BME280 climate data logging

Get data from a BME280 sensor, put it in an Influx database and optionally log it to an LCD screen.

Building the project

Edit the Makefile to include the IP address or hostname of your Raspberry Pi, then run make in the project root.

Starting a systemd service

Put in /lib/systemd/system/i2c_temp_humid.service, making sure to replace the Influx DB host placeholder.

[Unit]
Description=i2c temperature, humidity and pressure monitor
ConditionPathExists=/usr/bin/i2c_temp_humid
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
Group=adm
LimitNOFILE=1024

Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=10

ExecStart=/usr/bin/i2c_temp_humid -name study -influxhost <host of your influx DB here>

# make sure log directory exists and owned by syslog
PermissionsStartOnly=true
ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /var/log/i2c_temp_humid
ExecStartPre=/bin/chown root:adm /var/log/i2c_temp_humid
ExecStartPre=/bin/chmod 755 /var/log/i2c_temp_humid
StandardOutput=syslog
StandardError=syslog
SyslogIdentifier=i2c_temp_humid

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Then:

sudo systemctl edit myservice

Make the file look like this, replacing the Influx DB password with the correct value:

[Service]
Environment="INFLUX_DB_SECRET=<influx DB password goes here>"

Then enable and start the service.

sudo systemctl unmask i2c_temp_humid.service
sudo systemctl start i2c_temp_humid
sudo systemctl enable i2c_temp_humid.service

License

MIT, see LICENSE