JVSBME680

An easy-to-use Node.js module for Pimoroni's BME680 Breakout

Features

JVSBME680 allows you to make use of (almost) all features available in Pimoroni's Python library.

Hardware requirements

• Raspberry Pi
• Pimoroni BME680 Breakout

Installation

Note: these installation instructions assume that your Raspberry Pi is running an installation of Raspbian Stretch, with both Node.js v8.x and npm installed. Additionally, JVSBME680 requires Python 2.x or later, which should come pre-installed with Raspbian.

Need help installing Node.js and npm? I've written an extensive tutorial, which you can find here.

Preparing for the installation

1. First of all, make sure your Raspberry Pi is up-to-date:

    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

2. Install Pimoroni's Python library using their super-easy installation script:

    curl https://get.pimoroni.com/bme680 | bash

3. Reboot the Raspberry Pi.

Installing JVSBME680

1. Use cd to navigate to your Node.js project directory.

2. Install JVSBME680 using npm:

    npm install jvsbme680 --save

Usage

1. Start by loading the module:

    const { BME680 } = require('jvsbme680');

2. Initialize the BME680 object:

    const bme680 = new BME680();

Note: if you'd like to use two BME680 Breakout boards simultaneously, you can simply pass the I2C address (as a string) to the constructor. See the documentation of the Constants class for valid values. The Constants class is exported by the module, together with the BME680 class.

The initialized BME680 object has a number of properties, allowing you to access each sensor of the BME680:

• gasSensor - an initialized GasSensor object for accessing the gas sensor
• humiditySensor - an initialized HumiditySensor object for accessing the humidity sensor
• pressureSensor - an initialized PressureSensor object for accessing the pressure sensor
• temperatureSensor - an initialized TemperatureSensor object for accessing the temperature sensor

Documentation for each of the above mentioned components can be found here.

Code examples that show how to use JVSBME680 can be found here.

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2017 Joris Vervuurt Software

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