I've noticed when my sense hat is in direct sunlight the humidity reading immediately drops. In very bright sunlight it actually reads negative values. The change in readings is almost instantaneous.
I've also noticed that if I shine my LED flashlight on the sensor it has no effect, but a flashlight with an incandescent bulb does. I put a small piece of black packing foam / sponge over the sensor and it then reads normally. This on a Pi A+ running Raspbian Stretch, fully updated. My code is all done in python.
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import os
import time, datetime
from sense_hat import SenseHat, ACTION_PRESSED, ACTION_HELD, ACTION_RELEASED
sense = SenseHat()
sense.set_rotation(180)
sense.set_imu_config(False, False, False)
sense.low_light = True
s=(0.065) # scroll speed
w=(0) # color all white toggle
x=(2) #shutdown variable
is really stick down
def pushed_up(event):
if event.action == ACTION_PRESSED:
sense.low_light = True
is really stick up
def pushed_down(event):
if event.action == ACTION_PRESSED:
sense.low_light = False
#is really stick right
def pushed_left(event):
global w
if event.action == ACTION_PRESSED:
w = (255)
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def pushed_right(event):
global w
if event.action == ACTION_PRESSED:
w = (0)
def pushed_middle(event):
global x
if event.action == ACTION_PRESSED:
x = 0
sense.stick.direction_up = pushed_up
sense.stick.direction_down = pushed_down
sense.stick.direction_left = pushed_left
sense.stick.direction_right = pushed_right
sense.stick.direction_middle = pushed_middle
while True:
dateString = "%A %B %-d %-I:%M:%p"
msg = "It is %s" % (datetime.datetime.now().strftime(dateString))
sense.show_message(msg, scroll_speed=s, text_colour=(w, 255, 255))
t = sense.get_temperature()
t = round(t)
if t <= 0:
tc = [w, w, 255] # Blue
elif t > 0 and t < 13:
tc = [255, 255, w] # Yellow
elif t >= 13 and t <= 25:
tc = [w, 255, w] # Green
elif t > 25:
tc = [255, w, w] # Red
msg = "and %sc" % (t)
sense.show_message(msg, scroll_speed=s, text_colour=tc)
h = sense.get_humidity()
h = round(h)
if h < 0:
h = 0
if h > 100:
h = 100
if h < 30:
hc = [255, w, w] # Red
msg = "with %s%% Humidity" % (h)
sense.show_message(msg, scroll_speed=s, text_colour=hc)
elif h >= 30 and h <= 60:
hc = [w, 255, w] # Green
msg = "with %s%% Humidity" % (h)
sense.show_message(msg, scroll_speed=s, text_colour=hc)
elif h > 60 and h < 80:
hc = [255, 255, w] # Yellow
msg = "with %s%% Humidity" % (h)
sense.show_message(msg, scroll_speed=s, text_colour=hc)
elif h >= 80:
hc = [255, w, w] # Red
msg = "with %s%% Humidity" % (h)
sense.show_message(msg, scroll_speed=s, text_colour=hc)
p = sense.get_pressure()
p = round(p)
if p > 0 and p < 985:
pc = [255, w, w] # Red
msg = "- Barometer is Very Low @ %smb - Storm Watch" % (p)
sense.show_message(msg, scroll_speed=s, text_colour=pc)
elif p >= 985 and p < 1005:
pc = [255, 255, w] # Yellow
msg = "- Barometer is Low @ %smb - Possible Percipitation" % (p)
sense.show_message(msg, scroll_speed=s, text_colour=pc)
elif p >= 1005 and p < 1025:
pc = [w, 255, w] # Green
msg = "- Barometer is Mid Range @ %smb" % (p)
sense.show_message(msg, scroll_speed=s, text_colour=pc)
elif p >= 1025 and p < 1050:
pc = [w, w, 255] # Blue
msg = "- Barometer is High @ %smb" % (p)
sense.show_message(msg, scroll_speed=s, text_colour=pc)
elif p >= 1050:
pc = [255, w, w] # Red
msg = "- Barometer is Very High @ %smb - Expect Dry Conditions" % (p)
sense.show_message(msg, scroll_speed=s, text_colour=pc)
if x == 0:
sense.clear()
os.system("sudo shutdown now -P")
time.sleep(30)
`
I've noticed when my sense hat is in direct sunlight the humidity reading immediately drops. In very bright sunlight it actually reads negative values. The change in readings is almost instantaneous.
I've also noticed that if I shine my LED flashlight on the sensor it has no effect, but a flashlight with an incandescent bulb does. I put a small piece of black packing foam / sponge over the sensor and it then reads normally. This on a Pi A+ running Raspbian Stretch, fully updated. My code is all done in python.
`
import os
import time, datetime
from sense_hat import SenseHat, ACTION_PRESSED, ACTION_HELD, ACTION_RELEASED
sense = SenseHat()
sense.set_rotation(180)
sense.set_imu_config(False, False, False)
sense.low_light = True
s=(0.065) # scroll speed
w=(0) # color all white toggle
x=(2) #shutdown variable
is really stick down
def pushed_up(event):
if event.action == ACTION_PRESSED:
sense.low_light = True
is really stick up
def pushed_down(event):
if event.action == ACTION_PRESSED:
sense.low_light = False
#is really stick right
def pushed_left(event):
global w
if event.action == ACTION_PRESSED:
w = (255)
is really stick left
def pushed_right(event):
global w
if event.action == ACTION_PRESSED:
w = (0)
def pushed_middle(event):
global x
if event.action == ACTION_PRESSED:
x = 0
sense.stick.direction_up = pushed_up
sense.stick.direction_down = pushed_down
sense.stick.direction_left = pushed_left
sense.stick.direction_right = pushed_right
sense.stick.direction_middle = pushed_middle
while True:
`