Simple Arduino Library for the I2C Soil Moisture Sensor version from Chirp (https://github.com/Miceuz/i2c-moisture-sensor) which works really great and is ready to use with I2C.
More informations at: https://www.tindie.com/products/miceuz/i2c-soil-moisture-sensor/
- updated the change address protocol to be compatible with firmware version 2.6 and later.
- changed/fixed handling of negative temperature values (thanks to @krikk)
- Added PlatformIO registration files (thanks to @DigitalGrowControl)
- Added added method changeSensor() to allow to talk to multiple sensors with one instance of the class (thanks to @elzoido)
- Added methods sleep() and isBusy() which are available beginning with FW 2.3 (thanks to @sekdiy)
- Initial Release
For ESP8266 it seems to be necessary to use Wire.setClockStretchLimit(2500); after initializing the Wire instance to make sure the I2C timing works especially in sleep cases (see Apollon77#8 for more details and the discussion).
Optionally set sensor I2C address if different from default
Initializes anything ... it does a reset. When used without parameter or parameter value is false then a waiting time of at least 1 second is expected to give the sensor some time to boot up. Alternatively use true as parameter and the method waits for a second and returns after that.
Return measured Soil Moisture Capacitance Moisture is somewhat linear. More moisture will give you higher reading. Normally all sensors give about 200 - 300 as value in free air at 5V supply.
Change I2C address of the sensor to the provided address (1..127) and do a reset after it in order for the new address to become effective if second parameter is true. Method returns true if the new address is set successfully on sensor.
Return current Address of the Sensor
Changes the address (1..127) of the sensor, this instance is trying to read from and do a reset after to initialize. The second parameter is optional and tells the method to wait for a second to allow the sensor to boot up.
Starts the measurement for the Light sensor. Wait at least 3 seconds till you call method getLight to get the Light value. *
Read the Light Measurement from the sensor. When used without parameter or parameter value is false then a former call to method startMeasureLight and a waiting time of at least 3 seconds is expected.
Alternatively use true as parameter and the method does the call to startMeasureLight and a 3 seconds delay automatically and no former call is needed.
The measurement gives 65535 in a dark room away form desk lamp - so more light, lower reading. When it's dark, it takes longer to measure light, reading the light register while measurement is in progress (e.g. wait time too short) will return the previous reading. Be aware, light sensor is pretty noisy.
Read the Temperature Measurement. Temperature is measured by the thermistor on the tip of the sensor. Calculated absolute measurement accuracy is better than 2%. The returned value is in degrees Celsius with factor 10, so need to divide by 10 to get real value
Powers down the sensor. Use this function in order to save power inbetween measurements. You need to have FW 2.3 from the Sensor to use this method.
Checks if sensor is busy. Returns true if a measurement is running. You need to have FW 2.3 from the Sensor to use this method.
Resets sensor. Give the sensor 0.5-1 second time to boot up after reset.
Get Firmware Version. 0x22 means 2.2
You can find examples in the examples folder of this library