Chapter 5 · ESP32 Sensors 15 min

ESP32 Sensors

Hook up DHT22, BMP280, PIR and more - and pipe their values into LVGL widgets.

The pattern is the same for every sensor: wire it, add a sensor block, react in on_value to update an LVGL widget. Three examples below cover the three common buses you'll meet.

Sensors

DHT22

Measures: Temperature & humidity

Bus: 1-wire (single GPIO)

Difficulty

BMP280

Measures: Pressure & temperature

Bus: I²C (2 pins, shared)

Difficulty
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