Raspberry Pi - Humidity Sensor - LCD

This tutorial instructs you how to use Raspberry Pi to read temperature and humidity DHT22 from sensor and display them on LCD I2C.

Hardware Preparation

1	×	Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
1	×	LCD I2C
1	×	DHT11 Temperature and Humidity Sensor
1	×	DHT22 Temperature and Humidity Sensor
1	×	Jumper Wires
1	×	(Optional) Screw Terminal Block Shield for Raspberry Pi
1	×	(Optional) USB-C Power Cable with On/Off Switch for Raspberry Pi 4B
1	×	(Optional) Plastic Case and Cooling Fan for Raspberry Pi 4B
1	×	(Optional) HDMI Touch Screen Monitor for Raspberry Pi

Or you can buy the following sensor kits:

1	×	DIYables Sensor Kit (30 sensors/displays)
1	×	DIYables Sensor Kit (18 sensors/displays)

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Overview of DHT22 and LCD

If you are unfamiliar with the DHT22 temperature humidity sensor and LCD (including pinout, how it works, and how to program), the following tutorials can help you learn:

Wiring Diagram

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To simplify and organize your wiring setup, we recommend using a Screw Terminal Block Shield for Raspberry Pi. This shield ensures more secure and manageable connections, as shown below:

Raspberry Pi Screw Terminal Block Shield

Raspberry Pi Code - DHT22 Sensor - LCD I2C

Detailed Instructions

Make sure you have Raspbian or any other Raspberry Pi compatible operating system installed on your Pi.
Make sure your Raspberry Pi is connected to the same local network as your PC.
Make sure your Raspberry Pi is connected to the internet if you need to install some libraries.
If this is the first time you use Raspberry Pi, See how to set up the Raspberry Pi
Connect your PC to the Raspberry Pi via SSH using the built-in SSH client on Linux and macOS or PuTTY on Windows. See to how connect your PC to Raspberry Pi via SSH.
Make sure you have the RPi.GPIO library installed. If not, install it using the following command:

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install python3-rpi.gpio

Prior to utilizing the LCD I2C with a Raspberry Pi, we need to enable I2C interface on Raspberry Pi. See How to enable I2C interface on Raspberry Pi
Install the LCD I2C library by running the following command:

pip install lcddriver

Install the library for DHT11 temperature and humidity sensor by running the following command:

sudo pip3 install Adafruit_DHT

Create a Python script file DHT22_LCD.py and add the following code:

""" This Raspberry Pi code was developed by newbiely.com This Raspberry Pi code is made available for public use without any restriction For comprehensive instructions and wiring diagrams, please visit: https://newbiely.com/tutorials/raspberry-pi/raspberry-pi-humidity-sensor-lcd """ import lcddriver import Adafruit_DHT from time import sleep # Constants DHT_PIN = 20 # GPIO pin connected to DHT22 sensor LCD = lcddriver.lcd() def read_dht22_sensor(): try: humidity, temperature = Adafruit_DHT.read_retry(Adafruit_DHT.DHT22, DHT_PIN) return humidity, temperature except Exception as e: print(f"Error reading DHT22 sensor: {e}") return None, None def display_lcd(temperature, humidity): LCD.lcd_clear() LCD.lcd_display_string(f"Temp: {temperature:.1f}C", 1) LCD.lcd_display_string(f"Humi: {humidity:.1f}%", 2) try: while True: humidity, temperature = read_dht22_sensor() if humidity is not None and temperature is not None: display_lcd(temperature, humidity) else: print("Failed to read DHT22 sensor.") sleep(2) except KeyboardInterrupt: pass finally: LCD.lcd_clear()

Save the file and run the Python script by executing the following command in the terminal:

python3 DHT22_LCD.py

The script runs in an infinite loop continuously until you press Ctrl + C in the terminal.

Change the temperature of the environment around the sensor.
Check out the result on the LCD.

※ NOTE THAT:

The address of the LCD may differ depending on the manufacturer. We used 0x27 in our code, which is specified by DIYables as the address.

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