Barometer Sensor (BMP180)

Introduction

This is a sensor module for the Bosch BMP180 high-precision, low-power digital barometer. The BMP180 offers a pressure measuring range of 300 to 1100 hPa with an accuracy down to 0.02 hPa in advanced resolution mode. It’s based on piezo-resistive technology for high accuracy, ruggedness and long term stability. The chip only accepts 1.8V to 3.6V input voltage. However, with outer circuit added, this module becomes compatible with 3.3V and 5V. Therefore, it can be used on Arduino/Seeeduino or Seeeduino Stalker without modification.It is designed to be connected directly to a micro-controller via the I2C bus.

Features

• Digital two wire (I2C) interface
• Wide barometric pressure range
• Flexible supply voltage range
• Ultra-low power consumption
• Low noise measurement
• Factory-calibrated
• -40 to +85°C operational range, ±2°C temperature accuracy
• I2C address: 0x77

Application Ideas

• Enhancement of GPS navigation
• Indoor and outdoor navigation
• Leisure and sports
• Weather forecast
• Vertical velocity indication (rise/sink speed)

Specifications

Usage

With Arduino Barometric condition is one of the criteria used to predict coming change in weather and deduce altitude above sea level. Here is a demo to show you how to read the barometric data from this Grove - Barometer Sensor (BMP180). 1. Connect it to IIC port of Seeeduino or Grove - Base Shield via a Grove cable. And connect Arduino to PC via a USB cable. 2. Download the library(the barometer library is shared by Grove - Barometer Sensor (BMP180) and Grove - Barometer Sensor(BMP085));Unzip it into the libraries file of Arduino IDE by the path: ..\arduino-1.0.1\libraries. 3. Create a new Arduino sketch and paste the codes below to it or open the code directly by the path:File -> Example ->Barometer_Sensor->Barometer_Sensor.

Test tools and test

(1)Test tools

• Arduino UNO x 1 
• Linker Base Shield x 1
• Linker Pressure Sensor ｘ１

(2)Program

 /* SFE_BMP180 library example sketch

This sketch shows how to use the SFE_BMP180 library to read the Bosch BMP180 barometric pressure sensor. https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11824

Like most pressure sensors, the BMP180 measures absolute pressure. This is the actual ambient pressure seen by the device, which will vary with both altitude and weather.

Before taking a pressure reading you must take a temparture reading. This is done with startTemperature() and getTemperature(). The result is in degrees C.

Once you have a temperature reading, you can take a pressure reading. This is done with startPressure() and getPressure(). The result is in millibar (mb) aka hectopascals (hPa).

If you'll be monitoring weather patterns, you will probably want to remove the effects of altitude. This will produce readings that can be compared to the published pressure readings from other locations. To do this, use the sealevel() function. You will need to provide the known altitude at which the pressure was measured.

If you want to measure altitude, you will need to know the pressure at a baseline altitude. This can be average sealevel pressure, or a previous pressure reading at your altitude, in which case subsequent altitude readings will be + or - the initial baseline. This is done with the altitude() function.

Hardware connections:

- (GND) to GND

+ (VDD) to 3.3V

(WARNING: do not connect + to 5V or the sensor will be damaged!)

You will also need to connect the I2C pins (SCL and SDA) to your Arduino. The pins are different on different Arduinos:

Any Arduino pins labeled:  SDA  SCL

Uno, Redboard, Pro:        A4   A5

Mega2560, Due:             20   21

Leonardo:                   2    3

Leave the IO (VDDIO) pin unconnected. This pin is for connecting the BMP180 to systems with lower logic levels such as 1.8V

Have fun! -Your friends at SparkFun.

The SFE_BMP180 library uses floating-point equations developed by the Weather Station Data Logger project: http://wmrx00.sourceforge.net/

Our example code uses the "beerware" license. You can do anything you like with this code. No really, anything. If you find it useful, buy me a beer someday.

