Error compiling for board Arduino Uno DHT11

I am trying to use my DHT11 Humidity and temperature sensor and as I am trying to compile and upload the program to my arduino uno it gives me the followoing error:
"Error compiling for board Arduino Uno."

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


#define dht_apin A0
dht DHT;
void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
Serial.begin(9600);
delay(500);
Serial.println ("DHT11 Humidity & Temperature Sensone\n\n");
delay(1000);
}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
DHT.readll(dht_apin);
Serial.print ("humidity = ")
Serial.print(DHT.humidity);
Serial.print ("temperature = ");
Serial.print (DHT.temperature);
Serial.println ("C");
delay (1000);
}

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Hey, thanks for fast response!
the error message is this:

Arduino: 1.8.15 (Windows 8.1), Board: "Arduino Uno"





















In file included from C:\Users\Amit\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_modified_sketch_554028\BareMinimum.ino:2:0:

C:\Users\Amit\Documents\Arduino\libraries\DHT_sensor_library-1.4.2/DHT_U.h:36:10: fatal error: Adafruit_Sensor.h: No such file or directory

 #include <Adafruit_Sensor.h>

          ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

compilation terminated.

exit status 1

Error compiling for board Arduino Uno.



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Did you install that correctly?

I'm not sure, how do i check that?

With the IDE's library manager.

The compiler thinks you didn't

Check the library manager to see if you have it installed:

image
3rd box down.

i dont see it in my libraries, i have only adafruit circuit playground

I have downloaded and installed the adfruit library which includes the DHT11 sensor in it
yet I get the same error message.

Do this:

  1. Select Sketch > Include Library > Manage Libraries... from the Arduino IDE's menus.

  2. Wait for the update to finish.

  3. In the "Filter your search" field, type adafruit unified sensor.

  4. Press Enter.

  5. Scroll down through the list of libraries until you see "Adafruit Unified Sensor by Adafruit". Click on it.

  6. Click the Install button.

  7. You may now get a dialog asking:

    Would you like to install also all the missing dependencies?

    If so, click the Install all button.

  8. Wait for the installation to finish.

  9. Click the Close button.

Now try compiling your sketch again.

amazing! Thanks!
but now a new error came up. :frowning:

Arduino: 1.8.15 (Windows 8.1), Board: "Arduino Uno"





















BareMinimum:7:1: error: 'dht' does not name a type

 dht DHT;

 ^~~

C:\Users\Amit\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_modified_sketch_955262\BareMinimum.ino: In function 'void loop()':

BareMinimum:18:4: error: expected unqualified-id before '.' token

 DHT.readll(dht_apin);

    ^

BareMinimum:20:1: error: expected ';' before 'Serial'

 Serial.print(DHT.humidity);

 ^~~~~~

BareMinimum:22:18: error: expected primary-expression before '.' token

 Serial.print (DHT.temperature);

                  ^

exit status 1

'dht' does not name a type



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option enabled in File -> Preferences.

You have them the wrong way round: DHT is the type, dht is the variable of that type.

That ought to be true, but I've got a nasty feeling some libraries/examples have it the wrong way around

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