Sensirion SPS30

Introduction

Python-based driver for Sensirion SPS30 particulate matter sensor. Tested on Raspberry Pi Zero/Zero W/3B+/4B.

Wiring

Sensor

                                 Pin 1   Pin 5
                                   |       |
                                   V       V
.------------------------------------------------.
|                                .-----------.   |
|                                | x x x x x |   |
|                                '-----------'   |
|     []          []          []          []     |
'------------------------------------------------'

Pin	Description	UART	I2C
1	Supply voltage 5V	VDD	VDD
2	UART receiving pin/ I2C serial data input/ output	RX	SDA
3	UART transmitting pin/ I2C serial clock input	TX	SCL
4	Interface select (UART: floating (NC) /I2C: GND)	NC	GND
5	Ground	GND	GND

I2C Interface

  Sensor Pins                                 Raspberry Pi Pins
.-------.-----.                             .----------.---------.
| Pin 1 | VDD |-----------------------------|    5V    | Pin 2/4 |
| Pin 2 | SDA |-----------------------------| I2C1 SDA |  Pin 3  |
| Pin 3 | SCL |-----------------------------| I2C1 SCL |  Pin 5  |
| Pin 4 | GND |-----.                       |          |         |
| Pin 5 | GND |-----'-----------------------|   GND    | Pin 6/9 |
'-------'-----'                             '----------'---------'

Example

Default parameters of SPS30 class

Parameter	Value	Description
bus	1	I2C bus of Raspberry Pi
address	0x69	Default I2C address

import sys
import json
from time import sleep
from sps30 import SPS30


if __name__ == "__main__":
    pm_sensor = SPS30()
    print(f"Firmware version: {pm_sensor.firmware_version()}")
    print(f"Product type: {pm_sensor.product_type()}")
    print(f"Serial number: {pm_sensor.serial_number()}")
    print(f"Status register: {pm_sensor.read_status_register()}")
    print(
        f"Auto cleaning interval: {pm_sensor.read_auto_cleaning_interval()}s")
    print(f"Set auto cleaning interval: {pm_sensor.write_auto_cleaning_interval_days(2)}s")
    pm_sensor.start_measurement()

    while True:
        try:
            print(json.dumps(pm_sensor.get_measurement(), indent=2))
            sleep(2)

        except KeyboardInterrupt:
            print("Stopping measurement...")
            pm_sensor.stop_measurement()
            sys.exit()

Output data format

{
  "sensor_data": {
    "mass_density": {
      "pm1.0": 1.883,
      "pm2.5": 3.889,
      "pm4.0": 6.232,
      "pm10": 6.7
    },
    "particle_count": {
      "pm0.5": 1.302,
      "pm1.0": 4.595,
      "pm2.5": 7.326,
      "pm4.0": 7.864,
      "pm10": 7.967
    },
    "particle_size": 1.63,
    "mass_density_unit": "ug/m3",
    "particle_count_unit": "#/cm3",
    "particle_size_unit": "um"
  },
  "timestamp": 1630217804
}

Dependencies

None