Sensor Workshop at ITP

Online innformation: http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Downloads/docs/prod/sens/MG811Datasheet.pdf
http://www.picbasic.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=8709
http://www.thaieasyelec.net/index.php/Sensors/GAS/Carbon-Dioxide-CO2-Gas-Sensor-MG-811/p_156.html
http://www.spencerpages.com/wiki/index.php?title=MG811_Carbon_Dioxide_(CO2)_Sensor

Setup

Code for Humidity sensor + CO2 sensor + Arduino + Arduino SD Shield

/*GasTempDataLogger using merged code from ladyada

 for the DHT and Arduino Forum user smau

 Modified by Monica Bate and Melissa dela Merced
 23 February 2012

 This code uses the DHT22 Temp Sensor, MG811 CO2 Gas Sensor and the Sparkfun SD Shield


 */

1. include <SD.h>
2. include "DHT.h"

//This is the for the GAS sensor

1. define R 3 //led RED
2. define L 7 //led YELLOW 1
3. define G 6 //led GREEN
4. define K 5 //led YELLOW 2
5. define PIN 0 //analog PIN wired to co2 sensor
6. define SOGLIA 1000 // 1000ppm OK value
7. define DHTPIN 2 //DHT data pin on digital PIN 2
8. define DHTTYPE DHT22 // DHT 22 (AM2302) DHT sensor brand

const int chipSelect = 8; const int interval = 10*1000; long lastReadTime = 0;

// Connect pin 1 (on the left) of the sensor to +5V // Connect pin 2 of the sensor to whatever your DHTPIN is // Connect pin 4 (on the right) of the sensor to GROUND // Connect a 10K resistor from pin 2 (data) to pin 1 (power) of the sensor

DHT dht(DHTPIN, DHTTYPE);

unsigned int lettura = 0; //actual read value unsigned int letturaOld = 0; //old read value unsigned long time;

void reading(){ //led blinking while reading

  digitalWrite(R, LOW);
  digitalWrite(K, LOW);
  digitalWrite(G, LOW);
  int cont = 0;
  while (cont < 15){
    digitalWrite(L, HIGH);
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(L, LOW);
    delay(500);
    cont++;
  }

}

void victory(){ //led blinking when SOGLIA read

  digitalWrite(R, LOW);
  digitalWrite(G, HIGH);
  int cont = 0;
  while (cont < 15){
    digitalWrite(L, HIGH);
    digitalWrite(K, LOW);
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(L, LOW);
    digitalWrite(K, HIGH);
    delay(500);
    cont++;
  }

}

void rightWay(){ //led blinking when lettura < letturaOld

  digitalWrite(R, LOW);
  digitalWrite(K, LOW);
  digitalWrite(G, HIGH);
  int cont = 0;
  while (cont < 15){
    digitalWrite(L, HIGH);
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(L, LOW);
    delay(500);
    cont++;
  }

}

void wrongWay(){ //led blinking when lettura > letturaOld

  digitalWrite(R, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(K, LOW);
  digitalWrite(G, LOW);
  int cont = 0;
  while (cont < 15){
    digitalWrite(L, HIGH);
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(L, LOW);
    delay(500);
    cont++;
  }

}

void setup(){

  pinMode(PIN, INPUT);
  pinMode(R, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(L, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(G, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(K, OUTPUT);
  Serial.begin(9600);
  Serial.println("DHTxx test!");
  Serial.print("Initializing SD card...");

  pinMode(10,OUTPUT);

  //  if (startSDCard() == true) {
  dht.begin();
  //}
  if (startSDCard() == true) {
  startSensor(); 
   }

}

void loop(){

  long currentTime = millis();
  //   lastReadTime = millis();
  // Reading temperature or humidity takes about 250 milliseconds!
  // Sensor readings may also be up to 2 seconds 'old' (its a very slow sensor)
  if (currentTime > lastReadTime + interval) {
    float h = dht.readHumidity();
    float t = dht.readTemperature();

