---
name: "air-quality-sensor"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "air-quality-sensor"
version: "0.1.5-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/air-quality-sensor"
---

# air-quality-sensor(1)

User space driver for AppliedSensor's Indoor Air Monitor

## NAME

air-quality-sensor - User space driver for AppliedSensor's Indoor Air Monitor

## SYNOPSIS

**air-quality-sensor** \[*OPTION*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The Indoor Air Monitor is a USB flash drive-shaped sensor which measures the surrounding's air pollution. This driver prints a list with all connected sensors and their current values to the command-line.  Brand names and further information has been documented on \<http://wiki.micasaverde.com/index.php/CO2\_Sensor\>.

The air quality is displayed on the hardware token by three indicator lamps with the colours green (= good), yellow (= average) and red (= bad), the same colors are also printed by this tool.

Read the current air quality from a compatible attached sensor

- **-h**, **--help**

  display this help and exit

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  be verbose

- **-V**, **--version**

  display version information and exit

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs on \<https://salsa.debian.org/tinker-team/air-quality-sensor-debian/issues\> or use Debian's bug tracker (see https://bugs.debian.org/air-quality-sensor)\
 Home page: \<https://salsa.debian.org/tinker-team/air-quality-sensor-debian\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2014 Jan-Benedict Glaw\
 Copyright © 2014-2019 Benedikt Wildenhain

License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>\
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.