Maintain optimal humidity levels and protect your space from damage with SHT40, SGP40 and TM4C1294KCPDT
Empowering healthier homes
Published Aug 25, 2023
Click board™
Environment 2 Click
Dev. board
Fusion for Tiva v8
Compiler
NECTO Studio
MCU
TM4C1294KCPDT
Create a healthier living environment by actively monitoring humidity levels and air quality parameters, ensuring the well-being of you and your loved ones
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Hardware Overview
How does it work?
Environment 2 Click is based on the SHT40 and SGP40, a high-accuracy best-in-class SHT relative humidity, and a temperature sensor combined with MOx based gas sensor from Sensirion. The SHT40 offers reduced power consumption, improved accuracy specifications, and a fully calibrated digital I2C Fast Mode Plus interface for the fastest data transfer. It covers extended operating humidity and temperature ranges from 0 to 100%RH and from -40°C to 125°C with accuracies of ±1.8%RH and ±0.2°C. Conversely, an additional gas sensor of this combo solution, the SGP40, provides a humidity-compensated VOC-based indoor air quality signal and a temperature-controlled micro hot plate. The SHT40 performs best when operated within the recommended
average temperature and humidity range of 5-60°C and 20-80%RH. Long-term exposure to conditions outside recommended normal range, especially at high relative humidity, may temporarily offset the RH signal. After returning to the recommended average temperature and humidity range, the sensor will recover to within specifications. The output signal of the SGP40 is processed by Sensirion’s VOC Algorithm, which automatically adapts to the environment the sensor is exposed to translate the raw signal into a VOC Index. The sensing element and VOC Algorithm feature unmatched robustness against contaminating gases in real-world applications, enabling exceptional long-term stability, low drift, high reproducibility, and reliability. Environment 2
Click communicates with MCU using the standard I2C 2-Wire interface. Since both sensors for operation requires a 3.3V logic voltage level only, this Click board™ also features the PCA9306 voltage-level translator from Texas Instruments. The I2C interface bus lines are routed to the dual bidirectional voltage-level translator, allowing this Click board™ to work properly with both 3.3V and 5V MCUs. This Click board™ can operate with either 3.3V or 5V logic voltage levels selected via the VIO SEL jumper. This way, both 3.3V and 5V capable MCUs can use the communication lines properly. Also, this Click board™ comes equipped with a library containing easy-to-use functions and an example code that can be used, as a reference, for further development.
Features overview
Development board
Fusion for TIVA v8 is a development board specially designed for the needs of rapid development of embedded applications. It supports a wide range of microcontrollers, such as different 32-bit ARM® Cortex®-M based MCUs from Texas Instruments, regardless of their number of pins, and a broad set of unique functions, such as the first-ever embedded debugger/programmer over a WiFi network. The development board is well organized and designed so that the end-user has all the necessary elements, such as switches, buttons, indicators, connectors, and others, in one place. Thanks to innovative manufacturing technology, Fusion for TIVA v8 provides a fluid and immersive working experience, allowing access
anywhere and under any circumstances at any time. Each part of the Fusion for TIVA v8 development board contains the components necessary for the most efficient operation of the same board. An advanced integrated CODEGRIP programmer/debugger module offers many valuable programming/debugging options, including support for JTAG, SWD, and SWO Trace (Single Wire Output)), and seamless integration with the Mikroe software environment. Besides, it also includes a clean and regulated power supply module for the development board. It can use a wide range of external power sources, including a battery, an external 12V power supply, and a power source via the USB Type-C (USB-C) connector.
Communication options such as USB-UART, USB HOST/DEVICE, CAN (on the MCU card, if supported), and Ethernet is also included. In addition, it also has the well-established mikroBUS™ standard, a standardized socket for the MCU card (SiBRAIN standard), and two display options for the TFT board line of products and character-based LCD. Fusion for TIVA v8 is an integral part of the Mikroe ecosystem for rapid development. Natively supported by Mikroe software tools, it covers many aspects of prototyping and development thanks to a considerable number of different Click boards™ (over a thousand boards), the number of which is growing every day.
Microcontroller Overview
MCU Card / MCU
Type
8th Generation
Architecture
ARM Cortex-M4
MCU Memory (KB)
512
Silicon Vendor
Texas Instruments
Pin count
128
RAM (Bytes)
262144
Used MCU Pins
mikroBUS™ mapper
Take a closer look
Click board™ Schematic
Step by step
Project assembly
Start by selecting your development board and Click board™. Begin with the Fusion for Tiva v8 as your development board.
Track your results in real time
Application Output
1. Application Output - In Debug mode, the 'Application Output' window enables real-time data monitoring, offering direct insight into execution results. Ensure proper data display by configuring the environment correctly using the provided tutorial.