    // Get the current time in ms:


    // open the file:
    File dataFile = SD.open("datalog.csv", FILE_WRITE);

    // if the file is available, write to it:
    if (dataFile) {
      dataFile.print(h);
      dataFile.print("\t");
      dataFile.print(t);
      dataFile.print("\t");
      dataFile.print(letturaOld);
      dataFile.print("\n");

      dataFile.close();
      lastReadTime = millis();
    }  
    //   if the file isn't open, pop up an error:
    else {
      Serial.println("error opening datalog.csv");
    } 

    // check if returns are valid, if they are NaN (not a number) then something went wrong!
    if (isnan(t) || isnan(h)) {
      Serial.println("Failed to read from DHT");
    } 
    /* else {
     Serial.print("Humidity: "); 
     Serial.print(h);
     Serial.print(" %\t");
     Serial.print("Temperature: "); 
     Serial.print(t);
     Serial.println(" *C");
     }*/

    time = millis();
    if ( time <= 300000) {  //5 minutes heating time
      digitalWrite(R, HIGH);
      digitalWrite(L, HIGH);
      digitalWrite(K, HIGH);
      digitalWrite(G, HIGH);
      letturaOld = analogRead(PIN); //keeps on reading
      letturaOld = map(letturaOld,0,1023,350,10000);
      Serial.print(time/1000);
      Serial.println(" seconds elapsed. Heating in progress...");
      delay(10000);
    }
    else if ( time > 300000 && time < 305000 ) { // leds off
      digitalWrite(R, LOW);
      digitalWrite(L, LOW);
      digitalWrite(K, LOW);
      digitalWrite(G, LOW);
    }
    else{
      //blinking YELLOW led while reading
      reading();
      delay(1500);
      lettura = analogRead(PIN);
      lettura = map(lettura,0,1023,350,10000);
      /*    Serial.print("Vecchia lettura: "); //old reading
       Serial.print(letturaOld);
       Serial.print(" | Nuova lettura: "); //new reading
       Serial.println(lettura);*/
      if ( lettura < SOGLIA ){
        victory(); //we're done! ding ding ding!
        delay(1500);
      }
      else{
        if (lettura < letturaOld)
          rightWay();
        else
          wrongWay();
      }
      letturaOld = lettura;
      lettura = 0;
      delay(1500);
    }

    Serial.print("rH(%)");
    Serial.print("\t");
    Serial.print("*C");
    Serial.print("\t");
    Serial.print("C02");
    // Serial.print("\t");
    //  Serial.print("New Reading");
    Serial.print("\n");
    Serial.print(h);
    Serial.print("\t");
    Serial.print(t);
    Serial.print("\t");
    Serial.print(letturaOld);
    Serial.print("\t");
    // Serial.print(lettura);
    // Serial.print("\n");


  }

} boolean startSDCard() {

  boolean result = false;
  Serial.print("Initializing SD card...");
  // make sure that the default chip select pin is set to
  // output, even if you don't use it:
  pinMode(10, OUTPUT);

  // see if the card is present and can be initialized:
  if (!SD.begin(chipSelect)) {
    Serial.println("Card failed, or not present");
    // don't do anything more:
    result = false;
  } 
  else {
    Serial.println("card initialized.");
    File dataFile = SD.open("datalog.csv", FILE_WRITE);
    if (dataFile) {
      dataFile.println();
      dataFile.println("rH (%) \t temp. (*C) \t CO2");
      dataFile.close();
      result = true;
    }
  }  
  return result;



  // check if returns are valid, if they are NaN (not a number) then something went wrong!
  //  if (isnan(t) || isnan(h)) {
  //  Serial.println("Failed to read from DHT");
  //  } 

}

void startSensor() {

  // set up pins to power and read sensor:

/* pinMode(DHT_VCC, OUTPUT);

  pinMode(DHT_GND, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(DHT_VCC, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(DHT_GND, LOW);*/
  // start sensor:
  dht.begin(); 

}

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