ENS160 + BME280 Multi-function Environmental Sensor Wiki - DFRobot

Introduction

Build up a simple environmental monitor station with this multi-function environment sensor! Based on the combination of the ENS160+BME280 chip, this module features high accuracy, I2C interface, and fast Measurement. The BME280 can provide temperature and humidity compensation for ENS160 to improve the whole accuracy to a certain extent. It can be used to detect temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, altitude, TVOC and eCO2.

ENS160 is an air quality sensor based on ScioSense's new ENS160 sensor chip, which is specifically designed for indoor air quality monitoring and offers detection of multiple IAQ data (TVOC, eCO2, AQI). That the innovative TrueVOC™ technology combines the metal oxide (MOX) technology brings this sensor superior accuracy, fast response, anti-interference, etc.

BME280 is an environmental sensor that combines temperature sensor, humidity sensor and barometer in one board. It has high precision, multiple functions, small size, etc. The sensor offers ±0.5℃ temperature error and ±2%RH humidity error. It provides very stable performance within the detection temperature range. Besides, the offset temperature coefficient is ±1.5 Pa/K, equiv. to ±12.6 cm at 1 °C temperature change.

Air Quality Index

AQI Reference

Level Description Suggestion Recommended Stay Time
5 Extremely bad In unavoidable circumstances, please strengthen ventilation Not recommended to stay
4 Bad Strengthen ventilation, find sources of pollution Less than one month
3 Generally Strengthen ventilation, close to the water source Less than 12 months
2 Good Maintain adequate ventilation Suitable for long-term living
1 Excellent No suggestion Suitable for long-term living

eCO2/CO2 Concentration Reference

eCO2/CO2 Level Suggestion
21500 Terrible Indoor air pollution is serious and requires ventilation
1000-1500 Bad Indoor air is polluted, ventilation is recommended
800-1000 Generally Can be ventilated
600-800 Good Keep it normal
400-600 Eexcellent No suggestion

TVOC Concentration Reference

TOVC(ppb) Effects on Human Health
>6000 Headaches and nerve problem
750-6000 Restless and headache
50-750 Restless and uncomfortable
<50 No effect

Applications

Specification

SEN0335 SIZE

ENS160 Parameter:

BME280 Parameter:

Board Overview

SEN0335SVG

Num Label Description
1 3V3 +
2 GND -
3 SCL I2C clock line
4 SDA I2C data line
5 INT ENS160 Interrupt pin: interrupt in low level

Tutorial

Requirements

Connection Diagram

SEN0335CONNECT

1. Get Baseline

Burn the program to FireBeetle Board ESP32-E through Arduino IDE, open the serial port, we can see the printed.

Sensor operating status

Status Description
0 Operate normally
1 Preheat, the first 3 minutes when powered on(No more inital startup status for the sensor)
2 Initial startup, the first 1 hours when powered on(the sensor will no longer be in this state after 24 hours of continuous operation, if there is a power failure during this period, the sensor will still enter the initial startup state after power-on again)

For more details, please refer to Chapter 10 in the Chip Manual.

#include <DFRobot_ENS160.h>
#include "DFRobot_BME280.h"

#define SEA_LEVEL_PRESSURE    1015.0f

DFRobot_ENS160_I2C ENS160(&Wire, /*i2cAddr*/ 0x53);
typedef DFRobot_BME280_IIC    BME;    // ******** use abbreviations instead of full names ********
BME   bme(&Wire, 0x76);   // select TwoWire peripheral and set sensor address

// show last sensor operate status
void printLastOperateStatus(BME::eStatus_t eStatus)
{
  switch(eStatus) {
  case BME::eStatusOK:    Serial.println("everything ok"); break;
  case BME::eStatusErr:   Serial.println("unknow error"); break;
  case BME::eStatusErrDeviceNotDetected:    Serial.println("device not detected"); break;
  case BME::eStatusErrParameter:    Serial.println("parameter error"); break;
  default: Serial.println("unknow status"); break;
  }
}

void setup(void)
{
  Serial.begin(115200);
  bme.reset();
  Serial.println("bme read data test");
  while(bme.begin() != BME::eStatusOK) {
    Serial.println("bme begin faild");
    printLastOperateStatus(bme.lastOperateStatus);
    delay(2000);
  }
  Serial.println("bme begin success");
  delay(100);
  // Init the sensor
  while( NO_ERR != ENS160.begin() ){
    Serial.println("Communication with device failed, please check connection");
    delay(3000);
  }

  /**
   * Set power mode
   * mode Configurable power mode:
   *   ENS160_SLEEP_MODE: DEEP SLEEP mode (low power standby)
   *   ENS160_IDLE_MODE: IDLE mode (low-power)
   *   ENS160_STANDARD_MODE: STANDARD Gas Sensing Modes
   */
  ENS160.setPWRMode(ENS160_STANDARD_MODE);

