Adafruit IO Raspberry Pi Environmental Sensor
Code based on https://pimylifeup.com/raspberry-pi-humidity-sensor-dht22/
Code
If you are using the DHT22, DHT11, or the AM2302 you can switch the constant in the code as needed:
Adafruit_DHT.DH11Adafruit_DHT.DH22Adafruit_DHT.AM2302
I'm using the AM2302 because it's all pre-wired.
Make sure you also change ADAFRUIT_IO_KEY, ADAFRUIT_IO_USERNAME, and LOOP_DELAY_MINS as desired. You can get Adafruit IO key/username info from your account at https://io.adafruit.com
Wiring
To connect the sensor to the RasPi:
- If you're using DHT11 or DHT22, place a 10k resistor between Pin 1 and Pin 2 of the DHT sensor (a pull-up resistor from the data pin to the).
- Wire Pin 1 of the DHT22 to Physical Pin 1 (3v3) on the Pi
- Wire Pin 2 of the DHT22 to Physical Pin 7 (GPIO4) on the Pi
- Pin 3 of the DHT11/22 is left blank.
- Wire Pin 4 of the DHT22 (or Pin 3 of the AM2302) to Physical Pin 6 (GND) on the Pi
Physical pin 1 on the Pi is usually the far bottom-left corner of the GPIO header, as seen when the screenprinted text is right side up. Physical pin 2 is the top-left corner, and continuing in zigzag fashion with odd numbers on bottom and even numbers on top. See the PiMyLifeUp link above for a diagram.
Installation
Install dependencies:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade sudo apt-get install python3-dev python3-pip sudo python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel sudo pip3 install Adafruit_DHT
Copy the environment.py file to a folder of your choosing, make sure you edit it according to the Code section above.
Running
Run it with python3 environment.py