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Multiple BME280

Q&A Forum › Category: ESP32 › Multiple BME280
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Patto asked 4 years ago

Hi All
I have followed the https://randomnerdtutorials.com/visualize-esp32-esp8266-sensor-readings-from-anywhere/
tutorial. I love the results so far but I want to run 2 BME280’s and maybe more later.
How would I add another BME280 to get the data from and how would I add it to the webpage.
Thanks In Advance

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Steve Mercer answered 4 years ago

The easiest way would be via an I2C bus. Each BME280 would have a different address. In your code you would create a new BME280 instance for each sensor. In your web page code you would modify the call to get data for each sensor.
 
If you need specific help, post your code.

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Patto answered 4 years ago

Thanks Steve
Here is my Code for the ESP to start with

/*
Rui Santos
Complete project details at https://RandomNerdTutorials.com

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files.

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
*/
#ifdef ESP32
#include <WiFi.h>
#include <HTTPClient.h>
#else
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <ESP8266HTTPClient.h>
#include <WiFiClient.h>
#endif
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_Sensor.h>
#include <Adafruit_BME280.h>
// Replace with your network credentials
const char* ssid = “”;
const char* password = “”;
// REPLACE with your Domain name and URL path or IP address with path
const char* serverName = “http://buzzyhunny.com/post-data.php&#8221;;
// Keep this API Key value to be compatible with the PHP code provided in the project page.
// If you change the apiKeyValue value, the PHP file /post-data.php also needs to have the same key
String apiKeyValue = “tPmAT5Ab3j7F9”;
/*#include <SPI.h>
#define BME_SCK 18
#define BME_MISO 19
#define BME_MOSI 23
#define BME_CS 5*/
Adafruit_BME280 bme; // I2C
//Adafruit_BME280 bme(BME_CS); // hardware SPI
//Adafruit_BME280 bme(BME_CS, BME_MOSI, BME_MISO, BME_SCK); // software SPI
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);

WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
Serial.println(“Connecting”);
while(WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
delay(500);
Serial.print(“.”);
}
Serial.println(“”);
Serial.print(“Connected to WiFi network with IP Address: “);
Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
// (you can also pass in a Wire library object like &Wire2)
bool status = bme.begin(0x76);
if (!status) {
Serial.println(“Could not find a valid BME280 sensor, check wiring or change I2C address!”);
while (1);
}
}
void loop() {
//Check WiFi connection status
if(WiFi.status()== WL_CONNECTED){
HTTPClient http;

// Your Domain name with URL path or IP address with path
http.begin(serverName);

// Specify content-type header
http.addHeader(“Content-Type”, “application/x-www-form-urlencoded”);

// Prepare your HTTP POST request data
String httpRequestData = “api_key=” + apiKeyValue + “&value1=” + String(bme.readTemperature())
+ “&value2=” + String(bme.readHumidity()) + “&value3=” + String(bme.readPressure()/100.0F) + “”;
Serial.print(“httpRequestData: “);
Serial.println(httpRequestData);

// You can comment the httpRequestData variable above
// then, use the httpRequestData variable below (for testing purposes without the BME280 sensor)
//String httpRequestData = “api_key=tPmAT5Ab3j7F9&value1=24.75&value2=49.54&value3=1005.14”;
// Send HTTP POST request
int httpResponseCode = http.POST(httpRequestData);

// If you need an HTTP request with a content type: text/plain
//http.addHeader(“Content-Type”, “text/plain”);
//int httpResponseCode = http.POST(“Hello, World!”);

// If you need an HTTP request with a content type: application/json, use the following:
//http.addHeader(“Content-Type”, “application/json”);
//int httpResponseCode = http.POST(“{\”value1\”:\”19\”,\”value2\”:\”67\”,\”value3\”:\”78\”}”);

if (httpResponseCode>0) {
Serial.print(“HTTP Response code: “);
Serial.println(httpResponseCode);
}
else {
Serial.print(“Error code: “);
Serial.println(httpResponseCode);
}
// Free resources
http.end();
}
else {
Serial.println(“WiFi Disconnected”);
}
//Send an HTTP POST request every 30 seconds
delay(30000);
}

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Steve Mercer answered 4 years ago

That is the code directly from the tutorial with no changes. First off you need a new Adafruit_BME280 variable – Adafruit_BME280 bme1; then you would use a bme1.begin(<I2C address>) as well as other changes for a new sensor. Look into using a loop to do all this and putting the I2C addresses in an array.

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Sara Santos Staff answered 4 years ago

Hi.
We have this tutorial: https://randomnerdtutorials.com/esp32-i2c-communication-arduino-ide/
It shows how to use two BME280 sensors simultaneously. Check the section “ESP32 Using Two I2C Bus Interfaces”.
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Sara
 

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