ICStation sent us a BMP-085 Barometric Pressure Sensor. This sensor is 5v friendly, and works with the common BMP-085 libraries that are available. We are using the same library and example code we used with the Adafruit BMP-180. See the Arduino Web Based Weather Server!
#include “Wire.h”
#include “Adafruit_BMP085.h”
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// Connect VCC of the BMP085 sensor to 5.0V
// Connect GND to Ground
// Connect SCL to i2c clock – on ‘168/’328 Arduino Uno/Duemilanove/etc thats Analog 5
// Connect SDA to i2c data – on ‘168/’328 Arduino Uno/Duemilanove/etc thats Analog 4
// EOC is not used, it signifies an end of conversion
// XCLR is a reset pin, also not used here
Adafruit_BMP085 bmp;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
if (!bmp.begin()) {
Serial.println(“Could not find a valid BMP085 sensor, check wiring!”);
while (1) {}
}
}
void loop() {
Serial.print(“Temperature = “);
Serial.print(bmp.readTemperature());
Serial.println(” *C”);
Serial.print(“Pressure = “);
Serial.print(bmp.readPressure());
Serial.println(” Pa”);
// Calculate altitude assuming ‘standard’ barometric
// pressure of 1013.25 millibar = 101325 Pascal
Serial.print(“Altitude = “);
Serial.print(bmp.readAltitude());
Serial.println(” meters”);
// you can get a more precise measurement of altitude
// if you know the current sea level pressure which will
// vary with weather and such. If it is 1015 millibars
// that is equal to 101500 Pascals.
Serial.print(“Real altitude = “);
Serial.print(bmp.readAltitude(101500));
Serial.println(” meters”);
Serial.println();
delay(500);
}