The Complete Beginners Guide to Arduino - 2021 - Temperature and Humidity Sensors - BME280

This video tutorial provides an in-depth look at the BME 280 sensor, highlighting its advantages over the DHT 11 sensor, including its ability to measure temperature, humidity, and air pressure. The tutorial explains the sensor's compatibility with I2C and SPI protocols and guides viewers through setting up the sensor with an Arduino. It also covers the installation of necessary libraries and demonstrates how to read and display sensor data, including temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit, pressure in hectopascals, and altitude in meters.

What is the temperature range of the BME 280 sensor?

• -40 to 85 degrees C

• 10 to 100 degrees C

• 0 to 50 degrees C

• -20 to 60 degrees C

Which communication protocols are supported by the Adafruit BME 280 sensor?

• I2C and SPI

• SPI and UART

• I2C and UART

• UART and CAN

How many pins does the cheaper BME 280 sensor version have?

• 7 pins

• 4 pins

• 5 pins

• 6 pins

What voltage is required for the BME 280 sensor?

• 3.3 volts

• 12 volts

• 1.5 volts

• 5 volts

Which pin on the Arduino should the SDA line of the BME 280 be connected to?

• A5

• A4

• A1

• A0

What is the first step in setting up the Arduino IDE for the BME 280 sensor?

• Install the BME 280 library

• Write the main loop code

• Connect the sensor to the Arduino

• Define the sea level pressure

What should you do if the BME 280 sensor returns a status of 0?

• Change the Arduino board

• Reinstall the library

• Update the IDE

• Check the wiring connections

Which command is used to read the temperature from the BME 280 sensor?

• BME280.readTemperature()

• BME280.getTemperature()

• BME280.getTemp()

• BME280.readTemp()

How can you convert the temperature reading from Celsius to Fahrenheit?

• Multiply by 2.2 and add 28

• Multiply by 2 and add 30

• Multiply by 1.8 and add 32

• Multiply by 1.5 and add 40

What additional feature does the BME 280 sensor provide compared to the DHT 11?

• Light intensity measurement

• Magnetic field measurement

• Sound level measurement

• Air pressure measurement