GR-COTTON Special Project: Humidity Temperature Sensor

Overview

This program introduces how to measure temperature and humidity by connecting a humidity/temperature sensor (SHT31) to the GR-COTTON board.

Preparation

You will need a GR-COTTON board, a USB cable (Micro B type), and an SHT31 humidity/temperature sensor.

You will need to install a pin socket on the GR-COTTON board and a pin header in the SHT31 sensor.

The SHT31 sensor and the pin socket can be purchased from the Akizuki Denshi website.

Connect the SHT31 sensor module to GR-COTTON as shown in the photo to the right.

Make sure the white jumper on the reverse side of GR-COTTON is moved to the “3V3 USB” side. If it is set to the BATT side, remove and reinsert it into the USB side.

Displaying Temperature and Humidity on the Serial Monitor

The sample below programs the serial monitor to display temperature and humidity values read every second by the humidity/temperature sensor.


#include <arduino.h>
#include <Wire.h>
 
#define SHT31_ADDRESS 0x40
#define SHT31_RDY_PIN 2
  
#define SHT31_TEMPERATURE_POINTER     0x00
#define SHT31_HUMIDITY_POINTER        0x01
#define SHT31_CONFIGURATION_POINTER   0x02
#define SHT31_SERIAL_ID1_POINTER      0xfb
#define SHT31_SERIAL_ID2_POINTER      0xfc
#define SHT31_SERIAL_ID3_POINTER      0xfd
#define SHT31_MANUFACTURER_ID_POINTER 0xfe
 
#define SHT31_CONFIGURE_MSB 0x10 /* Get both temperature and humidity */
#define SHT31_CONFIGURE_LSB 0x00 /* 14 bit resolution */
 
void getTemperatureAndHumidity(float *temperature, float *humidity) {
  unsigned int tData, hData;
  
  Wire.beginTransmission(SHT31_ADDRESS);
  Wire.write(SHT31_TEMPERATURE_POINTER);
  Wire.endTransmission();
  while (digitalRead(SHT31_RDY_PIN) == HIGH);
  Wire.requestFrom(SHT31_ADDRESS, 4);
  while (Wire.available()  < 4);
  
  tData = Wire.read()  << 8;
  tData |= Wire.read();
  
  hData = Wire.read()  << 8;
  hData |= Wire.read();
  
  *temperature = tData / 65536.0 * 165.0 - 40.0;
  *humidity = hData / 65536.0 * 100.0;
}
 
//*********************************************************
void setup() 
{
  setPowerManagementMode(PM_STOP_MODE); // use stop delay
 
  //Initialize Serial and I2C communications
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Wire.begin();
  pinMode(SHT31_RDY_PIN, INPUT);
   
  //Put the SHT31 IC into the correct operating mode
  Wire.beginTransmission(SHT31_ADDRESS);
  Wire.write(SHT31_CONFIGURATION_POINTER);
  Wire.write(SHT31_CONFIGURE_MSB);
  Wire.write(SHT31_CONFIGURE_LSB);
  Wire.endTransmission();
 
}
//------------------------------------------------------
void loop() 
{
  float temperature, humidity;
  
  getTemperatureAndHumidity(&temperature, &humidity);
  Serial.print("Temperature = ");
  Serial.print(temperature);
  Serial.print(" degree, Humidity = ");
  Serial.print(humidity);
  Serial.println("%");
  Serial.flush();
  
  delay(1000);
 
}

Temperature and Humidity Display for Picalico Reader

Each tap on the touch sensor yields a visible light transmission of temperature and humidity.

Picalico Reader is a smartphone app capable of reading these visible light signals.


#include <arduino.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <PicalicoClass.h>
 
Picalico pica(LOW); // set LED to active high
 
#define SHT31_ADDRESS 0x40
#define SHT31_RDY_PIN 2
 
#define SHT31_TEMPERATURE_POINTER     0x00
#define SHT31_HUMIDITY_POINTER        0x01
#define SHT31_CONFIGURATION_POINTER   0x02
#define SHT31_SERIAL_ID1_POINTER      0xfb
#define SHT31_SERIAL_ID2_POINTER      0xfc
#define SHT31_SERIAL_ID3_POINTER      0xfd
#define SHT31_MANUFACTURER_ID_POINTER 0xfe
  
#define SHT31_CONFIGURE_MSB 0x10 /* Get both temperature and humidity */
#define SHT31_CONFIGURE_LSB 0x00 /* 14 bit resolution */
 
void getTemperatureAndHumidity(float *temperature, float *humidity) {
  unsigned int tData, hData;
   
  Wire.beginTransmission(SHT31_ADDRESS);
  Wire.write(SHT31_TEMPERATURE_POINTER);
  Wire.endTransmission();
  while (digitalRead(SHT31_RDY_PIN) == HIGH);
  Wire.requestFrom(SHT31_ADDRESS, 4);
  while (Wire.available() < 4);
   
  tData = Wire.read() << 8;
  tData |= Wire.read();
   
  hData = Wire.read() << 8;
  hData |= Wire.read();
   
  *temperature = tData / 65536.0 * 165.0 - 40.0;
  *humidity = hData / 65536.0 * 100.0;
}
 
//*********************************************************
void setup() 
{ 
  setPowerManagementMode(PM_SNOOZE_MODE, 0, 800); // use snooze
  //Initialize Serial and I2C communications
  Wire.begin();
 
  //Put the SHT31 IC into the correct operating mode
  Wire.beginTransmission(SHT31_ADDRESS);
  Wire.write(SHT31_CONFIGURATION_POINTER);
  Wire.write(SHT31_CONFIGURE_MSB);
  Wire.write(SHT31_CONFIGURE_LSB);
  Wire.endTransmission();
  
}
//------------------------------------------------------
void loop() 
{
  float temperature, humidity;
  static bool g_mode = 0;
   
  analogRead(A6); // into snooze mode, wait for touch.
  pica.attach(22, 23, 24);
  getTemperatureAndHumidity(&temperature, &humidity);
  if(g_mode == 0){
    pica.writeTemperature((int)temperature); // write temperature into picalico
  } else {
    pica.writePercent((int)humidity); // write temperature into picalico
  }
  delay(10000); // operate 10sec
  g_mode = !g_mode;
  pica.detach();
    
}