Cirkit Designer LogoCirkit DesignerYour all-in-one circuit design IDE Launch Cirkit Designer App

Arduino UNO with DHT11 and MPU-6050 Sensor Data Logger

View and Edit Project In Cirkit DesignerImage of Arduino UNO with DHT11 and MPU-6050 Sensor Data Logger

Circuit Documentation

Summary

The circuit in question is designed to interface an Arduino UNO microcontroller with a KY-015 DHT11 temperature and humidity sensor, an MPU-6050 accelerometer and gyroscope module, and two pushbuttons. The circuit is powered by the Arduino's 5V output and includes a 10kΩ pull-up resistor for one of the pushbuttons. The Arduino UNO is programmed to read data from the DHT11 and MPU-6050 sensors and to detect button presses, which trigger immediate sensor readings. The sensor data is then output to the Serial Monitor.

Component List

KY-015 DHT11 Temperature and Humidity Sensor

MPU-6050 Accelerometer and Gyroscope

Pushbutton (x2)

Arduino UNO

Resistor

Wiring Details

KY-015 DHT11

MPU-6050

Pushbutton 1

Pushbutton 2

Arduino UNO

Resistor

Documented Code

#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_Sensor.h>
#include <Adafruit_MPU6050.h>
#include <DHT.h>
#include <DHT_U.h>

#define DHTPIN 2     // DHT11 data pin connected to digital pin 2
#define DHTTYPE DHT11
#define BUTTON_PIN 3 // Push button connected to digital pin 3

DHT dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);
Adafruit_MPU6050 mpu;

volatile bool buttonPressed = false;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  dht.begin();
  if (!mpu.begin()) {
    Serial.println("Failed to find MPU6050 chip");
    while (1) {
      delay(10);
    }
  }
  pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);
  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(BUTTON_PIN), buttonISR, FALLING);
}

void loop() {
  static unsigned long lastReadTime = 0;
  unsigned long currentTime = millis();

  if (buttonPressed || (currentTime - lastReadTime >= 2000)) {
    readSensors();
    lastReadTime = currentTime;
    buttonPressed = false;
  }
}

void readSensors() {
  // Read DHT11 sensor
  float humidity = dht.readHumidity();
  float temperature = dht.readTemperature();
  
  // Read MPU6050 sensor
  sensors_event_t a, g, temp;
  mpu.getEvent(&a, &g, &temp);

  // Print sensor data to Serial Monitor
  Serial.print("Temperature: ");
  Serial.print(temperature);
  Serial.print(" °C, Humidity: ");
  Serial.print(humidity);
  Serial.print(" %, Acceleration: ");
  Serial.print("X: ");
  Serial.print(a.acceleration.x);
  Serial.print(" m/s^2, Y: ");
  Serial.print(a.acceleration.y);
  Serial.print(" m/s^2, Z: ");
  Serial.print(a.acceleration.z);
  Serial.println(" m/s^2");
}

void buttonISR() {
  buttonPressed = true;
}

This code initializes the DHT11 and MPU6050 sensors and sets up an interrupt to detect when Pushbutton 1 is pressed. When the button is pressed or every 2 seconds, the readSensors function is called to read and print the temperature, humidity, and acceleration values to the Serial Monitor.