Pressure Sensor for Pi 4

June 25, 2024, 21:18

soupy.ai

Hi, Im working on a project and i have more experience with software programming than physical anything. basically i have a pi 4 and i need to add a sensor to it that you can attach a tube with a balloon on the other end and have the sensor read the pressure changes. Does anyone have an ideas or sensors that could be used for this? I would ideally like to use the ic2 bus on the board but if i need to get an adp? that can be done too. Thank you!

thunder07337

BMP180 Barometric Pressure Sensor

eric_44794

In your case, a Digital Barometric Pressure Sensor would do the job. These types of sensors are used to measure the pressure of airs, just as you've mentioned in your project. Here are a couple of options: BMP280/BMP180 sensor: It is a compact sensor that uses I2C or SPI communication and can measure both temperature and pressure. MPL3115A2 sensor: This sensor also communicates over I2C and can measure pressure, temperature, and altitude. You can connect it directly to your Pi’s I2C bus. MS5637 sensor: This is an ultra-compact, I2C bus, and high-resolution sensor, which provide the measurement of pressure and temperature. BME280: It's a very popular sensor that measures temperature, humidity, and pressure.