BME280 Digital Sensor Module: Temperature, Humidity, and Pressure Sensor (5V Compatible)

🌡️📈 Comprehensive Environmental Sensing: The BME280 Sensor Module is a compact, high-precision digital sensor designed to measure temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure. Ideal for weather stations, IoT projects, and environmental monitoring applications, this module is fully compatible with 5V logic devices, ensuring smooth integration with Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, and other microcontrollers.

⚙️ Key Features

• 🔌 Operating Voltage: 3.3V (includes onboard 5V to 3.3V regulator – supports 5V systems)
• 📡 Communication Interface: I2C & SPI dual interface
• 🌡️ Temperature Range: -40°C to +85°C (±1.0°C accuracy)
• 💧 Humidity Range: 0% to 100% RH (±3% accuracy)
• 📊 Pressure Range: 300 hPa to 1100 hPa (±1 hPa accuracy)
• 📏 Compact Size: Approximately 15mm x 12mm

✅ Advantages

• 🧠 High Precision: Ideal for weather forecasting and indoor/outdoor climate monitoring
• 💡 Low Power Consumption: Suitable for battery-operated projects
• 🔁 Fast Response Time: Accurate real-time data collection
• 🛠️ Multi-Protocol Support: Easily configurable via I2C or SPI

📦 Applications

• 🌦️ Weather stations and environmental data loggers
• 🏠 Smart home automation systems
• 📱 Wearable devices and mobile weather tools
• 📡 IoT nodes and wireless sensor networks
• 🚁 Drone altitude control and GPS enhancement

Note: While the sensor itself operates at 3.3V, the onboard voltage regulator allows 5V operation, making it safe for use with 5V logic microcontrollers.

🔍 BME280 vs BMP280: What's the Difference?

Both the BME280 and BMP280 are advanced environmental sensor modules developed by Bosch. However, the BME280 stands out with its additional humidity sensor, making it a more comprehensive choice for climate-related projects.
FeatureBME280BMP280
🌡️ Temperature Measurement✔️ Yes✔️ Yes
🌬️ Pressure Measurement✔️ Yes✔️ Yes
💧 Humidity Measurement✔️ Yes❌ No
🔌 InterfaceI2C & SPII2C & SPI
⚡ Power ConsumptionLowVery Low
💰 PriceHigherMore affordable
 

🛠️ Which One Should You Choose?

• 🏠 For smart home humidity monitoring: BME280
• 🚁 For drone altitude control: BMP280
• 📦 For IoT weather station: BME280 is preferred