Add an BME280?

[jdede]

Does it make sense to add an BME280 (temp, hum, pressure) to the board:

• high quality and low power sensor
• good to monitor the inside conditions of the board
• Easy start with some hardware directly attached to the board

What do you think @B00mb0x @FarukKollar @Wolfestin123 ? Alternative ideas?

[Wolfestin123]

In my suggestion Utilizing the BME280 sensor in I2C mode would be advantageous as it avoids potential hardware limitations. Additionally, its low sleep and standby current consumption (less than 1 µA) enhances its suitability for this application.

[FarukKollar]

I also think it is a good idea. We can use on board sensor for test and possible troubleshooting in future. We can add jumpers to the pins and left it connected if we want to observe the condition of the board under ground, otherwise we can disconnect by removing jumpers.

[B00mb0x]

The sensor looks promising, at first I was concerned if the read out would be too complicated and whether we should use a DHT-22 or similar, but apparently, there are micropython libraries available so in theory we shouldn't have too many issues.