MH-Z16 CO2 sensor

Connection

The [Arduino code for the NDIR MH-Z16 is available on GitHub. The code is available in two versons, for UART and I2C.

SEEED studio IoT into the wild

In 2022 seeedstudio launched the product line IoT into the wild. As part of the product line they offer a LoRaWAN integrated sensor for CO₂, temperature and humidity.

MH-Z16 wiring to Arduino UNO, whihc SoftwareSerial connection to pins 2 and 3.

/*
  This test code is write for Arduino AVR Series(UNO, Leonardo, Mega)
  If you want to use with LinkIt ONE, please connect the module to D0/1 and modify:

  // #include <SoftwareSerial.h>
  // SoftwareSerial s_serial(2, 3);      // TX, RX

  #define sensor Serial1
*/


#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
SoftwareSerial s_serial(2, 3);      // TX, RX

#define sensor s_serial

const unsigned char cmd_get_sensor[] =
{
    0xff, 0x01, 0x86, 0x00, 0x00,
    0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x79
};

unsigned char dataRevice[9];
int CO2PPM;

void setup()
{
    sensor.begin(9600);
    Serial.begin(9600);
    Serial.println("get a 'g', begin to read from sensor!");
    Serial.println("********************************************************");
    Serial.println();
}

void loop()
{
    if(dataRecieve())
    {
        Serial.print("  CO2: ");
        Serial.print(CO2PPM);
        Serial.println("");
    }
    delay(10000);
}

bool dataRecieve(void)
{
    byte data[9];
    int i = 0;

    //transmit command data
    for(i=0; i<sizeof(cmd_get_sensor); i++)
    {
        sensor.write(cmd_get_sensor[i]);
    }
    Serial.flush();

    //begin reveiceing data
    if(sensor.available())
    {
        while(sensor.available())
        {
            for(int i=0;i<9; i++)
            {
                data[i] = sensor.read();
            }
        }
    }

    for(int j=0; j<9; j++)
    {
        Serial.print(data[j],HEX);
        Serial.print(" ");
    }
    Serial.println("");

    // First calculate then validate the check sum as there is no point in proceeding if the packet is corrupted. (code inspired by datasheet algorithm)
    byte checksum = 0 ;
    for(int j=1; j<8; j++)
    {
      checksum += data[j];
    }
    checksum=0xff-checksum;
    checksum+=1;

    if  (checksum != data[8])
    {
      Serial.println("Error checksum");
      return false;
    }

    // Then check the start byte to make sure response is what we were expecting
    if ( data[0] != 0xFF )
    {
        Serial.println("Error start byte");
        return false;
    }

    // Then check the command byte to make sure response is what we were expecting
    if ( data[1] != 0x86 )
    {
        Serial.println("Error command");
        return false;
    }


    CO2PPM = (int)data[2] * 256 + (int)data[3];

    return true;
}

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#include <MHZ16_uart.h>

//Select 2 digital pins as SoftwareSerial's Rx and Tx. For example, Rx=2 Tx=3
MHZ16_uart mySensor(4,5);

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);

  mySensor.begin(4,5);
}


void loop()
{
  if ( !mySensor.isWarming())
  {
    Serial.print("CO2 Concentration is ");
    Serial.print(mySensor.getPPM());
    Serial.println("ppm");
  }
  else
{
    Serial.println("isWarming");
  }

  delay(10000);
}

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