Grove is a set of components and shields that creates a standardized modular platform with building blocks for prototyping solutions created by Seeed. There are many available prototypes, including working code for the Grove platform available on the internet, especially on do-it-yourself (DIY) community sites.

The Grove system has shields for platforms with heavy adoption in the market, such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and BeagleBone. Bundles with the compute module, base shield, Grove blocks, and spare parts can be found on the internet.

Note that not every sensor is compatible with every platform because some platforms lack certain capabilities. For example, Raspberry Pi does not provide analog interfaces, so sensors that are connectable through an analog interface will not be compatible with it. 

Let's look at all the Grove components we will use as part of this IoT solution.