Hello guys, that’s my first post and i’m starting with Arduino.
I’m having trouble with altitude values from my BMP085, its just give random altitude values,
i’m actually 13m above the sea (get that information on android app), my city are 7m above the sea, but my values are totally randon ,last nigth it gave -2m, today morning it gave 3m above and now its just gave 20m above sea, looks screenshots.
Yes, already set my real pressure in library(Ardafruit_Sensor.h), actually ( 1023hPa, or 102300 in pascal ).
Tested on arduino uno and mega the problem persist.
Thanks for your help brothers,
This screenshot was taken in different times.
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_Sensor.h>
#include <Adafruit_BMP085_U.h>
/* This driver uses the Adafruit unified sensor library (Adafruit_Sensor),
which provides a common 'type' for sensor data and some helper functions.
To use this driver you will also need to download the Adafruit_Sensor
library and include it in your libraries folder.
You should also assign a unique ID to this sensor for use with
the Adafruit Sensor API so that you can identify this particular
sensor in any data logs, etc. To assign a unique ID, simply
provide an appropriate value in the constructor below (12345
is used by default in this example).
Connections
===========
Connect SCL to analog 5
Connect SDA to analog 4
Connect VDD to 3.3V DC
Connect GROUND to common ground
History
=======
2013/JUN/17 - Updated altitude calculations (KTOWN)
2013/FEB/13 - First version (KTOWN)
*/
Adafruit_BMP085_Unified bmp = Adafruit_BMP085_Unified(10085);
/**************************************************************************/
/*
Displays some basic information on this sensor from the unified
sensor API sensor_t type (see Adafruit_Sensor for more information)
*/
/**************************************************************************/
void displaySensorDetails(void)
{
sensor_t sensor;
bmp.getSensor(&sensor);
Serial.println("------------------------------------");
Serial.print ("Sensor: "); Serial.println(sensor.name);
Serial.print ("Driver Ver: "); Serial.println(sensor.version);
Serial.print ("Unique ID: "); Serial.println(sensor.sensor_id);
Serial.print ("Max Value: "); Serial.print(sensor.max_value); Serial.println(" hPa");
Serial.print ("Min Value: "); Serial.print(sensor.min_value); Serial.println(" hPa");
Serial.print ("Resolution: "); Serial.print(sensor.resolution); Serial.println(" hPa");
Serial.println("------------------------------------");
Serial.println("");
delay(500);
}
/**************************************************************************/
/*
Arduino setup function (automatically called at startup)
*/
/**************************************************************************/
void setup(void)
{
Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.println("Pressure Sensor Test"); Serial.println("");
/* Initialise the sensor */
if(!bmp.begin())
{
/* There was a problem detecting the BMP085 ... check your connections */
Serial.print("Ooops, no BMP085 detected ... Check your wiring or I2C ADDR!");
while(1);
}
/* Display some basic information on this sensor */
displaySensorDetails();
}
/**************************************************************************/
/*
Arduino loop function, called once 'setup' is complete (your own code
should go here)
*/
/**************************************************************************/
void loop(void)
{
/* Get a new sensor event */
sensors_event_t event;
bmp.getEvent(&event);
/* Display the results (barometric pressure is measure in hPa) */
if (event.pressure)
{
/* Display atmospheric pressue in hPa */
Serial.print("Pressure: ");
Serial.print(event.pressure);
Serial.println(" hPa");
/* Calculating altitude with reasonable accuracy requires pressure *
* sea level pressure for your position at the moment the data is *
* converted, as well as the ambient temperature in degress *
