How to Use OLED with micro:bit - Display Temperature and Humidity

Looking to add a little something extra to your micro:bit project? In this tutorial, we'll show you how to connect an OLED display to your micro:bit and display real-time temperature and humidity readings

Video Tutorial

Components Required

• REKA:BIT with micro:bit
• Grove - SSD1315 OLED Display
• DHT11 Sensor

Connection

By following the diagram above:

• Connect the DHT11 sensor to P0
• For the OLED, connect GND to GND, 3V3 to VCC, SDA to SDA, SCL to SCK

Code

Connect your micro:bit to your computer and open MakeCode editor to start programming.

• Add “OLED12864_I2C” extension
• Add "DHT11_DHT22" extension
• then follow the code block in the picture above
• After completing the code, download it on microbit

You can also view and edit the code by clicking here!

Project Complete

Turn on your REKA:BIT, the temperature and humidity reading will appear on your OLED