Grove - electromagnet 5V 1kgf

Module from the Grove series equipped with holding electromagnet. It holds a weight of 1 kg in standard earth acceleration of 9.8 m/s2. Body diameter is 20 mm and its height is 15 mm, for installing the magnet to the board, used is the hole with the M3 thread. It has digital output, making it compatible with most of the commissioning modules, including Raspberry Pi and Arduino.

The module is equipped with Grove interface that facilitates its connection to the Arduino along with the Base Shield v2.0 or Raspberry using Hat from GrovePi+.

The user manual

Manufacturer has prepared the user's guide for Arduino and Raspberry.

To the module attached is the 4-pin Grove cable

• Supply voltage: 5 V
• Current:
  • Operation: 400 mA
  • Sleep mode: 200 uA
• Load: 1 kgf (holding a 1 kg weight for the earth acceleration of 9.8 m/S2)
• Working temperature: 10 - 30°C
• Operating humidity: 10 - 90 %
• Dimensions: 89 x 140 x 18.8 mm
• Weight: 34 g

• The website of the manufacturer: Seeedstudio 101020073
• Wiki
• User manual
• Eagle program files 
• Documentation of the electromagnet
• Project using the sensor