Once your temperature sensor is wired up and connected to your Raspberry Pi, you can add it as a widget in Cayenne. Let’s add the BMP180 sensor now.
1. Using the mobile app, tap the + icon to go to the Add Device screen.
2. From the Add Device screen, tap on the Temperature category in the list device types shown under Sensors.
3. After selecting Temperature, a list of temperature sensors will appear. Find the BMP180 sensor and tap on it.
Pro Tip: If you know the exact part number or device name of the device you want to add, you can enter this information into the search field to quickly find it.
4. In order to add our new sensor widget to the dashboard, we will need to fill in a few details first.
Name: Enter “Temperature” for the name of our new widget.
Widget: Select the Value Display widget from the list of widget display types.
Icon: Select the Thermometer icon from the list of icons.
Altitude: Enter the current altitude where the device is.
5. Tap Add Sensor and your new temperature sensor widget will be added to the dashboard. You will be returned to your dashboard and your new Temperature sensor will appear there.
