Industrial Bin Level Monitor Kit for Raspberry Pi 4 — Publish ROS2 Humble Sensor Data Over DDS

Every part needed, pre-tested for compatibility, with an AI build companion trained on this exact project. Shipped from Bengaluru in 3-5 days.

In modern warehouses and manufacturing floors, bins of raw material, components, or grain must be monitored continuously to avoid outages and overflows. This kit turns a Raspberry Pi 4 into a ROS2 Humble sensor node that mimics exactly that industrial scenario — publishing distance, environmental conditions, tilt, and visual data as ROS2 topics over DDS. You'll build a distributed monitoring prototype ready to scale across multiple bins and display live feeds in rviz2.

What You'll Build

You'll assemble a fully functional ROS2 sensor node. The ultrasonic HC-SR04 measures bin fill level in real time, the DHT22 captures ambient temperature and humidity, the MPU6050 detects tilt or movement that might indicate a tipped container, and the Pi Camera Module 3 provides visual verification. All sensor streams become ROS2 topics that can be subscribed to by any node in the DDS domain — just like a real industrial IoT deployment.

What You'll Learn

• ROS2 Humble core concepts: nodes, topics, publishers, subscribers, and DDS middleware configuration
• Sensor integration: read ultrasonic distance, DHT22 temperature/humidity, MPU6050 inertial data, and Pi Camera frames through ROS2 interfaces
• Distributed systems design: set up multiple sensor nodes that discover each other automatically via DDS, forming a seamless network
• Industrial IoT workflows: publish structured data, log it for analysis, and visualize state with standard ROS2 tools like rviz2

Kit Contents

Why Buy This Kit Instead of Sourcing Parts Separately

Who This Kit Is For

B.Tech ECE/EEE students building a ROS2 robotics or industrial IoT minor/major project will find the exact sensor suite used in warehouse automation. Smart India Hackathon teams working on inventory management can prototype quickly with a node that speaks native ROS2. ATL Tinkering Lab mentors and IIT/NIT/VIT/BITS final-year students can use this kit to demonstrate distributed monitoring concepts in their capstone or internship showcases.

Built and Backed by Compoden

Every Compoden kit ships with an AI build companion trained on this exact project — accessible via a QR code on the box, with WhatsApp and email backup. We've spent 10 years building projects for makers, schools, and institutions across India. If a part fails because of a manufacturing defect, replace it free within 7 days.