V10 Mike Grusin, SparkFun Electronics 10/24/2013 V1.1.2 Updates for Arduino 1.6.4 5/2015

 */
 // Your sketch must #include this library, and the Wire library.
 // (Wire is a standard library included with Arduino.):
 #include <SFE_BMP180.h>
 #include <Wire.h>
 // You will need to create an SFE_BMP180 object, here called "pressure":
 SFE_BMP180 pressure;
 #define ALTITUDE 1655.0 // Altitude of SparkFun's HQ in Boulder, CO. in meters
 void setup()
 {
 Serial.begin(9600);
 Serial.println("REBOOT");
 // Initialize the sensor (it is important to get calibration values stored on the device).
 if (pressure.begin())
 Serial.println("BMP180 init success");
 else
 {
 // Oops, something went wrong, this is usually a connection problem,
 // see the comments at the top of this sketch for the proper connections.
 Serial.println("BMP180 init fail\n\n");
 while(1); // Pause forever.
 }
 }
 void loop()
 {
 char status;
 double T,P,p0,a;
 // Loop here getting pressure readings every 10 seconds.
 // If you want sea-level-compensated pressure, as used in weather reports,
 // you will need to know the altitude at which your measurements are taken.
 // We're using a constant called ALTITUDE in this sketch:
 Serial.println();
 Serial.print("provided altitude: ");
 Serial.print(ALTITUDE,0);
 Serial.print(" meters, ");
 Serial.print(ALTITUDE*3.28084,0);
 Serial.println(" feet");
 // If you want to measure altitude, and not pressure, you will instead need
 // to provide a known baseline pressure. This is shown at the end of the sketch.
 // You must first get a temperature measurement to perform a pressure reading.
 // Start a temperature measurement:
 // If request is successful, the number of ms to wait is returned.
 // If request is unsuccessful, 0 is returned.
 status = pressure.startTemperature();
 if (status != 0)
 {
 // Wait for the measurement to complete:
 delay(status);
 // Retrieve the completed temperature measurement:
 // Note that the measurement is stored in the variable T.
 // Function returns 1 if successful, 0 if failure.
 status = pressure.getTemperature(T);
 if (status != 0)
 {
 // Print out the measurement:
 Serial.print("temperature: ");
 Serial.print(T,2);
 Serial.print(" deg C, ");
 Serial.print((9.0/5.0)*T+32.0,2);
 Serial.println(" deg F");
 // Start a pressure measurement:
 // The parameter is the oversampling setting, from 0 to 3 (highest res, longest wait).
 // If request is successful, the number of ms to wait is returned.
  // If request is unsuccessful, 0 is returned.
 status = pressure.startPressure(3);
 if (status != 0)
 {
 // Wait for the measurement to complete:
 delay(status);
 // Retrieve the completed pressure measurement:
 // Note that the measurement is stored in the variable P.
 // Note also that the function requires the previous temperature measurement (T).
 // (If temperature is stable, you can do one temperature measurement for a number of pressure measurements.)
 // Function returns 1 if successful, 0 if failure.
 status = pressure.getPressure(P,T);
 if (status != 0)
 {
 // Print out the measurement:
 Serial.print("absolute pressure: ");
 Serial.print(P,2);
 Serial.print(" mb, ");
 Serial.print(P*0.0295333727,2);
 Serial.println(" inHg");
 // The pressure sensor returns abolute pressure, which varies with altitude.
 // To remove the effects of altitude, use the sealevel function and your current altitude.
 // This number is commonly used in weather reports.
 // Parameters: P = absolute pressure in mb, ALTITUDE = current altitude in m.
 // Result: p0 = sea-level compensated pressure in mb
 p0 = pressure.sealevel(P,ALTITUDE); // we're at 1655 meters (Boulder, CO)
 Serial.print("relative (sea-level) pressure: ");
 Serial.print(p0,2);
 Serial.print(" mb, ");
 Serial.print(p0*0.0295333727,2);
 Serial.println(" inHg");
 // On the other hand, if you want to determine your altitude from the pressure reading,
 // use the altitude function along with a baseline pressure (sea-level or other).
 // Parameters: P = absolute pressure in mb, p0 = baseline pressure in mb.
 // Result: a = altitude in m.
 a = pressure.altitude(P,p0);
 Serial.print("computed altitude: ");
 Serial.print(a,0);
 Serial.print(" meters, ");
 Serial.print(a*3.28084,0);
 Serial.println(" feet");
 }
 else Serial.println("error retrieving pressure measurement\n");
 }
 else Serial.println("error starting pressure measurement\n");
 }
 else Serial.println("error retrieving temperature measurement\n");
 }
 else Serial.println("error starting temperature measurement\n");
 delay(5000);  // Pause for 5 seconds.
 }

(3)Test Results

Documents

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