Dear Forum Members,
I hope this message finds you well. I am seeking assistance with a project involving Sensirion SHT85 sensors for a weather station.
The challenge I’m facing is that these sensors have pins spaced at a 1.27mm pitch, which differs from the standard 2.54mm pitch. I had initially found a suitable socket and housing solution in a YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2isyb9JdVW0), but unfortunately, the vendor no longer supplies these housings.
I’ve searched popular online marketplaces such as AliExpress, Banggood, and eBay, but have been unable to locate similar housings. As an alternative, I would be open to using an adapter that converts from 4-pin 1.27mm female to 4-pin 2.54mm (either female or male).
Would anyone be able to recommend a reliable source for purchasing such connectors or adapters? Any guidance or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance for your time and expertise.
Best regards,
Luke
Do you mean this one?
SHT85 SENSIRION, Temperature and Humidity Sensor
There are several options listed here.
Note that 1.27mm is sometimes listed at 0.05".
For a housing the best option is to use a scrap of prototyping board with a soldered header and print your own housing to suit the application.
Dear Jeff105671,
Thank you for your thoughtful response. I appreciate your assistance in this matter.
I can confirm that the sensor you’ve mentioned is indeed the one I currently possess.
I’m grateful for the link you provided; however, upon closer inspection, it appears to be a connector that maintains the pin spacing at 1.27mm, rather than the 2.54mm spacing I require.
The crux of my issue lies in the fact that the pins on my sensor are too closely spaced to be compatible with standard Dupont jumper wires, which necessitate a 2.54mm spacing. This incompatibility is preventing me from easily integrating the sensor into my project.
In my original post, I referenced a short video clip that perfectly illustrates the solution I’m seeking. Unfortunately, I’ve been unable to locate a product that matches what was demonstrated in the video. While I’ve found some potential options on AliExpress, they lack specific information regarding compatibility with the SHT85 sensor. Moreover, these alternatives seem to predominantly feature surface-mount sensors, as opposed to the through-hole variant with physical pins that I currently possess.
I would greatly appreciate any further insights or suggestions you might have regarding this matter. Thank you for your continued support and expertise.
The suggestion I posted is for a device with pins at a 1.27mm pitch. That will give you a means of connecting to the sensor. What you then do with that depends on your use case, but if the ultimate aim is to be able to connect to 2.54mm ‘Dupont’ headers then you would wire the 1.27mm headers through to a 2.54mm header (using a scrap of prototyping board to mount the header) and put the whole assembly in a small case that made the 2.54mm headers accessible.
Referencing a video is generally not helpful because people are unlikely to sit through a series of YouTube ads and then search through many minutes of video to find the image you refer to. A snapshot of the relevant bit, or even just a sketch, would be more useful. If that’s not possible, post the time stamp for the relevant image and someone might look it up. Another option is to post the Ali links for the items you looked at, and someone might comment on their compatibility.
OK, thanks for that insight. I’d forgotten that most people have to go through all the ads on YouTube. I don’t see any ads on YT as I use adblockers on the Brave browser.
The linked video is only one minute and I thought that was acceptable. My apologies for that.
Anyway, this is a link to AliExpress
I am particularly interested in this one:
Hi LRAT,
Currently we stock a SHT20 I2C Temperature & Humidity Sensor (Waterproof Probe) that is broken out to bare wires, which could then be soldered to a proto-board or another interface of your choice.
I think we are at cross purposes. The quote above is the question I am responding to. If instead you want to purchase a different sensor then you could post your requirements for this sensing. For instance, the temperature range you are expecting to sense, the interface that you would like to use (which might be controlled by the MCU you have selected), any important environmental issues (eg, waterproofing), power requirements, and the preferred form factor.
Incidentally, the comment re video is not a question of ‘acceptable’ or not - it’s rather just a matter of presenting your problem in a way that encourages the most useful responses.
