Introduction: Pressure Measurement Using CPS120 and Arduino Nano
CPS120 is a high quality and low cost capacitive absolute pressure sensor with fully compensated output. It consumes very less power and comprises of an ultra small Micro-Electro-Mechanical Sensor(MEMS) for pressure measurement. A sigma-delta based ADC is also embodied in it to accomplish the requirement of compensated output.
In this tutorial the interfacing of the CPS120 sensor module with arduino nano has been illustrated. To read the pressure values, we have used photon with an I2c adapter.This I2C adapter makes the connection to the sensor module easy and more reliable.
Step 1: Hardware Required:
The materials that we need for accomplishing our goal includes the following hardware components:
1. CPS120
2. Arduino Nano
3. I2C Cable
Step 2: Hardware Hookup:
The hardware hookup section basically explains the wiring connections required between the sensor and the arduino nano. Ensuring correct connections is the basic necessity while working on any system for the desired output. So, the requisite connections are as follows:
The CPS120 will work over I2C . Here is the example wiring diagram, demonstrating how to wire up each interface of the sensor.
Out-of-the-box, the board is configured for an I2C interface, as such we recommend using this hookup if you’re otherwise agnostic. All you need is four wires!
Only four connections are required Vcc, Gnd, SCL and SDA pins and these are connected with the help of I2C cable.
These connections are demonstrated in the pictures above.
Step 3: Code for Pressure Measurement:
Let's start with the Arduino code now.
While using the sensor module with the Arduino, we include Wire.h library. "Wire" library contains the functions which facilitate the i2c communication between the sensor and the Arduino board.
The entire arduino code is given below for the convenience of the user:
<p>#include<Wire.h></p><p>// CPS120 I2C address is 0x28(40)</p><p>#define Addr 0x28<br></p><p>void setup() </p><p>{ </p><p>// Initialise I2C communication </p><p>Wire.begin(); </p><p>// Initialise Serial Communication, set baud rate = 9600 </p><p>Serial.begin(9600);</p><p>}
void loop()</p><p>{ </p><p>unsigned int data[4]; </p><p>// Start I2C Transmission </p><p>Wire.beginTransmission(Addr); </p><p>// Request 4 byte of data </p><p>Wire.requestFrom(Addr, 4);</p><p>// Read 4 bytes of data </p><p>// pressure msb, pressure lsb, temp msb, temp lsb </p><p>if(Wire.available() == 4) </p><p>{ </p><p>data[0] = Wire.read(); </p><p>data[1] = Wire.read(); </p><p>data[2] = Wire.read(); </p><p>data[3] = Wire.read(); </p><p>delay(300); </p><p>// Stop I2C Transmission </p><p>Wire.endTransmission(); </p><p>// Convert the data to 14 bits </p><p>float pressure = ((((data[0] & 0x3F) * 265 + data[1]) / 16384.0 ) * 90.0 ) + 30.0 ; </p><p>float cTemp = ((((data[2] * 256) + (data[3] & 0xFC)) / 4.0 ) * (165.0 / 16384.0)) - 40.0; </p><p>float fTemp = cTemp * 1.8 + 32; </p><p>// Output data to serial monitor </p><p>Serial.print("Pressure is : "); </p><p>Serial.print(pressure); </p><p>Serial.println(" kPa"); </p><p>Serial.print("Temperature in Celsius : "); </p><p>Serial.print(cTemp); </p><p>Serial.println(" C"); </p><p>Serial.print("Temperature in Fahrenheit : "); </p><p>Serial.print(fTemp); </p><p>Serial.println(" F"); </p><p>delay(500); </p><p>} </p><p>}</p>In wire library Wire.write() and Wire.read() is used to write the commands and read the sensor output.
Serial.print() and Serial.println() is used to display the output of the sensor on the serial monitor of the Arduino IDE.
The output of the sensor is shown in the picture above.
Step 4: Applications:
CPS120 has a variety of applications. It can be employed in portable and stationary barometers, altimeters etc. Pressure is an important parameter to determine the weather conditions and considering that this sensor can be installed at weather stations too. It can be incorporated in air contol systems as well as vacuum systems.