2. UART Terminal - Use the UART Terminal to monitor data transmission via a USB to UART converter, allowing direct communication between the Click board™ and your development system. Configure the baud rate and other serial settings according to your project's requirements to ensure proper functionality. For step-by-step setup instructions, refer to the provided tutorial.
3. Plot Output - The Plot feature offers a powerful way to visualize real-time sensor data, enabling trend analysis, debugging, and comparison of multiple data points. To set it up correctly, follow the provided tutorial, which includes a step-by-step example of using the Plot feature to display Click board™ readings. To use the Plot feature in your code, use the function: plot(*insert_graph_name*, variable_name);. This is a general format, and it is up to the user to replace 'insert_graph_name' with the actual graph name and 'variable_name' with the parameter to be displayed.
Software Support
Library Description
This library contains API for Environment 2 Click driver.
Key functions:
environment2_get_temp_hum- Environment 2 get temperature and relative humidity functionenvironment2_get_air_quality- Environment 2 get air quality data functionenvironment2_sgp40_measure_test- Environment 2 SGP40 measurement test function
Open Source
Code example
The complete application code and a ready-to-use project are available through the NECTO Studio Package Manager for direct installation in the NECTO Studio. The application code can also be found on the MIKROE GitHub account.
/*!
* @file main.c
* @brief Environment2 Click example
*
* # Description
* This library contains API for Environment 2 Click driver.
* The library contains drivers for measuring air quality,
* temperature and relative humidity.
*
* The demo application is composed of two sections :
*
* ## Application Init
* Initializes I2C driver and triggers the built-in self-test checking,
* set heater off, performs sensors configuration and initialize VOC algorithm.
*
* ## Application Task
* This is an example that demonstrates the use of the Environment 2 Click board.
* Measured and display air quality ( raw data ),
* temperature ( degrees Celsius ), relative humidity ( % ) and VOC Index.
* Results are being sent to the Usart Terminal where you can track their changes.
* All data logs write on USB UART changes every 2 sec.
*
* @author Nenad Filipovic
*
*/
#include "board.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "environment2.h"
static environment2_t environment2;
static log_t logger;
static uint16_t air_quality;
static float humidity;
static float temperature;
static int32_t voc_index;
static environment2_voc_algorithm_params voc_algorithm_params;
void application_init ( void ) {
log_cfg_t log_cfg; /**< Logger config object. */
environment2_cfg_t environment2_cfg; /**< Click config object. */
/**
* Logger initialization.
* Default baud rate: 115200
* Default log level: LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG
* @note If USB_UART_RX and USB_UART_TX
* are defined as HAL_PIN_NC, you will
* need to define them manually for log to work.
* See @b LOG_MAP_USB_UART macro definition for detailed explanation.
*/
LOG_MAP_USB_UART( log_cfg );
log_init( &logger, &log_cfg );
log_info( &logger, " Application Init " );
// Click initialization.
environment2_cfg_setup( &environment2_cfg );
ENVIRONMENT2_MAP_MIKROBUS( environment2_cfg, MIKROBUS_1 );
err_t init_flag = environment2_init( &environment2, &environment2_cfg );
if ( init_flag == I2C_MASTER_ERROR ) {
log_error( &logger, " Application Init Error. " );
log_printf( &logger, " Please, run program again... " );
for ( ; ; );
}
log_printf( &logger, " Application Task \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, "-----------------------\r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " Environment 2 Click \r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, "-----------------------\r\n" );
if ( environment2_sgp40_measure_test( &environment2 ) == ENVIRONMENT2_SGP40_TEST_PASSED ) {
log_printf( &logger, " All tests passed\r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " Successfully\r\n" );
} else {
log_printf( &logger, " One or more tests have\r\n" );
log_printf( &logger, " Failed\r\n" );
}
log_printf( &logger, "-----------------------\r\n" );
Delay_ms( 100 );
environment2_sgp40_heater_off( &environment2 );
Delay_ms( 100 );
environment2_config_sensors( );
Delay_ms( 100 );
}
void application_task ( void ) {
environment2_get_temp_hum( &environment2, &humidity, &temperature );
Delay_ms( 100 );
log_printf( &logger, " Humidity : %.2f %% \r\n", humidity );
log_printf( &logger, " Temperature : %.2f C \r\n", temperature );
environment2_get_air_quality( &environment2, &air_quality );
Delay_ms( 100 );
log_printf( &logger, " Air Quality : %d \r\n", air_quality );
log_printf( &logger, "- - - - - - - - - - - \r\n" );
environment2_get_voc_index( &environment2, &voc_index );
Delay_ms( 100 );
log_printf( &logger, " VOC Index : %d \r\n", ( uint16_t ) voc_index );
log_printf( &logger, "-----------------------\r\n" );
Delay_ms( 2000 );
}
void main ( void ) {
application_init( );
for ( ; ; ) {
application_task( );
}
}
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