meshtastic/docs/settings/environmental-measurment-plugin.md
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environmental-measurement-plugin Environmental Measurement Plugin Settings Environmental Measurement Plugin

import Tabs from '@theme/Tabs'; import TabItem from '@theme/TabItem';

:::warning GPIO access is fundamentally dangerous because invalid options can physically damage or destroy your hardware. Ensure that you fully understand the schematic for your particular device before trying this as we do not offer a warranty. Use at your own risk. :::

:::note This plugin requires attaching a peripheral accessory to your device. It will not work without one. :::

Overview

The Environment Measurement Plugin will allow nodes to send a specific message with information from connected environmental sensors. Currently supported sensors are BME280, BME680, DHT11, DHT12, DHT21, DHT22 and Dallas 1-wire DS18B20.

:::tip Once plugin settings are changed, a reset is required for them to take effect. :::

Settings

Setting Acceptable Values Default
environmental_measurement_plugin_display_farenheit true, false false
environmental_measurement_plugin_measurement_enabled true, false false
environmental_measurement_plugin_read_error_count_threshold integer 0
environmental_measurement_plugin_recovery_interval integer (seconds) 0
environmental_measurement_plugin_screen_enabled true, false 0
environmental_measurement_plugin_sensor_pin integer 0
environmental_measurement_plugin_sensor_type 0-6 0
environmental_measurement_plugin_update_interval integer (seconds) 0

environmental_measurement_plugin_display_farenheit

The sensor is always read in Celsius, but the user can opt to view the temperature display in Fahrenheit using this setting.

Display Farenheit/Celsius

<Tabs groupId="settings" defaultValue="cli" values={[ {label: 'CLI', value: 'cli'}, {label: 'Android', value: 'android'}, {label: 'iOS', value: 'iOS'}, {label: 'Web', value: 'web'}, ]}>

meshtastic --set environmental_measurement_plugin_display_farenheit true
meshtastic --set environmental_measurement_plugin_display_farenheit false

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

environmental_measurement_plugin_measurement_enabled

Enables the plugin.

Enable/Disable the plugin

<Tabs groupId="settings" defaultValue="cli" values={[ {label: 'CLI', value: 'cli'}, {label: 'Android', value: 'android'}, {label: 'iOS', value: 'iOS'}, {label: 'Web', value: 'web'}, ]}>

meshtastic --set environmental_measurement_plugin_measurement_enabled true
meshtastic --set environmental_measurement_plugin_measurement_enabled false

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

environmental_measurement_plugin_read_error_count_threshold

Sometimes sensor reads can fail. If this happens, we will retry a configurable number of attempts. Each attempt will be delayed by the minimum required refresh rate for that sensor

Configure environmental_measurement_plugin_read_error_count_threshold

<Tabs groupId="settings" defaultValue="cli" values={[ {label: 'CLI', value: 'cli'}, {label: 'Android', value: 'android'}, {label: 'iOS', value: 'iOS'}, {label: 'Web', value: 'web'}, ]}>

meshtastic --set environmental_measurement_plugin_read_error_count_threshold 3

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

environmental_measurement_plugin_recovery_interval

Sometimes we can end up with more than read_error_count_threshold failures. In this case, we will stop trying to read from the sensor for a while. Wait this long until trying to read from the sensor again.

Configure environmental_measurement_plugin_recovery_interval

<Tabs groupId="settings" defaultValue="cli" values={[ {label: 'CLI', value: 'cli'}, {label: 'Android', value: 'android'}, {label: 'iOS', value: 'iOS'}, {label: 'Web', value: 'web'}, ]}>

meshtastic --set environmental_measurement_plugin_recovery_interval 120

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

environmental_measurement_plugin_screen_enabled

Enable/Disable the environmental measurement plugin on-device display.

Enable/Disable the plugin on device screen

<Tabs groupId="settings" defaultValue="cli" values={[ {label: 'CLI', value: 'cli'}, {label: 'Android', value: 'android'}, {label: 'iOS', value: 'iOS'}, {label: 'Web', value: 'web'}, ]}>

meshtastic --set environmental_measurement_plugin_screen_enabled true
meshtastic --set environmental_measurement_plugin_screen_enabled false

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

environmental_measurement_plugin_sensor_pin

:::note The preferred setup is using I2C, so the environmental_measurement_plugin_sensor_pin may not be needed. :::

Specify the preferred GPIO Pin for sensor readings. May not be needed if using I2C.

:::caution To prevent damaging your device, double check your device's schematics before attaching to the GPIO pins and setting this value. :::

Set plugin sensor pin

<Tabs groupId="settings" defaultValue="cli" values={[ {label: 'CLI', value: 'cli'}, {label: 'Android', value: 'android'}, {label: 'iOS', value: 'iOS'}, {label: 'Web', value: 'web'}, ]}>

meshtastic --set environmental_measurement_plugin_sensor_pin PINNUMBER

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

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:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

environmental_measurement_plugin_sensor_type

Specify the sensor type.

Value Description Sensor Features
0 DHT11 Temperature, Humidity
1 DS18B20 (Dallas 1-wire) Temperature
2 DHT12 Temperature, Humidity
3 DHT21 Temperature, Humidity
4 DHT22 Temperature, Humidity
5 BME280 Temperature, Humidity, Pressure
6 BME680 Temperature, Humidity, Pressure, VOC Gas
7 MCP9808 Precision Temperature

Set sensor type

<Tabs groupId="settings" defaultValue="cli" values={[ {label: 'CLI', value: 'cli'}, {label: 'Android', value: 'android'}, {label: 'iOS', value: 'iOS'}, {label: 'Web', value: 'web'}, ]}>

:::note The CLI is able to take the value or the name of the sensor from the table above. :::

meshtastic --set environmental_measurement_plugin_sensor_type 1
meshtastic --set environmental_measurement_plugin_sensor_type DS18B20

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

environmental_measurement_plugin_update_interval

Interval in seconds of how often we should try to send our measurements to the mesh.

Set plugin update interval

<Tabs groupId="settings" defaultValue="cli" values={[ {label: 'CLI', value: 'cli'}, {label: 'Android', value: 'android'}, {label: 'iOS', value: 'iOS'}, {label: 'Web', value: 'web'}, ]}>

meshtastic --set environmental_measurement_plugin_update_interval 15

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

:::info Configuring this setting is not yet available for the selected platform. If this is incorrect please update the documentation for this page. :::

Details

Hardware

The sensors can be wired differently, here's one example for sensor DS18B20.

Known Problems

  • No default configuration values are currently set, so this must be done when enabling the plugin.