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The SparkFun Pressure Sensor - BMP581 (Qwiic) and Micro Pressure Sensor - BMP581 (Qwiic) feature the BMP581 absolute pressure sensor from Bosch Sensortec. The BMP581 boasts exceptional resolution and accuracy and uses on-chip linearization and temperature compensation to provide true absolute data for pressure and temperature.
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SEN-20170
The SparkFun Qwiic BMP581 Pressure Sensor is a standard-sized, 1in. by 1in. absolute pressure sensor breakout from Bosch Sens…
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SEN-20171
The SparkFun Qwiic Micro BMP581 Pressure Sensor is a standard-sized, 0.75in. by 0.3in. absolute pressure sensor breakout from…
This guide will take you through the hardware present on these Qwiic breakouts, connecting them to a Qwiic circuit and using the BMP581 with the SparkFun BMP581 Arduino Library.
Required Materials
To follow along with this guide you will need a microcontroller to communicate with the BMP581. Below are a few options that come Qwiic-enabled out of the box:
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WRL-15663
The SparkFun ESP32 Thing Plus is the next step to get started with Espressif IoT ideations while still enjoying all the ameni…
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WRL-15574
The SparkFun Artemis Thing Plus takes our popular Feather footprint and adds in the powerful Artemis module for ultimate func…
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DEV-14713
With a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4F MCU, the SparkFun SAMD51 Thing Plus is one of our most powerful microcontroller boards yet!
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DEV-15444
The RedBoard Artemis takes the incredibly powerful Artemis module from SparkFun and wraps it up in an easy to use and familia…
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If your chosen microcontroller is not already Qwiic-enabled, you can add that functionality with one or more of the following items:
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KIT-15081
To make it even easier to get started, we've assembled this Qwiic Cable Kit with a variety of Qwiic cables from 50mm to 500mm…
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DEV-14495
The SparkFun Qwiic Adapter provides the perfect means to make any old I2C board into a Qwiic enabled board.
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DEV-16790
The SparkFun Qwiic Shield for Thing Plus makes it so you can use SparkFun's Qwiic connect ecosystem with development boards t…
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DEV-14352
The SparkFun Qwiic Shield is an easy-to-assemble board that provides a simple way to incorporate the Qwiic Connect System wit…
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You will also need at least one Qwiic cable to connect your sensor to your microcontroller.
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PRT-14427
This is a 100mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together…
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PRT-14426
This is a 50mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together …
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PRT-14428
This is a 200mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together…
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PRT-14429
This is a 500mm long 4-conductor cable with 1mm JST termination. It’s designed to connect Qwiic enabled components together…
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Recommended Reading
If you aren't familiar with the Qwiic system, we recommend reading here for an overview.
We would also recommend taking a look at the following tutorials if you aren't familiar with them. If you are using one of the Qwiic Shields listed above, you may want to read through their respective Hookup Guides as well before going through this guide for this BMP581 Qwiic breakout.
I2C
An introduction to I2C, one of the main embedded communications protocols in use today.
Serial Terminal Basics
This tutorial will show you how to communicate with your serial devices using a variety of terminal emulator applications.
