Building instruments with the CS11: an environmental monitor

  • This instrument will measure temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure and air quality, including CO2 levels.
  • Readings for these measures are shown on the OLED display.
  • Readings are also saved in csv format onto the microSD card.

    Hardware requirements:

    To use the code available on this page you will need to have the following hardware:

      The hardware that the code is designed to run with is shown above and listed below.

      • A CS11 microprocessor with microSD card slot.
      • A formatted microSD card
      • An SW02 advanced weather sensor.
      • An OD01 OLED display (which you can omit if you don't have one)
      • An IP03 (or IP02) and a USB cable to connect it to your computer for power and also to allow you to flash the code onto the CS11
      • Connectors: 1 xPDI and 3 xBus connectors.:

      Setting up the hardware:

      The instrument that you will build to run this code could look like this (although the xChips can be connected in a few other ways too):

      A data gathering tool built with the CS11 core. Data from the SW02 is recorded to the SD card and output to the OLED display

      This How-to guide will take you through the process of setting up your CS11 data logger. 

      Code:

      The code you need to build an environmental monitor is available for you to download from our GitHub repository. You don't need to register for anything - its all freely available and you won't need to enter any details. Just click that link and it will take you to a public page where you will see the following:

      You can choose either MSE2SW.uf2 or UPDATE.bin - both are files with the pre-compiled code that you need.  The difference is in how you flash the file onto the CS11:

      • UPDATE.bin: copy and paste this file onto your microSD card, insert the card into the CS11 then power it up.
      • MSE2SW.uf2: connect the IP03 to the CS11, plug the IP03 into your computer then drag-and-drop this file onto the CS11 (note - if the CS11 does not show up in your explorer view click the reset button once or twice).

      Using the instrument for data science:

      Please check out our CS11 Data Science page for ideas and experiments that you can use this instrument with.