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Sensirion Raspberry Pi I2C SGP41 Driver
This document explains how to set up the SGP41 sensor to run on a Raspberry Pi using the provided code.
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Click here to learn more about the SGP41 Sensor.
Setup Guide
Connecting the Sensor
Your sensor has the four different connectors: VCC, GND, SDA, SCL. Use the following pins to connect your SGP41:
SGP41 | Raspberry Pi |
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VCC | Pin 1 (3.3V) |
GND | Pin 6 |
SDA | Pin 3 |
SCL | Pin 5 |
Raspberry Pi
- Install the Raspberry Pi OS on to your Raspberry Pi
- Enable the I2C interface in the raspi-config
- Download the driver for the Sensirion Github Page and extract the
.zip
on your Raspberry Pi - Compile the driver
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Open a terminal
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Navigate to the driver directory. E.g.
cd ~/raspberry-pi-i2c-sgp41
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Run the
make
command to compile the driverOutput:
rm -f sgp41_i2c_example_usage cc -Os -Wall -fstrict-aliasing -Wstrict-aliasing=1 -Wsign-conversion -fPIC -I. -o sgp41_i2c_example_usage sgp41_i2c.h sgp41_i2c.c sensirion_i2c_hal.h sensirion_i2c.h sensirion_i2c.c \ sensirion_i2c_hal.c sensirion_config.h sensirion_common.h sensirion_common.c sgp41_i2c_example_usage.c
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- Test your connected sensor
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Run
./sgp41_i2c_example_usage
in the same directory you used to compile the driver.Output:
SRAW VOC: 25720 SRAW NOx: conditioning SRAW VOC: 25846 SRAW NOx: conditioning ... SRAW VOC: 25951 SRAW NOx: 15656 SRAW VOC: 26153 SRAW NOx: 15612 SRAW VOC: 26278 SRAW NOx: 15553 ...
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Conditioning
After each restart of the sensor or when the hotplates have been switched off, the conditioning command must be called from idle mode. The conditioning heats the hotplate of the NOx pixel to a different temperature compared to the measurement mode enabling a faster switch-on thereafter.
It is recommended to execute the conditioning for 10s, but 10s must not be exceeded to avoid damage to the sensing material.
Troubleshooting
Initialization failed
- Ensure that you connected the sensor correctly: All cables are fully plugged in and connected to the correct pin.
- Ensure that I2C is enabled on the Raspberry Pi. For this redo the steps on "Enable the I2C interface in the raspi-config" in the guide above.
- Ensure that your user account has read and write access to the I2C device.
If it only works with user root (
sudo ./sgp41_i2c_example_usage
), it's typically due to wrong permission settings.