* celcius. If you don't have these values, a 'generic' value of *
* 1013.25 hPa can be used (defined as SENSORS_PRESSURE_SEALEVELHPA *
* in sensors.h), but this isn't ideal and will give variable *
* results from one day to the next. *
* *
* You can usually find the current SLP value by looking at weather *
* websites or from environmental information centers near any major *
* airport. *
* *
* For example, for Paris, France you can check the current mean *
* pressure and sea level at: http://bit.ly/16Au8ol */
/* First we get the current temperature from the BMP085 */
float temperature;
bmp.getTemperature(&temperature);
Serial.print("Temperature: ");
Serial.print(temperature);
Serial.println(" C");
/* Then convert the atmospheric pressure, and SLP to altitude */
/* Update this next line with the current SLP for better results */
float seaLevelPressure = SENSORS_PRESSURE_SEALEVELHPA;
Serial.print("Altitude: ");
Serial.print(bmp.pressureToAltitude(seaLevelPressure,
event.pressure));
Serial.println(" m");
Serial.println("");
}
else
{
Serial.println("Sensor error");
}
delay(1000);
}
/*
* Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software< /span>
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
/* Update by K. Townsend (Adafruit Industries) for lighter typedefs, and
* extended sensor support to include color, voltage and current */
#ifndef _ADAFRUIT_SENSOR_H
#define _ADAFRUIT_SENSOR_H
#if ARDUINO >= 100
#include "Arduino.h"
#include "Print.h"
#else
#include "WProgram.h"
#endif
/* Intentionally modeled after sensors.h in the Android API:
* https://github.com/android/platform_hardware_libhardware/blob/master/include/hardware/sensors.h */
/* Constants */
#define SENSORS_GRAVITY_EARTH (9.80665F) /**< Earth's gravity in m/s^2 */
#define SENSORS_GRAVITY_MOON (1.6F) /**< The moon's gravity in m/s^2 */
#define SENSORS_GRAVITY_SUN (275.0F) /**< The sun's gravity in m/s^2 */
#define SENSORS_GRAVITY_STANDARD (SENSORS_GRAVITY_EARTH)
#define SENSORS_MAGFIELD_EARTH_MAX (60.0F) /**< Maximum magnetic field on Earth's surface */
#define SENSORS_MAGFIELD_EARTH_MIN (30.0F) /**< Minimum magnetic field on Earth's surface */
#define SENSORS_PRESSURE_SEALEVELHPA (1022.00F) /**< Average sea level pressure is 1013.25 hPa */
#define SENSORS_DPS_TO_RADS (0.017453293F) /**< Degrees/s to rad/s multiplier */
#define SENSORS_GAUSS_TO_MICROTESLA (100) /**< Gauss to micro-Tesla multiplier */
/** Sensor types */
typedef enum
{
SENSOR_TYPE_ACCELEROMETER = (1), /**< Gravity + linear acceleration */
SENSOR_TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD = (2),
SENSOR_TYPE_ORIENTATION = (3),
SENSOR_TYPE_GYROSCOPE = (4),
SENSOR_TYPE_LIGHT = (5),
SENSOR_TYPE_PRESSURE = (6),
SENSOR_TYPE_PROXIMITY = (8),
SENSOR_TYPE_GRAVITY = (9),
SENSOR_TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION = (10), /**< Acceleration not including gravity */
SENSOR_TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR = (11),
SENSOR_TYPE_RELATIVE_HUMIDITY = (12),
SENSOR_TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE = (13),
SENSOR_TYPE_VOLTAGE = (15),
SENSOR_TYPE_CURRENT = (16),
SENSOR_TYPE_COLOR = (17)
} sensors_type_t;
/** struct sensors_vec_s is used to return a vector in a common format. */
typedef struct {
union {
float v[3];
struct {
float x;
float y;
float z;
};
/* Orientation sensors */
struct {
float roll; /**< Rotation around the longitudinal axis (the plane body, 'X axis'). Roll is positive and increasing when moving downward. -90°<=roll<=90° */
float pitch; /**< Rotation around the lateral axis (the wing span, 'Y axis'). Pitch is positive and increasing when moving upwards. -180°<=pitch<=180°) */
float heading; /**< Angle between the longitudinal axis (the plane body) and magnetic north, measured clockwise when viewing from the top of the device. 0-359° */
};
};
int8_t status;
uint8_t reserved[3];
} sensors_vec_t;
/** struct sensors_color_s is used to return color data in a common format. */
