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Analysis updated 2026-07-21 · repo last pushed 2019-03-01

GoAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · moderate

tl;dr

A Go library that lets a Raspberry Pi read temperature and barometric pressure from an MS5611 sensor, handling the low-level communication so you can get accurate atmospheric readings into your project.

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    What it does
      Reads MS5611 sensor
      Measures pressure
      Measures temperature
    Tech stack
      Go
      WiringPi
      Raspberry Pi
    Use cases
      DIY weather station
      Homemade altimeter
      Drone altitude tracking
    Audience
      Hardware hobbyists
      Pi project builders
    Setup
      Needs WiringPi installed
      Minimal README docs

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Build a DIY weather station that logs local temperature and barometric pressure readings.

VIBE 2

Create a homemade altimeter for a drone that tracks altitude based on changing air pressure.

VIBE 3

Integrate atmospheric data into a Raspberry Pi project that triggers actions based on weather conditions.

what's the stack?

GoWiringPiRaspberry Pi

how it stacks up fr

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LanguageGoGoGo
Last pushed2019-03-012018-02-042020-01-24
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatemoderate
Complexity2/53/53/5
Audiencedeveloperops devopsdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · moderate time til it works · 30min

Requires WiringPi library to be installed on the Raspberry Pi and the MS5611 sensor wired to the correct GPIO pins.

in plain english

This project lets a Raspberry Pi read data from an MS5611 sensor, a small component that measures barometric pressure and temperature. It's written in Go, a programming language, and gives you a straightforward way to pull accurate atmospheric readings from that specific sensor into your Raspberry Pi project. The MS5611 is a tiny sensor module often used in weather stations, drones, or altitude-tracking projects because it can detect small changes in air pressure. This code handles the communication between the Pi and the sensor, taking care of the low-level details so you don't have to. After initializing the sensor, it reads raw pressure and temperature values, then converts those into standard units, degrees Celsius and hectopascals, which is the common unit for barometric pressure. Someone would use this if they're building a DIY weather station, a homemade altimeter, or any Pi-based project that needs to know local atmospheric conditions. For example, a hobbyist drone builder could use it to track altitude, since air pressure drops predictably as you go higher. The provided example just prints the temperature and pressure readings to the screen repeatedly, but you could adapt that data to trigger actions or log it somewhere. The README is quite minimal, offering just a single code example and no setup instructions beyond the code itself. It relies on WiringPi, a popular library for controlling hardware pins on the Pi, so you'd need to have that installed. The project is essentially a focused utility: it does one thing, connecting Go code on a Raspberry Pi to this particular sensor, without extra features or extensive documentation.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
I have a Raspberry Pi connected to an MS5611 sensor via WiringPi. Help me write Go code using this library to read temperature and pressure every 5 seconds and log the results to a CSV file with timestamps.
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I want to use this Go MS5611 library on my Raspberry Pi to build an altimeter that prints altitude in meters based on barometric pressure. Help me convert the hectopascal readings to altitude using the standard barometric formula.
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Help me set up WiringPi on my Raspberry Pi so I can run the example code from this MS5611 Go library and start reading sensor data.
prompt 4
I am getting raw pressure and temperature values from this MS5611 Go library but they do not look right. Help me verify that the sensor calibration coefficients are being read and applied correctly.

Frequently asked questions

what is rpi-ms561101ba fr?

A Go library that lets a Raspberry Pi read temperature and barometric pressure from an MS5611 sensor, handling the low-level communication so you can get accurate atmospheric readings into your project.

What language is rpi-ms561101ba written in?

Mainly Go. The stack also includes Go, WiringPi, Raspberry Pi.

Is rpi-ms561101ba actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2019-03-01).

How hard is rpi-ms561101ba to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is rpi-ms561101ba for?

Mainly developer.

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