From 88ed46d6684722f0de848aae115fb91053f95e06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Franck Nijhof Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:11:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add pollen sensors to Ambee (#18149) * Add pollen sensors to Ambee * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Martin Hjelmare Co-authored-by: Martin Hjelmare --- source/_integrations/ambee.markdown | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/_integrations/ambee.markdown b/source/_integrations/ambee.markdown index 92023786e3b..0d3a96accda 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/ambee.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/ambee.markdown @@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ themselves. To use the Ambee integration, you will need to obtain an API key from Ambee -Ambee provides a free API keys, that are limited to 100 requests a day. If -you are in need for more, paid options are available as well. +Ambee provides free API keys, that are limited to 100 requests a day. This +is enough for a single Ambee integration instance. If +you are in need for more, Ambee offers paid options to raise the limits on +your API key as well. [Sign up for an Ambee account](https://api-dashboard.getambee.com/#/signup). Once you have completed the sign up and logged in for the first time, the @@ -53,3 +55,36 @@ various health risks. The following sensors from Ambee are available on this: - Particulate Matter < 10 μm - Particulate Matter < 2.5 μm - Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) + +### Pollen + +Pollen is a fine powder produced by trees and plants. Pollen can severely affect +people, especially those with different ailments such as asthma and respiratory +issues. This integration provides a lot of sensors to monitor pollen counts and +risks. + +Generic pollen count sensors (in pollen/m3) +and as risk level (low, moderate, high, very high): + +- Grass +- Tree +- Weed + +Additionally, sensors for specific pollen from specific grasses, +trees or weeds, in pollen/m3, are provided. These are disabled by default. +Enable those entities in the user interface if you like to use these: + +- Alder Tree +- Birch Tree +- Chenopod Weed +- Cypress Tree +- Elm Tree +- Hazel Tree +- Mugwort Weed +- Nettle Weed +- Oak Tree +- Pine Tree +- Plane Tree +- Poaceae Grass +- Poplar Tree +- Ragweed