Raspberry Pi 2/3 Weather Sensor Shield

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The DPP904R000 from Sensor Solutions - TE Connectivity is a MEAS Pi weather shield. It provides necessary hardware to interface HTU21D digital relative humidity sensor, MS5637 digital barometric pressure sensor, TSYS-01 temperature system sensor, TSD305-1C55 digital thermopile sensor to any system that utilizes Raspberry Pi compatible expansion ports configurable for I²C communication.

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The HTU21D is a self-contained humidity and temperature sensor that is fully calibrated during manufacturing and can operate from 1.5V to 3.6V has selectable resolution, low battery detection and checksum capability. The MS5637 is a self-contained pressure and temperature sensor that is fully calibrated during manufacturing and can operate from 1.5V to 3.6V. The temperature system sensor TSYS-01 series is a self-contained temperature sensor that is fully calibrated during manufacturing and can operate from 2.2V to 3.6V. The TSD305-1C55 is a contactless temperature measurement system in a TO5 package.

 

Features

  • 0% to 100% relative humidity range, -40°C to 125°C temperature (HTU21D sensor)
  • MS5637 measures pressure from 300mbar to 1200mbar, temperature from -40°C to 125°C
  • TSYS01 measures temperature from -40°C to 125°C, accuracy from 0.1°C to 0.5°C
  • Contactless temperature measurement from 0°C to 100°C (TSD305-1C55)
  • HTU21D, TSYS01 has a low power stand-by mode for power-sensitive applications
  • Dimension is 64.97322mm x 56.4134mm
Important Dates

Enrollment Begins: August 23 2017

Enrollment Ends: September 29 2017

RoadTesters Selected: Oct 6 2017 (estimated)

Product Shipped: Oct 18 2017

RoadTesting Begins: Oct 25 2017

Reminder/Update Email:Nov 25 2017

Submit Reviews By: Dec 26 2017**

 

*The element14 RoadTest Staff will send this reminder/update email.

**If a RoadTester is unable to meet the deadline, please notify the RoadTest Program Lead, , as soon as possible before the deadline.

RoadTesters

The supplier chose the following as official RoadTesters:

 

Terms & Conditions

Raspberry Pi 2/3 Weather Sensor Shield– RoadTest

Terms and Conditions

These are the terms and conditions which govern theRaspberry Pi 2/3 Weather Sensor Shield RoadTest contest. This Contest requires participants to submit an application indicating their previous experience with this type of equipment/component, information on what they would do to test the equipment/component, and the applicant’s desire to post a thorough review of their experience with images, photos, or other supplemental materials. Participants will be required to meet the Conditions for Participation.  The winners of this RoadTest will receive the item(s) listed below. RoadTest Reviews are due no later than 60 days after the receipt of the item(s). No other prizes are offered.

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Raspberry Pi 2/3 Weather Sensor Shield

(RoadTest or Contest)

Key dates:

Applications Close: midnight (GMT) on Sept 29 2017

Announcement of Winner (estimated): Oct 6  2017

 

Prize: Raspberry Pi 2/3 Weather Sensor Shield

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Comment List
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  • My review will be submitted this evening. I have not been feeling well the past few days. I apologize for this delay.

  • OK I get it!

    Kas, look at the board,

    TSY and HTU have cutouts around, which make them relative easy to take off the "mainboard"

    but only temp. sensor is accompanied with relating holes convienient to solder wires or insert pins/ connector etc...

    Besides temperature measurement placed in the middle of the board  is most affected by "RPI heating station"

  • but why select the TSY over any other part ?

     

    Kas

  • Thank you

    After separation of TSY its readouts differ at last from the board temperature!

  • What was the reason? - mostly the dilemmas described in my post above (Nov 17)

    I think Gerrits charts and my results confirms the decision was correct.

    My readouts of the ambient are fine now.

    But maybe there is a little misunderstanding I didn't remove the sensor at all, I have it extended using the wires.

     

    BTW (TSY offtopic) the pressure is still lower than expected (...maybe this is the reason of my headacheimage)

  • The fact that the sensor board closely is connected to the raspberry pi certainly influences the temperature readout.

    As an example below the graph of the temperature readings of my raspberry pi based home automation system.

    Voeding is a sensor glued to the power supply, kast is a sensor inside the case of the system, binnen is my room temperature, measured with a sensor outside the case, buiten is the outside temperature and cpu is the cpu temperature.

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  • What prompted you to remove this part as opposed to the others on the board.

     

    Kas

  • Good news from my lab:

    Breaking out the TSY part from the board improved the reliability/ credibility of the readouts!

    Remark for other daredevils - beware when soldering, the paths are narrow, the best solution is to press tightly 4pin connector.

    Good luck!

  • I'm confused a little with the accuracy of sensors after comparison with other instruments.

    For sure, there is the influence of the board especially in readouts from additional temperature sensors from:

    HTU21D

    MS5637

    TSD305-1C55

    but TSYS0101 seems to be slightly separated from the board, thanks to "cutting-ready" solution (in the meaning of the heat transmission, convection can be neglected and in my opinion, the radiation also)

    Why has it shown around 30C from the beginning of my tests (around 10 days).

    The ambient temp is below 22!

    Remaining (additional) t. sensors give more than 32C - I treat it as the relative board temperature. And frankly, these three, quite similar measures - look quite reliable... (<1%error)

    Another doubt relates to the pressure, it's around 10hPa lower than measured with another equipment. I agree there is also only 1% but... we expect something better in case of industrial equipment... (max ∓4% according to papers)

    Is it possible that the quality of readouts is so miserable.

     

    Regarding the mentioned above cuttings around the TSY sensor, I think, I grown-up to break-out this part, separate it from the board and generally minimalize the influence of RPI thermodynamics...

    Did anybody dare that movement before?

  • I would have liked a small box, nothing fancy but when I'm done using kits I like to beable to put them away easily in a recognizable box for easy reuse later. If there is only an ESD bag its much harder and will find its way into a basket with other like boards making it harder to find.

     

    Kas