MSP-EXP432P401R LaunchPad and Si7021 Humidity and Temperature Sensor example

In this example we show how to connect a Si7021 I2C Humidity and Temperature Sensor to a MSP-EXP432P401R LaunchPad, the example will use the Energia IDE.

I used a Si7021 module in this example, which you can see below

The Si7021 I2C Humidity and Temperature Sensor is a monolithic CMOS IC integrating humidity and temperature sensor elements, an analog-to-digital converter, signal processing, calibration data, and an I2C Interface. The patented use of industry-standard, low-K polymeric dielectrics for sensing humidity enables the construction of low-power, monolithic CMOS Sensor ICs with low drift and hysteresis, and excellent long term stability.

Datasheet – https://www.silabs.com/documents/public/data-sheets/Si7021-A20.pdf

Connection

Here is a picture of the launchpad so you can see what pins we are referring to below in the table

launchpad pins1

Code

[codesyntax lang=”cpp”]

#include <Wire.h>

// SI7021 I2C address is 0x40(64)
#define Addr 0x40

void setup()
{
  // Initialise I2C communication as MASTER
  Wire.begin();
  // Initialise serial communication, set baud rate = 9600
  Serial.begin(9600);

  // Start I2C transmission
  Wire.beginTransmission(Addr);
  // Stop I2C transmission
  Wire.endTransmission();
  delay(300);
}

void loop()
{
  unsigned int data[2];
  
  // Start I2C transmission
  Wire.beginTransmission(Addr);
  // Send humidity measurement command, NO HOLD MASTER
  Wire.write(0xF5);
  // Stop I2C transmission
  Wire.endTransmission();
  delay(500);
    
  // Request 2 bytes of data
  Wire.requestFrom(Addr, 2);

  // Read 2 bytes of data
  // humidity msb, humidity lsb 
  if(Wire.available() == 2)
  {
    data[0] = Wire.read();
    data[1] = Wire.read();
  }
    
  // Convert the data
  float humidity  = ((data[0] * 256.0) + data[1]);
  humidity = ((125 * humidity) / 65536.0) - 6;

  // Start I2C transmission
  Wire.beginTransmission(Addr);
  // Send temperature measurement command, NO HOLD MASTER
  Wire.write(0xF3);
  // Stop I2C transmission
  Wire.endTransmission();
  delay(500);
    
  // Request 2 bytes of data
  Wire.requestFrom(Addr, 2);
  
  // Read 2 bytes of data
  // temp msb, temp lsb
  if(Wire.available() == 2)
  {
    data[0] = Wire.read();
    data[1] = Wire.read();
  }

  // Convert the data
  float temp  = ((data[0] * 256.0) + data[1]);
  float cTemp = ((175.72 * temp) / 65536.0) - 46.85;
  float fTemp = cTemp * 1.8 + 32;
   
  // Output data to serial monitor
  Serial.print("Relative humidity : ");
  Serial.print(humidity);
  Serial.println(" % RH");
  Serial.print("Temperature in Celsius : ");
  Serial.print(cTemp);
  Serial.println(" C");
  Serial.print("Temperature in Fahrenheit : ");
  Serial.print(fTemp);
  Serial.println(" F");
  delay(500);
}

[/codesyntax]

Output

Open the serial monitor and you should see something like this

Temperature in Celsius : 27.67 C
Temperature in Fahrenheit : 81.80 F
Relative humidity : 31.35 % RH
Temperature in Celsius : 29.15 C
Temperature in Fahrenheit : 84.47 F
Relative humidity : 32.09 % RH
Temperature in Celsius : 31.21 C
Temperature in Fahrenheit : 88.17 F
Relative humidity : 32.86 % RH
Temperature in Celsius : 32.22 C
Temperature in Fahrenheit : 89.99 F
Relative humidity : 33.73 % RH
Temperature in Celsius : 32.66 C
Temperature in Fahrenheit : 90.78 F
Relative humidity : 34.14 % RH

Links

Industrial High Precision Si7021 Humidity Sensor with I2C Interface for Arduino