Mikayla LangAnil ChakravortyAnna Solorzano
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Lane of Things Groups 805

Creating a photon that will check for temperature, humidity, UV intensity, and a lux reading in Lane Tech's aquaponics lab.

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Lane of Things Groups 805

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Hardware components

Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
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Adafruit TSL2561 Luminosity Sensor
×1
Adafruit VEML6070
×1

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)

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Arduino
// This #include statement was automatically added by the Particle IDE.
#include <Adafruit_TSL2561_U.h>
#include <Wire.h>

// This #include statement was automatically added by the Particle IDE.
#include <Adafruit_VEML6070.h>


// This #include statement was automatically added by the Particle IDE.
#include <Adafruit_DHT.h>


#define DHTPIN 4            // what pin we're connected to
#define DHTTYPE DHT22       // DHT 22 (AM2302)

DHT dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);

double hum;                 // current hum
double temp;                // current temp

//TSL 2561 Sensor
Adafruit_TSL2561_Unified tsl = Adafruit_TSL2561_Unified(TSL2561_ADDR_FLOAT, 12345);

/**************************************************************************/
/*
    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;
  tsl.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(" lux");
  Serial.print  ("Min Value:    "); Serial.print(sensor.min_value); Serial.println(" lux");
  Serial.print  ("Resolution:   "); Serial.print(sensor.resolution); Serial.println(" lux");  
  Serial.println("------------------------------------");
  Serial.println("");
  delay(500);
}

/**************************************************************************/
/*
    Configures the gain and integration time for the TSL2561
*/
/**************************************************************************/
void configureSensor(void)
{
  /* You can also manually set the gain or enable auto-gain support */
  // tsl.setGain(TSL2561_GAIN_1X);      /* No gain ... use in bright light to avoid sensor saturation */
  // tsl.setGain(TSL2561_GAIN_16X);     /* 16x gain ... use in low light to boost sensitivity */
  tsl.enableAutoRange(true);            /* Auto-gain ... switches automatically between 1x and 16x */
  
  /* Changing the integration time gives you better sensor resolution (402ms = 16-bit data) */
  tsl.setIntegrationTime(TSL2561_INTEGRATIONTIME_13MS);      /* fast but low resolution */
  // tsl.setIntegrationTime(TSL2561_INTEGRATIONTIME_101MS);  /* medium resolution and speed   */
  // tsl.setIntegrationTime(TSL2561_INTEGRATIONTIME_402MS);  /* 16-bit data but slowest conversions */

  /* Update these values depending on what you've set above! */  
  Serial.println("------------------------------------");
  Serial.print  ("Gain:         "); Serial.println("Auto");
  Serial.print  ("Timing:       "); Serial.println("13 ms");
  Serial.println("------------------------------------");
}

//VEML 6070
Adafruit_VEML6070 uv = Adafruit_VEML6070();

void setup()
{
    //DHT Sensor
    Serial.begin(9600);
    pinMode(DHTPIN, INPUT);
    
    Particle.variable("hum", hum);
    Particle.variable("temp", temp);
    
    //TSL2561 Sensor
    Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.println("Light Sensor Test"); Serial.println("");
  
  /* Initialise the sensor */
  if(!tsl.begin())
  {
    /* There was a problem detecting the TSL2561 ... check your connections */
    Serial.print("Ooops, no TSL2561 detected ... Check your wiring or I2C ADDR!");
    while(1);
  }
  
  /* Display some basic information on this sensor */
  displaySensorDetails();
  
  /* Setup the sensor gain and integration time */
  configureSensor();
  
  /* We're ready to go! */
  Serial.println("");
    
    
    //VEML6070 Sensor
    Serial.begin(9600);
    Serial.println("VEML6070 Test");
    uv.begin(VEML6070_HALF_T);  // pass in the integration time constant
    
}

void loop() 
{    
    double checkHum = dht.getHumidity();
    double checkTemp = dht.getTempFarenheit();
    
    if (checkHum > 0 && checkHum < 100)
        hum = checkHum;
        
    if (checkTemp > 32 && checkTemp < 100)
        temp = checkTemp;
    
    Serial.println("Temp: " + String(checkTemp));
    Serial.println("Hum: " + String(checkHum));
        
    delay(3000);
    
    //TSL2561 Sensor
    /* Get a new sensor event */ 
  sensors_event_t event;
  tsl.getEvent(&event);
 
  /* Display the results (light is measured in lux) */
  if (event.light)
  {
    Serial.print(event.light); Serial.println(" lux");
  }
  else
  {
    /* If event.light = 0 lux the sensor is probably saturated
       and no reliable data could be generated! */
    Serial.println("Sensor overload");
  }
  delay(2500);
    
    //VEML6070 Sensor
    Serial.print("UV light level: "); Serial.println(uv.readUV());
    delay(1000);
    
}

Credits

Mikayla Lang

Mikayla Lang

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Senior at Lane Tech College Prep High School
Anil Chakravorty

Anil Chakravorty

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Anna Solorzano

Anna Solorzano

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