DHT11/alt-temp.py

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import time
import board
import adafruit_dht
# Initial the dht device, with data pin connected to:
dhtDevice = adafruit_dht.DHT11(board.D16) # by default I'm using GPIO PIN 16 for data/signal transmission of DHT11
# you can pass DHT22 use_pulseio=False if you wouldn't like to use pulseio.
# This may be necessary on a Linux single board computer like the Raspberry Pi,
# but it will not work in CircuitPython.
# dhtDevice = adafruit_dht.DHT22(board.D18, use_pulseio=False)
while True:
try:
# Print the values to the serial port
temperature_c = dhtDevice.temperature # Celsius
temperature_f = temperature_c * (9 / 5) + 32 # Fahrenheit
humidity = dhtDevice.humidity
print(
"Temp: {:.1f} F / {:.1f} C Humidity: {}% ".format(
temperature_f, temperature_c, humidity
)
)
except RuntimeError as error:
# Errors happen fairly often, DHT's are hard to read, just keep going
print(error.args[0])
time.sleep(2.0)
continue
except Exception as error:
dhtDevice.exit()
raise error
time.sleep(2.0)