Configure a bme280 sensor
Configure a bme280
sensor to integrate a BME280 environmental sensor, used for sensing temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure, into your robot:
Navigate to the Config tab of your robot’s page in the Viam app.
Click on the Components subtab and navigate to the Create component menu.
Enter a name for your sensor, select the type sensor
, and select the bme280
model.
Click Create component.
Edit and fill in the attributes as applicable.
{
"components": [
{
"name": "<your-bme280-sensor-name>",
"type": "sensor",
"model": "bme280",
"attributes": {
"board": "<your-board-name>",
"i2c_bus": "<your-i2c-bus-name-on-board>"
},
"depends_on": []
}
]
}
The following attributes are available for bme280
sensors:
Attribute | Type | Inclusion | Description |
---|---|---|---|
board | string | Required | The name of the board the sensor is wired to. |
i2c_bus | string | Required | The name of the I2C bus on the board that the sensor is wired to. |
i2c_address | string | Optional | Default: 0x77 . The I2C device address of the sensor. |
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