CircuitPython support for DHT11 and DHT22 type temperature/humidity devices
Project description
Introduction
CircuitPython support for the DHT11 and DHT22 temperature and humidity devices.
Dependencies
This driver depends on:
Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle.
Installing from PyPI
On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI. To install for current user:
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-dhtTo install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):
sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-dhtTo install in a virtual environment in your current project:
mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .env
source .env/bin/activate
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-dhtUsage Example
Hardware Set-up
Designed specifically to work with the Adafruit DHT series sensors:
Please check the device datasheet for the appropriate value.
Be sure that you are running the Buster Operating System.
Make sure that your user is part of the gpio group.
Known Issues
The library may or may not work in Linux 64-bit platforms.
The Raspberry PI Zero does not provide reliable readings.
Readings in FeatherS2 does not work as expected.
Basics
Of course, you must import the library to use it:
import adafruit_dhtThe DHT type devices use single data wire, so import the board pin
from board import <pin>Now, to initialize the DHT11 device:
dht_device = adafruit_dht.DHT11(<pin>)OR initialize the DHT22 device:
dht_device = adafruit_dht.DHT22(<pin>)Read temperature and humidity
Now get the temperature and humidity values
temperature = dht_device.temperature
humidity = dht_device.humidityThese properties may raise an exception if a problem occurs. You should use try/raise logic and catch RuntimeError and then retry getting the values after at least 2 seconds. If you try again to get a result within 2 seconds, cached values are returned.
Documentation
API documentation for this library can be found on Read the Docs.
For information on building library documentation, please check out this guide.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.
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