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Visitor II
January 17, 2019
Question

LPS33HW I2C mode with STEVAL-MKI109V3

  • January 17, 2019
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Hello,

I would like to ask you a question. I would like to use the LPS33HW in my application with I2C bus, before I move with the software development I would like to check if the sensor works with given ambient conditions. I thought that it will be great if I can reuse the STEVAL-MKI109V3 board and the GUI to read the data. Unfortunately I cannot connect with the sensor if I am do it like on schematic ( see attach ). Could you be so kind and help me to understand what I should do in order to verify if the sensor sense :)

Thank you in advance

Jacek Pieczaba

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    Visitor II
    January 18, 2019

    > Unfortunately I cannot connect with the sensor if I am do it like on schematic ( see attach ).

    What exactly is the problem ?

    You will need pull-up resistors for I2C to work. There are none in the schematics.

    ST Employee
    January 18, 2019

    @Community member​  the pull-up resistors are on the STEVAL-MKI109V3

    @Jacek Pieczaba What is the error message you get from Unico? Do you have the latest version of the firmware in the ​STEVAL-MKI109V3?

    Visitor II
    January 18, 2019

    Hello,

    Thank you very much for the suggestions what to check. In the mean time I was working on this problem with application engineer from ST and we figure out what to do in order to make it works. I just wanted to share the solution :

    • Connect the GNDs (pin 13 on the MKI109 )
    • Lower the VDD on your board to 1.8V ( pin 1 on the MKI109 ) - removed the LDO and connect straight sensor with connector
    • SD0 pin I tight to via 10k to 1.8V ( I have disconnect this line from MKI109 and place the pullup resistor on my board )

    After this modification external boards with Sensor works very well under the GUI which is exactly what I wanted to obtain.

    Thank you very much

    Jacek Pieczaba

    ps. Miroslav before I get an error ( see attached ) , version of Unico 7.0.0.0