My bme680’s are remote mounted to avoid heat sock from the pi’s soc.
And my breakout garden is also isolated from the pi.
No compensation needed, I actually had to remove that code from the enviro code I’m running.
Hi, quick update. I received my new sensor today and it’s been rock solid for over 4 hours, so I guess that confirms I had a dodgy sensor.
That’s good to hear. =)
That’s encouraging. As mine only failed in one slot on one pi, I assumed it wasn’t sensor related and it’s now in the post as a Christmas present, so fingers crossed. Although I doubt the inability to measure the air quality reliably will spoil the day.
Is your new sensor attached exactly the same as before?
Yep, a straight swap. Everything is identical except the sensor.
So, the issue happened again - but after many hours of use. Changing the I2C slot caused a Traceback error after a few hours.
I’ve dusted off my Pi3 to see if the platform is the issue.
So, it seems the issue is using the sensor with my Pi Zero. Using it on my Pi3 works flawlessly. No idea what the difference might be, but I’m happy I’ve got a solution.
Soldering issue maybe? That is unless you bought it with the header already soldered on.
That’s a very good point. My Pi Zero is using the solderless headers. After Xmas I’ll solder them on properly. Thanks for the tip.
OK, final update from me. A soldered header works without issue.
So, all my problems with this sensor can be traced back to using a solderless header, and not the sensor at all.
Have a good xmas!
Hammer Header I’m assuming.
Have a Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year. =)
I’m pretty sure they made a movie about this:
Dr. Electro or: How I Learned to Stop Intermittent-Contacting and Love the Solder
I heard it’s a cult classic. 😂