DHT22 sensor

dev board WeMos D1 Mini
chip ESP8266
chip DHT22
sensor temperature
sensor humidity

Before starting

Dependancies

Ensure the following dependancies are downloaded and available:

Code

Download code dht22-sensor.ino
// Refer: https://github.com/adafruit/DHT-sensor-library/blob/master/examples/DHTtester/DHTtester.ino

#include "DHT.h"

#define DHTPIN 4 // D2 on WeMos is GPIO04
#define DHTTYPE DHT22

DHT dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.setTimeout(2000);

  while(!Serial) { }

  Serial.println("Device Started");
  Serial.println("-------------------------------------");
  Serial.println("Running DHT!");
  Serial.println("-------------------------------------");

}

int timeSinceLastRead = 0;
void loop() {

  if(timeSinceLastRead > 2000) {
    float h = dht.readHumidity();
    float t = dht.readTemperature();
    float f = dht.readTemperature(true);

    if (isnan(h) || isnan(t) || isnan(f)) {
      Serial.println("Failed to read from DHT sensor!");
      timeSinceLastRead = 0;
      return;
    }

    float hif = dht.computeHeatIndex(f, h);
    float hic = dht.computeHeatIndex(t, h, false);

    Serial.print("Humidity: ");
    Serial.print(h);
    Serial.print(" %\t");
    Serial.print("Temperature: ");
    Serial.print(t);
    Serial.print(" *C ");
    Serial.print(f);
    Serial.print(" *F\t");
    Serial.print("Heat index: ");
    Serial.print(hic);
    Serial.print(" *C ");
    Serial.print(hif);
    Serial.println(" *F");

    timeSinceLastRead = 0;
  }
  delay(100);
  timeSinceLastRead += 100;
}

Makefile

BOARD?=esp8266com:esp8266:d1_mini
PORT?=/dev/cu.wchusbserial1410
BUILD=build
# Arduino CLI version 0.14.0 is used.

.PHONY: default lint all flash clean

default: lint all flash clean

lint:
	cpplint --extensions=ino --filter=-legal/copyright *.ino

all:
	arduino-cli compile --fqbn $(BOARD) --output-dir $(BUILD) ./

flash:
	arduino-cli upload --fqbn $(BOARD) --port $(PORT) --input-dir $(BUILD)

clean:
	rm -r build

Schematic

Wire up the hardware accordingly

DHT22 sensor schematic

Description

Display humidity and temperature every second with DHT22 sensor

References