish, and other languages for convenient daily use.
• High CO2 Alert: Turn on the alert mode and let Air Lab blink or buzz if it detects a high concentration of CO2.
• CSV Export: Convert any stored measurement to CSV directly on-device and copy them to your computer using the USB-Mode.

Connectivity = Flexibility

Connect Air Lab to existing software and services to collect real-time air quality data in your office, workshop, factory floor or space station.

• BLE Interface: Access real-time sensor data from your smartphone or tablet and integrate it with your Smart Home system.
• MQTT Publish: Connect to WiFi and enable the built-in MQTT client to publish data in real-time to a broker and other systems supporting the protocol.
• Home Assistant: Enable the MQTT based Home Assistant integration to add one or multiple Air Labs to your home automation setup.
• Air Lab Studio: Once the device ships, we’ll provide a web based interface to access and configure your Air Lab.

Keep an eye on our campaign updates for more information on the mentioned and future connectivity features.

Design, but Hackable

We crafted a device that feels just right. From the integrated stand on the back to the tactile click of its buttons, Air Lab is built to be robust and durable for everyday use. Its design is fully thought out to be as convenient as possible without compromising hackability:

• Enclosure and build quality: A black anodized aluminum enclosure, machined to precision, covers the base panel. It features an integrated stand for placing the Air Lab on any flat surface.
• Internal Access: All components are firmly mounted on the base panel's back side. You can open the device by removing the four front screws, without losing anything in the process.
• Repairable: The display is held in place by a metal bracket and features a connector on the flex extension cable to allow replacement with a standard display if ever needed.
• Debug Port: Use jumper cables to directly connect your programmer, like the ESP-PROG, for easy low-level firmware development.
• Extension Port: Exposes the system voltages, the internal I2C bus and two unused GPIOs. Use them to connect other sensors and components.

Features & Specifications

Main Components

• ESP32S3 microcontroller
• SCD41, SGP41 & LPS22 air sensors
• E-Paper display (296 x 128)
• 1500 mAh LiPo battery

Support Circuit

• BQ32000 real-time clock
• FXLS8974CF accelerometer
• BQ25601 battery charger
• STM6601 on/off controller
• CY8CMBR3108 capacitive touch
• RGB LED & Buzzer

Connectivity

• USB Type-C (data and debug)
• Wi-Fi & Bluetooth LE
• Debug Port (UART)
• Extension Port (Power, I2C, 2x GPIO)

Weight & Size

• 155 x 65 x 10 mm (6.1 x 2.56 x 0.39 in)
• 110 g (3.88 oz)

Power Usage†

• 3 mA / 21 days passive mode
• 8 mA / 7.5 days recording mode

† Stated battery life is an estimate and subject to ongoing firmware optimizations

Storage

• Volatile: 8 KB / 6 hours of 1min samples
• Durable: 8 MB / 90 days' worth of data

Comparison Table

¹: When using a sample rate of 1min.
²: Subject to ongoing firmware improvements.

Support & Documentation

Our product website will become the main place for high-level information on the Air Lab. We are working on an extensive manual section with various guides that outline how the Air Lab can be used for certain tasks and how it can be integrated with other systems. Adding to that, we will also keep producing YouTube videos in the form of product updates and step-by-step tutorials.

The official firmware will be open-sourced on GitHub before the first devices are shipped to backers. With that we also plan to document the code and write further guides on firmware development with the Air Lab.