Improvements to compensated temperature code

diff --git a/examples/all-in-one.py b/examples/all-in-one.py
index 0ec440b1d0e1fff19e689cd98608b652f726d7d6..cf34f89ce1d971c87e15a0b1118fbf0844775891 100755 (executable)
--- a/examples/all-in-one.py
+++ b/examples/all-in-one.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import ltr559
 from bme280 import BME280
 from pms5003 import PMS5003
 from enviroplus import gas
 from bme280 import BME280
 from pms5003 import PMS5003
 from enviroplus import gas

+from subprocess import PIPE, Popen

 from PIL import Image
 from PIL import ImageDraw
 from PIL import ImageFont
 from PIL import Image
 from PIL import ImageDraw
 from PIL import ImageFont


@@ -76,6 +77,18 @@ def display_text(variable, data, unit):
     draw.text((0, 0), message, font=font, fill=(0, 0, 0))
     st7735.display(img)
 
     draw.text((0, 0), message, font=font, fill=(0, 0, 0))
     st7735.display(img)
 

+# Get the temperature of the CPU for compensation
+def get_cpu_temperature():
+    process = Popen(['vcgencmd', 'measure_temp'], stdout=PIPE)
+    output, _error = process.communicate()
+    return float(output[output.index('=') + 1:output.rindex("'")])
+
+# Tuning factor for compensation. Decrease this number to adjust the
+# temperature down, and increase to adjust up
+factor = 0.8
+
+cpu_temps = [0] * 5
+

 delay = 0.5  # Debounce the proximity tap
 mode = 0  # The starting mode
 last_page = 0
 delay = 0.5  # Debounce the proximity tap
 mode = 0  # The starting mode
 last_page = 0


@@ -113,7 +126,12 @@ try:
         if mode == 0:
             variable = "temperature"
             unit = "C"
         if mode == 0:
             variable = "temperature"
             unit = "C"

-            data = bme280.get_temperature()
+            cpu_temp = get_cpu_temperature()
+            # Smooth out with some averaging to decrease jitter
+            cpu_temps = cpu_temps[1:] + [cpu_temp]
+            avg_cpu_temp = sum(cpu_temps) / float(len(cpu_temps))
+            raw_temp = bme280.get_temperature()
+            data = raw_temp - ((avg_cpu_temp - raw_temp) / factor)

             display_text(variable, data, unit)
 
         if mode == 1:
             display_text(variable, data, unit)
 
         if mode == 1:

diff --git a/examples/compensated-temperature.py b/examples/compensated-temperature.py
index 64d7a8b9bed07c020f62fd570c011be2d22989cc..b572ad5127eddd247a858cfb805db4d996cae076 100755 (executable)
--- a/examples/compensated-temperature.py
+++ b/examples/compensated-temperature.py
@@ -20,16 +20,24 @@ Press Ctrl+C to exit!
 bus = SMBus(1)
 bme280 = BME280(i2c_dev=bus)
 
 bus = SMBus(1)
 bme280 = BME280(i2c_dev=bus)
 

+# Get the temperature of the CPU for compensation

 def get_cpu_temperature():
     process = Popen(['vcgencmd', 'measure_temp'], stdout=PIPE)
     output, _error = process.communicate()
     return float(output[output.index('=') + 1:output.rindex("'")])
 
 def get_cpu_temperature():
     process = Popen(['vcgencmd', 'measure_temp'], stdout=PIPE)
     output, _error = process.communicate()
     return float(output[output.index('=') + 1:output.rindex("'")])
 

+# Tuning factor for compensation. Decrease this number to adjust the
+# temperature down, and increase to adjust up

 factor = 0.8
 
 factor = 0.8
 

+cpu_temps = [0] * 5
+

 while True:
     cpu_temp = get_cpu_temperature()
 while True:
     cpu_temp = get_cpu_temperature()

+    # Smooth out with some averaging to decrease jitter
+    cpu_temps = cpu_temps[1:] + [cpu_temp]
+    avg_cpu_temp = sum(cpu_temps) / float(len(cpu_temps))

     raw_temp = bme280.get_temperature()
     raw_temp = bme280.get_temperature()

-    comp_temp = raw_temp - ((cpu_temp - raw_temp) / factor)
+    comp_temp = raw_temp - ((avg_cpu_temp - raw_temp) / factor)

     print("Compensated temperature: {:05.2f} *C".format(comp_temp))
     time.sleep(1.0)
     print("Compensated temperature: {:05.2f} *C".format(comp_temp))
     time.sleep(1.0)