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.. _device-DHTxx:

DHTxx
=====

**From:** Raspberry Pi Compatible Components
**Class:** :py:class:`herosdevices.hardware.raspberrypi.dhtxx.DHTxx`

**Driver Quality Index:** alpha

.. admonition:: Requires the following packages 

    `Adafruit-Blinka <https://pypi.org/project/Adafruit-Blinka>`_,    `Adafruit-DHT <https://pypi.org/project/Adafruit-DHT>`_

Class to support reading temperatures and humidities from the DHT11 and DHT22 onewire sensors.

This class builds on the "Adafruit_DHT" python package.

.. tab-set:: 

    .. tab-item:: Arguments

        Bold arguments are mandatory. For more information on the listed arguments refer to the class             documentation: :py:class:`herosdevices.hardware.raspberrypi.dhtxx.DHTxx` If parameters appear in this             list but not in the class definition, please recursively check the linked base classes for the             definition of the parameter.

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           :widths: 50 50 50 100
           :header-rows: 1

           * - Argument
             - Type
             - Default Value
             - Description
           * - device
             - typing.Literal[11, 22]
             - 22
             - type of the device. Must be either 11 for a DHT11 or 22 for a DHT22.
           * - pin_name
             - int | str
             - 4
             - number of the pin, the sensor is connected to.

    .. tab-item:: Example JSON for BOSS

        The following JSON strings can be used to start a HERO device representation of             :py:class:`DHTxx <herosdevices.hardware.raspberrypi.dhtxx.DHTxx>` using             `BOSS <https://boss-eb4966.gitlab.io/>`_.

        .. code-block:: json

            {
                "_id": "my_DHTxx",
                "classname": "herosdevices.hardware.raspberrypi.dhtxx.DHTxx",
                "arguments": {
                    "device": 22,
                    "pin_name": 4
                }
            }

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    .. tab-item:: Inheritance

        .. inheritance-diagram:: herosdevices.hardware.raspberrypi.dhtxx.DHTxx