Grove Barometer Sensor (BME280)

Upgraded edition of BPM180 High accuracy Easy-to-use Grove Compatible Interface Supports both I2C and SPI communication Can be used as an altimeter with accuracy of ±1 meter

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Check out Seeed Barometer Selection Guide to help you compare different barometer sensors.

Based on Bosch BME280, we made this low-cost and high-precision environmental sensor -- the Grove - BME280 Environmental Sensor (Temperature Humidity Barometer). This BME280 supports both I2C and SPI communication and we provide the Arduino BME280 library.

Grove BME280 provides a precise measurement of not only barometric pressure and temperature, but also the humidity in the environment. The air pressure can be measured in a range from 300 hPa to 1100hPa with ±1.0 hPa accuracy, while the sensor works perfectly for temperatures between - 40℃ and 85℃ with an accuracy of ±1℃. As for the humidity, you can get a humidity value with an error less than 3%.

Owing to its high accuracy on measuring the pressure, and the pressure changes with altitude, we can calculate the altitude with ±1 meter accuracy, which makes it a precise altimeter as well.

Another great thing about this module is that you don’t even need to worry about the I2C collisions as it provides both I2C and SPI interfaces. To use SPI, simply de-solder the bonding pads on the back of this BME280 breakout board. If you go with I2C, the board also provides 2 I2C addresses for you to select as you want. 

Features

• High accuracy, absolute accuracy of ±1.0 hPa for pressure, ±1 accuracy for temperature and ±3% for humidity
• Easy-to-use Grove Compatible Interface
• Supports both I2C and SPI communication
• Can be used as an altimeter with the accuracy of ±1 meter

Note

As the sensor is quite sensitive to the environmental conditions, please DO NOT touch it with your fingers.

Technical details

Part List

Links

• Seeed Barometer Selection Guide
• Wiki of Grove - Temp&Humi&Barometer Sensor (BME280)
• Grove Selection Guide