typedef struct {
union {
float c[3];
/* RGB color space */
struct {
float r; /**< Red component */
float g; /**< Green component */
float b; /**< Blue component */
};
};
uint32_t rgba; /**< 24-bit RGBA value */
} sensors_color_t;
/* Sensor event (36 bytes) */
/** struct sensor_event_s is used to provide a single sensor event in a common format. */
typedef struct
{
int32_t version; /**< must be sizeof(struct sensors_event_t) */
int32_t sensor_id; /**< unique sensor identifier */
int32_t type; /**< sensor type */
int32_t reserved0; /**< reserved */
int32_t timestamp; /**< time is in milliseconds */
union
{
float data[4];
sensors_vec_t acceleration; /**< acceleration values are in meter per second per second (m/s^2) */
sensors_vec_t magnetic; /**< magnetic vector values are in micro-Tesla (uT) */
sensors_vec_t orientation; /**< orientation values are in degrees */
sensors_vec_t gyro; /**< gyroscope values are in rad/s */
float temperature; /**< temperature is in degrees centigrade (Celsius) */
float distance; /**< distance in centimeters */
float light; /**< light in SI lux units */
float pressure; /**< pressure in hectopascal (hPa) */
float relative_humidity; /**< relative humidity in percent */
float current; /**< current in milliamps (mA) */
float voltage; /**< voltage in volts (V) */
sensors_color_t color; /**< color in RGB component values */
};
} sensors_event_t;
/* Sensor details (40 bytes) */
/** struct sensor_s is used to describe basic information about a specific sensor. */
typedef struct
{
char name[12]; /**< sensor name */
int32_t version; /**< version of the hardware + driver */
int32_t sensor_id; /**< unique sensor identifier */
int32_t type; /**< this sensor's type (ex. SENSOR_TYPE_LIGHT) */
float max_value; /**< maximum value of this sensor's value in SI units */
float min_value; /**< minimum value of this sensor's value in SI units */
float resolution; /**< smallest difference between two values reported by this sensor */
int32_t min_delay; /**< min delay in microseconds between events. zero = not a constant rate */
} sensor_t;
class Adafruit_Sensor {
public:
// Constructor(s)
Adafruit_Sensor() {}
virtual ~Adafruit_Sensor() {}
// These must be defined by the subclass
virtual void enableAutoRange(bool enabled) {};
virtual bool getEvent(sensors_event_t*) = 0;
virtual void getSensor(sensor_t*) = 0;
private:
bool _autoRange;
};
#endif
On ur link i found a place close enough, but still getting different values even when sensor are totally halt on the table, is that normal ?
I'm getting values between 6.5 to 7.9m
You sensor is operating normally. The BMP085 measures the atmospheric pressure, It doesn't measure altitude. Altitude is calculated by using the pressure difference between its location and the pressure at sea level. Since atmospheric pressure varies with weather, the sea level baseline has to be adjusted from time to time to compensate for weather changes. If you want to use it to measure altitude, you first need to measure your current pressure at ground zero and set that as a baseline (airline pilots would call this the altimeter setting). Then, as you elevate the sensor the pressure drop will cause a rising "calculated" altitude.
dano57ca:
You sensor is operating normally. The BMP085 measures the atmospheric pressure, It doesn't measure altitude. Altitude is calculated by using the pressure difference between its location and the pressure at sea level. Since atmospheric pressure varies with weather, the sea level baseline has to be adjusted from time to time to compensate for weather changes. If you want to use it to measure altitude, you first need to measure your current pressure at ground zero and set that as a baseline (airline pilots would call this the altimeter setting). Then, as you elevate the sensor the pressure drop will cause a rising "calculated" altitude.
Really appreciate you patience to explain it, now i understand how it works tx!