  /**
   * Users write ambient temperature and relative humidity into ENS160 for calibration and compensation of the measured gas data.
   * ambientTemp Compensate the current ambient temperature, float type, unit: C
   * relativeHumidity Compensate the current ambient temperature, float type, unit: %rH
   */
  ENS160.setTempAndHum(/*temperature=*/bme.getTemperature(), /*humidity=*/bme.getHumidity());

}

void loop()
{
  float   temp = bme.getTemperature();
  uint32_t    press = bme.getPressure();
  float   alti = bme.calAltitude(SEA_LEVEL_PRESSURE, press);
  float   humi = bme.getHumidity();

  Serial.println();
  Serial.println("======== start print ========");
  Serial.print("temperature (unit Celsius): "); Serial.println(temp);
  Serial.print("pressure (unit pa):         "); Serial.println(press);
  Serial.print("altitude (unit meter):      "); Serial.println(alti);
  Serial.print("humidity (unit percent):    "); Serial.println(humi);
  Serial.println("========  end print  ========");
  /**
   * Get the sensor operating status
   * Return value: 0-Normal operation, 
   *         1-Warm-Up phase, first 3 minutes after power-on.
   *         2-Initial Start-Up phase, first full hour of operation after initial power-on. Only once in the sensor’s lifetime.
   * note: Note that the status will only be stored in the non-volatile memory after an initial 24h of continuous
   *       operation. If unpowered before conclusion of said period, the ENS160 will resume "Initial Start-up" mode
   *       after re-powering.
   */
  uint8_t Status = ENS160.getENS160Status();
  Serial.print("Sensor operating status : ");
  Serial.println(Status);
  /**
   * Get the air quality index
   * Return value: 1-Excellent, 2-Good, 3-Moderate, 4-Poor, 5-Unhealthy
   */
  uint8_t AQI = ENS160.getAQI();
  Serial.print("Air quality index : ");
  Serial.println(AQI);

  /**
   * Get TVOC concentration
   * Return value range: 0–65000, unit: ppb
   */
  uint16_t TVOC = ENS160.getTVOC();
  Serial.print("Concentration of total volatile organic compounds : ");
  Serial.print(TVOC);
  Serial.println(" ppb");

  /**
   * Get CO2 equivalent concentration calculated according to the detected data of VOCs and hydrogen (eCO2 – Equivalent CO2)
   * Return value range: 400–65000, unit: ppm
   * Five levels: Excellent(400 - 600), Good(600 - 800), Moderate(800 - 1000), 
   *               Poor(1000 - 1500), Unhealthy(> 1500)
   */
  uint16_t ECO2 = ENS160.getECO2();
  Serial.print("Carbon dioxide equivalent concentration : ");
  Serial.print(ECO2);
  Serial.println(" ppm");
  Serial.println();

  delay(1000);
}

Expected Results

Result1

/**
   * @fn setPWRMode
   * @brief Set power supply mode
   * @param mode Configurable power mode:
   * @n       ENS160_SLEEP_MODE: DEEP SLEEP mode (low power standby)
   * @n       ENS160_IDLE_MODE: IDLE mode (low-power)
   * @n       ENS160_STANDARD_MODE: STANDARD Gas Sensing Modes
   * @return None
   */
  void setPWRMode(uint8_t mode);

    /**
   * @fn setTempAndHum
   * @brief Users write ambient temperature and relative humidity into ENS160 for calibration compensation of the measured gas data.
   * @param ambientTemp Compensate the current ambient temperature, float type, unit: C
   * @param relativeHumidity Compensate the current ambient temperature, float type, unit: %rH
   * @return None
   */
  void setTempAndHum(float ambientTemp, float relativeHumidity);

  /**
   * @fn getENS160Status
   * @brief This API is used to get the sensor operating status
   * @return Operating status:
   * @n        eNormalOperation: Normal operation; 
   * @n        eWarmUpPhase: Warm-Up phase; 
   * @n        eInitialStartUpPhase: Initial Start-Up phase; 
   * @n        eInvalidOutput: Invalid output
   */
  uint8_t getENS160Status(void);

  /**
   * @fn getAQI
   * @brief Get the air quality index calculated on the basis of UBA
   * @return Return value range: 1-5 (Corresponding to five levels of Excellent, Good, Moderate, Poor and Unhealthy respectively)
   */
  uint8_t getAQI(void);

  /**
   * @fn getTVOC
   * @brief Get TVOC concentration
   * @return Return value range: 0–65000, unit: ppb
   */
  uint16_t getTVOC(void);

  /**
   * @fn getECO2
   * @brief Get CO2 equivalent concentration calculated according to the detected data of VOCs and hydrogen (eCO2 – Equivalent CO2)
   * @return Return value range: 400–65000, unit: ppm
   * @note Five levels: Excellent(400 - 600), Good(600 - 800), Moderate(800 - 1000), 
   * @n                  Poor(1000 - 1500), Unhealthy(> 1500)
   */
  uint16_t getECO2(void);

FAQ

Q: Why the sensor init failed and the serial monitor printed "device not detected"?
A: Check whether the I2C address in the codes is the same as the sensor address.

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