Meadow.Foundation.Sensors.Atmospheric.Mpl3115a2

Mpl3115a2
Status
Source code	GitHub
Datasheet(s)	GitHub
NuGet package

The MPL3115A2 is a barometric pressure sensor capable of reading both temperature and temperature compensated pressure reading. This sensor includes the following features:

• I2C digital interface
• 24-bit ADC
• Altitude and pressure measurements
• Temperature sensor

Sample projects available on GitHub

Purchasing

The MPL3115A2 is available on breakout boards and a weather shield:

• Adafruit MPL3115A2 Breakout Board
• Sparkfun MPL3115A2 Breakout Board
• Sparkfun Weather Shield

Code Example

Mpl3115a2? sensor;

public override Task Initialize()
{
    Resolver.Log.Info("Initializing...");

    sensor = new Mpl3115a2(Device.CreateI2cBus());

    var consumer = Mpl3115a2.CreateObserver(
        handler: result =>
        {
            Resolver.Log.Info($"Observer: Temp changed by threshold; new temp: {result.New.Temperature?.Celsius:N2}C, old: {result.Old?.Temperature?.Celsius:N2}C");
        },
        filter: result =>
        {

            if (result.Old?.Temperature is { } oldTemp &&
                result.New.Temperature is { } newTemp)
            {
                return (newTemp - oldTemp).Abs().Celsius > 0.5; // returns true if > 0.5°C change.
            }
            return false;
        }
    );
    sensor.Subscribe(consumer);

    sensor.Updated += (sender, result) =>
    {
        Resolver.Log.Info($"  Temperature: {result.New.Temperature?.Celsius:N2}C");
        Resolver.Log.Info($"  Pressure: {result.New.Pressure?.Bar:N2}bar");
    };

    return Task.CompletedTask;
}

public override async Task Run()
{
    if (sensor == null) { return; }

    var conditions = await sensor.Read();
    Resolver.Log.Info($"Temperature: {conditions.Temperature?.Celsius}°C, Pressure: {conditions.Pressure?.Pascal}Pa");

    sensor.StartUpdating(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(1));
}

Sample project(s) available on GitHub

Interrupt Mode

The application below connects the MPL3115A2 to two interrupt handlers. These interrupt handlers (events) will display the Temperature and Pressure properties when the handlers are triggered. The sensor is checked every 100 milliseconds (the default for the updatePeriod).

public class MeadowApp : App<F7Micro, MeadowApp>
{
    public MeadowApp()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("MPL3115A2 Interrupt Example");
        var mpl3115a2 = new MPL3115A2(temperatureChangeNotificationThreshold: 0.1F);
        mpl3115a2.TemperatureChanged += (s, e) =>
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Temperature: " + mpl3115a2.Temperature.ToString("f2"));
        };
        mpl3115a2.PressureChanged += (s, e) =>
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Pressure: " + mpl3115a2.Pressure.ToString("f2")); 
        };
        Thread.Sleep(Timeout.Infinite);
    }
}

Polling Mode

The following application reads the temperature and pressure every second and displays the result on the debug console:

public class MeadowApp : App<F7Micro, MeadowApp>
{
    public MeadowApp()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("MPL3115A2 Polling Example");
        var mpl3115a2 = new MPL3115A2(updateInterval: 0);
        while (true)
        {
            mpl3115a2.Update();
            Console.WriteLine("Temperature: " + mpl3115a2.Temperature.ToString("f2") + ", Pressure: " + mpl3115a2.Pressure.ToString("f2"));
            Thread.Sleep(1000);
        }
    }
}

Wiring Example

MPL3115A2 configured for polling more data reads: