{"product_id":"bme688-breakout","title":"BME688 4-in-1 Air Quality Breakout (Gas, Temperature, Pressure, Humidity)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe super-smart BME688 air quality sensor can measure temperature, pressure and humidity precisely. It also has an upgraded, AI-enhanced gas scanner!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike its predecessor the BME680, this high quality sensor can be used to monitor every aspect of your environment, taking high precision measurements of \u003cstrong\u003etemperature, pressure and humidity\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, the BME688 has an \u003cstrong\u003eupdated gas scanner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e function\u003c\/strong\u003e with extended measurements, which will react to changes in volatile organic compounds (VOCs), volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) and the presence of carbon monoxide and hydrogen to give a general measure of indoor or outdoor air quality. With \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bosch-sensortec.com\/en\/software-tools\/software\/bme688-and-bme690-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBosch's software\u003c\/a\u003e, you can analyse the gas readings further and train the algorithms to make inferences about specific air quality indicators, including the likelihood of bacteria growth and the presence of other organic contaminants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWant to get an idea of whether there's adequate ventilation in your bedroom, your workshop, or workplace? Set up a BME688 on a Pi Zero W and have it log sensor readings to a file or post them into your home automation software or a web service like \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/io.adafruit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eadafruit.io\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/freeboard.io\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efreeboard.io\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis breakout is compatible with our fancy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/en-eu\/collections\/breakout-garden\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBreakout Garden\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e system, where using breakouts is as easy just popping it into one of the slots and starting to grow your project, create, and code. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealso \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQw\/ST compatible\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e so it can be plugged into a whole range of different \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/collections\/stemma-qt\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emicrocontrollers and HATs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with Qwiic or STEMMA QT connectors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBosch BME688 4-in-1 environmental sensor with Artificial Intelligence (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/bst-bme688-ds000.pdf?v=1620834794\" target=\"_blank\"\u003edatasheet\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI2C interface, with address select via ADDR cuttable trace (0x76 or 0x77)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQwiic\/STEMMA QT connector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.3V or 5V compatible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverse polarity protection (on Breakout Garden connector)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaspberry Pi-compatible pinout (pins 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Arduino\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Raspberry Pi (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/bme680\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePython library\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompatible with Raspberry Pi Pico (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC++\/MicroPython libraries\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/BoschSensortec\/BME68x-Sensor-API\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC library provided by Bosch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bosch-sensortec.com\/en\/software-tools\/software\/bme688-and-bme690-software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBME688 software\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/bme688_schematic_PIM575.pdf?v=1621249477\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSchematic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/files\/BME688_mechanical_drawing.png?v=1675690969\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDimensional drawing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKit includes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBME688 breakout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x5 male header\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1x5 female right angle header\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've designed this breakout board so that you can solder on the piece of right angle female header and pop it straight onto the bottom left 5 pins on your Raspberry Pi's GPIO header (pins 1, 3, 5, 7, 9). The right angle header also has the advantage of positioning the breakout away from the Pi's CPU so as to minimise radiated heat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSoftware\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/BoschSensortec\/BME68x-Sensor-API\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBosch provide a C library\u003c\/a\u003e,for this sensor, but we've also updated our BME680 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/bme680\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePython library\u003c\/a\u003e (with a quick and painless one-line-installer) to work with the BME688, making it straightforward to combine it with our other boards (why not use a Blinkt! or Unicorn pHAT to visualise air quality in real time?)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou can also use this breakout with Raspberry Pi Pico and other RP2040 boards, using \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/pimoroni\/pimoroni-pico\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eC++ or Pirate brand MicroPython\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNotes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn our testing, we've found that the sensor requires some burn-in time (at least 20 minutes) and that readings may take a couple of minutes to stabilise after beginning measurements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe trace on the back of the board marked ADDR can be cut to change the I2C address from the default of 0x76 to 0x77, meaning that you can use up to two sensors on the same Raspberry Pi or Arduino\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe BME280, BME68X and BMP280 breakouts all share the same I2C addresses, so if you're using two together then you'll need to change the I2C address on one of them using the solder bridge or cuttable traces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: approx 19mm x 19mm x 5mm (L x W x H, including connector)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pimoroni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39336951709779,"sku":"PIM575","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0174\/1800\/products\/BME688-2.jpg?v=1621005992","url":"https:\/\/shop.pimoroni.com\/en-eu\/products\/bme688-breakout","provider":"Pimoroni Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}