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Arduino sketch to show BME280 readings on a LCD display
#include <Wire.h>
#include <SPI.h>
#include <Adafruit_Sensor.h>
#include <Adafruit_BME280.h>
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
#define BME280_Addr (0x76)
#define SEALEVELPRESSURE_HPA (1013.25)
#define LCD_Addr (0x3f)
#define LCD_Col 20
#define LCD_Row 2
Adafruit_BME280 bme; // I2C
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(LCD_Addr, LCD_Col, LCD_Row);
// used to show pressure and humidity alternating
bool flip;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
while(!Serial); // time to get serial running
Serial.println(F("BME280 test"));
unsigned status;
// default settings
// (you can also pass in a Wire library object like &Wire2)
status = bme.begin(BME280_Addr);
if (!status) {
Serial.println("Could not find a valid BME280 sensor, check wiring, address, sensor ID!");
Serial.print("SensorID was: 0x"); Serial.println(bme.sensorID(),16);
Serial.print(" ID of 0xFF probably means a bad address, a BMP 180 or BMP 085\n");
Serial.print(" ID of 0x56-0x58 represents a BMP 280,\n");
Serial.print(" ID of 0x60 represents a BME 280.\n");
Serial.print(" ID of 0x61 represents a BME 680.\n");
while (1);
}
lcd.init();
lcd.backlight();
flip = false;
}
void loop() {
printValues();
delay(2000);
}
void printValues() {
/*
Serial.print("Temperature = ");
Serial.print(bme.readTemperature());
Serial.println(" °C");
Serial.print("Pressure = ");
Serial.print(bme.readPressure() / 100.0F);
Serial.println(" hPa");
Serial.print("Approx. Altitude = ");
Serial.print(bme.readAltitude(SEALEVELPRESSURE_HPA));
Serial.println(" m");
Serial.print("Humidity = ");
Serial.print(bme.readHumidity());
Serial.println(" %");
Serial.println();
*/
// clear lcd
lcd.clear();
// temperatur
lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
lcd.print("Temp: ");
lcd.print(bme.readTemperature());
lcd.print(" *C");
// either humidity or pressure
lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
if (flip) {
lcd.print("Pres: ");
lcd.print(bme.readPressure() / 100.0F);
lcd.print(" hPa");
} else {
lcd.print("Humi: ");
lcd.print(bme.readHumidity());
lcd.print(" %");
}
flip = !flip;
}
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