Circuit Documentation

Summary

This circuit is designed to measure temperature and humidity using a DHT11 sensor and an Arduino UNO. The sensor data is read by the Arduino and printed to the serial monitor. A resistor is used to pull up the data line of the DHT11 sensor.

Component List

1. DHT11 Humidity and Temperature Sensor

   • Description: Measures temperature and humidity.
   • Pins: VDD, DATA, NULL, GND

2. Arduino UNO

   • Description: Microcontroller board based on the ATmega328P.
   • Pins: UNUSED, IOREF, Reset, 3.3V, 5V, GND, Vin, A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, SCL, SDA, AREF, D13, D12, D11, D10, D9, D8, D7, D6, D5, D4, D3, D2, D1, D0

3. Resistor

   • Description: Provides a pull-up resistance for the data line.
   • Pins: pin1, pin2
   • Properties:
     • Resistance: 10,000 Ohms

4. Comment

   • Description: Placeholder for comments in the circuit.
   • Pins: None

Wiring Details

DHT11 Humidity and Temperature Sensor

• VDD: Connected to the 5V pin of the Arduino UNO through a 10k Ohm resistor.
• DATA: Connected to pin D2 of the Arduino UNO through a 10k Ohm resistor.
• GND: Connected to the GND pin of the Arduino UNO.

Arduino UNO

• 5V: Connected to the VDD pin of the DHT11 sensor through a 10k Ohm resistor.
• GND: Connected to the GND pin of the DHT11 sensor.
• D2: Connected to the DATA pin of the DHT11 sensor through a 10k Ohm resistor.

Resistor

• pin1: Connected to the VDD pin of the DHT11 sensor and the 5V pin of the Arduino UNO.
• pin2: Connected to the DATA pin of the DHT11 sensor and pin D2 of the Arduino UNO.

Code Documentation

Arduino Code

/**
 * This example demonstrates how to collect temperature and humidity measurements
 * from the Adafruit DHT11 sensor. Measurements are printed out to the serial monitor.
 *
 * - Make sure to first install the following libraries through the Arduino Library Manager:
 *   - DHT Sensor Library (by Adafruit)
 *   - Adafruit Unified Sensor (by Adafruit)
 * - When you open the serial monitor to view measurements from the DHT11, make sure
 * that you select 9600 baud so that the serial monitor can receive data from the Arduino.
 *
 * This example was originally written by Adafruit Industries LLC.
 */

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

#define DHTPIN 2     // Digital pin connected to the DHT sensor 
// Feather HUZZAH ESP8266 note: use pins 3, 4, 5, 12, 13 or 14 --
// Pin 15 can work but DHT must be disconnected during program upload.

// Uncomment the type of sensor in use:
#define DHTTYPE    DHT11     // DHT 11
//#define DHTTYPE    DHT22     // DHT 22 (AM2302)
//#define DHTTYPE    DHT21     // DHT 21 (AM2301)

// See guide for details on sensor wiring and usage:
//   https://learn.adafruit.com/dht/overview

DHT_Unified dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);

uint32_t delayMS;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  // Initialize device.
  dht.begin();
  Serial.println(F("DHTxx Unified Sensor Example"));
  // Print temperature sensor details.
  sensor_t sensor;
  dht.temperature().getSensor(&sensor);
  Serial.println(F("------------------------------------"));
  Serial.println(F("Temperature Sensor"));
  Serial.print  (F("Sensor Type: ")); Serial.println(sensor.name);
  Serial.print  (F("Driver Ver:  ")); Serial.println(sensor.version);
  Serial.print  (F("Unique ID:   ")); Serial.println(sensor.sensor_id);
  Serial.print  (F("Max Value:   ")); Serial.print(sensor.max_value); Serial.println(F("°C"));
  Serial.print  (F("Min Value:   ")); Serial.print(sensor.min_value); Serial.println(F("°C"));
  Serial.print  (F("Resolution:  ")); Serial.print(sensor.resolution); Serial.println(F("°C"));
  Serial.println(F("------------------------------------"));
  // Print humidity sensor details.
  dht.humidity().getSensor(&sensor);
  Serial.println(F("Humidity Sensor"));
  Serial.print  (F("Sensor Type: ")); Serial.println(sensor.name);
  Serial.print  (F("Driver Ver:  ")); Serial.println(sensor.version);
  Serial.print  (F("Unique ID:   ")); Serial.println(sensor.sensor_id);
  Serial.print  (F("Max Value:   ")); Serial.print(sensor.max_value); Serial.println(F("%"));
  Serial.print  (F("Min Value:   ")); Serial.print(sensor.min_value); Serial.println(F("%"));
  Serial.print  (F("Resolution:  ")); Serial.print(sensor.resolution); Serial.println(F("%"));
  Serial.println(F("------------------------------------"));
  // Set delay between sensor readings based on sensor details.
  delayMS = sensor.min_delay / 1000;
}

void loop() {
  // Delay between measurements.
  delay(delayMS);
  // Get temperature event and print its value.
  sensors_event_t event;
  dht.temperature().getEvent(&event);
  if (isnan(event.temperature)) {
    Serial.println(F("Error reading temperature!"));
  }
  else {
    Serial.print(F("Temperature: "));
    Serial.print(event.temperature);
    Serial.println(F("°C"));
  }
  // Get humidity event and print its value.
  dht.humidity().getEvent(&event);
  if (isnan(event.relative_humidity)) {
    Serial.println(F("Error reading humidity!"));
  }
  else {
    Serial.print(F("Humidity: "));
    Serial.print(event.relative_humidity);
    Serial.println(F("%"));
  }
}

This code initializes the DHT11 sensor, reads temperature and humidity data, and prints the values to the serial monitor. Make sure to install the required libraries and set the serial monitor to 9600 baud to view the output correctly.