The idea for the sending code is pretty simple - we just read the values in a loop and send them out over the serial port.
The complete Arduino sketch code is provided later to allow customizing. However, we provide some pre-compiled examples in UF2 format. With these UF2 files, you can just drag-and-drop to the Trinkey QT2040 RPI-RP2 bootloader folder. The Arduino IDE does not even need to be installed.
Installing UF2 Examples
To install the UF2 files:
- Put the Trinkey QT2040 in bootloader mode by holding the BOOT button while pressing the RST (reset) button.
- A folder named RPI-RP2 should appear.
- Drag the UF2 file to the RPI-RP2 folder.
- Once copied, board should reset and code is now running.
With that running on the Trinkey QT2040, the serial output will look like this:
Send JSON Formatted Text
This example provides JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) formatted text. Here's the UF2:
With that running on the Trinkey QT2040, the serial output will look like this:
Customizing
You can customize the Arduino sketch sending behavior by modifying these lines found at the top of the sketch:
//--| User Config |----------------------------------------------- #define DATA_FORMAT 0 // 0=CSV, 1=JSON #define DATA_RATE 5000 // generate new number ever X ms #define BEAT_COLOR 0xADAF00 // neopixel heart beat color #define BEAT_RATE 1000 // neopixel heart beat rate in ms, 0=none //----------------------------------------------------------------
The ready to go UF2 examples provided above are just precompiled sketches with these already set for specific use cases, i.e. CSV and JSON output.
Sensirion SCD4x Arduino Library
To recompile the Arduino sketch, you'll need the Sensirion Arduino library for the SCD40:
It can be installed via the Arduino IDE Library Manager. Just search for "Sensirion I2C SCD4x":
// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Carter Nelson for Adafruit Industries
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>
#include <Adafruit_BME280.h>
#include <SensirionI2CScd4x.h>
#include <Wire.h>
//--| User Config |-----------------------------------------------
#define DATA_FORMAT 0 // 0=CSV, 1=JSON
#define DATA_RATE 5000 // generate new number ever X ms
#define BEAT_COLOR 0xADAF00 // neopixel heart beat color
#define BEAT_RATE 1000 // neopixel heart beat rate in ms, 0=none
//----------------------------------------------------------------
Adafruit_BME280 bme;
SensirionI2CScd4x scd4x;
Adafruit_NeoPixel neopixel(1, PIN_NEOPIXEL, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);
uint16_t CO2, data_ready;
float scd4x_temp, scd4x_humid;
float temperature, humidity, pressure;
int current_time, last_data, last_beat;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
// init status neopixel
neopixel.begin();
neopixel.fill(0);
neopixel.show();
// init BME280 first, this calls Wire.begin()
if (!bme.begin()) {
Serial.println("Failed to initialize BME280.");
neoPanic();
}
// init SCD40
scd4x.begin(Wire);
scd4x.stopPeriodicMeasurement();
if (scd4x.startPeriodicMeasurement()) {
Serial.println("Failed to start SCD40.");
neoPanic();
}
// init time tracking
last_data = last_beat = millis();
}
void loop() {
current_time = millis();
//-----------
// Send Data
//-----------
if (current_time - last_data > DATA_RATE) {
temperature = bme.readTemperature();
pressure = bme.readPressure() / 100;
humidity = bme.readHumidity();
scd4x.setAmbientPressure(uint16_t(pressure));
scd4x.readMeasurement(CO2, scd4x_temp, scd4x_humid);
switch (DATA_FORMAT) {
case 0:
sendCSV(); break;
case 1:
sendJSON(); break;
default:
Serial.print("Unknown data format: "); Serial.println(DATA_FORMAT);
neoPanic();
}
last_data = current_time;
}
//------------
// Heart Beat
//------------
if ((BEAT_RATE) && (current_time - last_beat > BEAT_RATE)) {
if (neopixel.getPixelColor(0)) {
neopixel.fill(0);
} else {
neopixel.fill(BEAT_COLOR);
}
neopixel.show();
last_beat = current_time;
}
}
void sendCSV() {
Serial.print(CO2); Serial.print(", ");
Serial.print(pressure); Serial.print(", ");
Serial.print(temperature); Serial.print(", ");
Serial.println(humidity);
}
void sendJSON() {
Serial.print("{");
Serial.print("\"CO2\" : "); Serial.print(CO2); Serial.print(", ");
Serial.print("\"pressure\" : "); Serial.print(pressure); Serial.print(", ");
Serial.print("\"temperature\" : "); Serial.print(temperature); Serial.print(", ");
Serial.print("\"humidity\" : "); Serial.print(humidity);
Serial.println("}");
}
void neoPanic() {
while (1) {
neopixel.fill(0xFF0000); neopixel.show(); delay(100);
neopixel.fill(0x000000); neopixel.show(); delay(100);
}
}
