/** * @file dht11.c * @brief Implementation of DHT11 temperature and humidity sensor driver * @author Kevin Thomas * @date 2025 * * MIT License * * Copyright (c) 2025 Kevin Thomas * * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: * * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all * copies or substantial portions of the Software. * * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE * SOFTWARE. */ #include "dht11.h" #include "hardware/gpio.h" #include "pico/time.h" /** @brief GPIO pin connected to the DHT11 sensor */ static uint dht_pin; /** * @brief Send the DHT11 start signal on the data pin * * Drives the pin LOW for 18 ms then HIGH for 40 us before switching * the pin to input mode to listen for the sensor response. */ static void send_start_signal(void) { gpio_set_dir(dht_pin, GPIO_OUT); gpio_put(dht_pin, 0); sleep_ms(18); gpio_put(dht_pin, 1); sleep_us(40); gpio_set_dir(dht_pin, GPIO_IN); } /** * @brief Wait for the pin to leave a given logic level * * Spins until the pin no longer reads the specified level, returning * false if a timeout of 10 000 iterations is exceeded. * * @param level Logic level to wait through (0 or 1) * @return bool true once the level changed, false on timeout */ static bool wait_for_level(int level) { uint32_t timeout = 10000; while (gpio_get(dht_pin) == level) if (--timeout == 0) return false; return true; } /** * @brief Wait for the DHT11 response after the start signal * * The sensor pulls LOW then HIGH then LOW again; each transition * is awaited with a timeout. * * @return bool true if the full response was received, false on timeout */ static bool wait_response(void) { if (!wait_for_level(1)) return false; if (!wait_for_level(0)) return false; if (!wait_for_level(1)) return false; return true; } /** * @brief Read a single bit from the DHT11 data stream * * Waits for the low-period to end, measures the high-period duration, * and shifts the result into the appropriate byte of the data array. * * @param data 5-byte array accumulating the received bits * @param i Bit index (0-39) * @return bool true on success, false on timeout */ static bool read_bit(uint8_t *data, int i) { if (!wait_for_level(0)) return false; uint32_t start = time_us_32(); if (!wait_for_level(1)) return false; uint32_t duration = time_us_32() - start; data[i / 8] <<= 1; if (duration > 40) data[i / 8] |= 1; return true; } /** * @brief Read all 40 data bits from the DHT11 * * @param data 5-byte array filled with the received data * @return bool true if all 40 bits were read, false on timeout */ static bool read_40_bits(uint8_t *data) { for (int i = 0; i < 40; i++) if (!read_bit(data, i)) return false; return true; } /** * @brief Verify the DHT11 checksum byte * * @param data 5-byte received data (bytes 0-3 plus checksum in byte 4) * @return bool true if the checksum matches, false otherwise */ static bool validate_checksum(const uint8_t *data) { return data[4] == ((data[0] + data[1] + data[2] + data[3]) & 0xFF); } void dht11_init(uint8_t pin) { dht_pin = pin; gpio_init(pin); gpio_pull_up(pin); } bool dht11_read(float *humidity, float *temperature) { uint8_t data[5] = {0}; send_start_signal(); if (!wait_response()) return false; if (!read_40_bits(data)) return false; if (!validate_checksum(data)) return false; *humidity = data[0] + data[1] * 0.1f; *temperature = data[2] + data[3] * 0.1f; return true; }