New Sensor type

[lafleur]

Please consider adding: S_PRESSURE, this could be used for water pressure, air pressure (like in a compressor tank) or ??

thanks...

[andreacioni]

@lafleur

Yes could be an idea, but if you need things that are not specified you can think about using: S_CUSTOM as a temporary method ☺

[mfalkvidd]

You might be looking for

S_BARO	8	Barometer sensor (Pressure)	V_PRESSURE, V_FORECAST

and

V_PRESSURE	4	Atmospheric Pressure	S_BARO

from https://www.mysensors.org/download/serial_api_15#message-structure-elements

[andreacioni]

;) opss, i've not see the s_baro sorry for the wrong suggestion

[lafleur]

yes, but it imply Barometric pressure, not absolute or reference pressure like from a gauge...

One could #define S_PRESSURE S_BARO, but this is confusing..

and S_PRESSURE is generic, S_BARO is specific

my two bits...

[mikeg291]

I agree this is needed . I got interested in my sensors because I wanted to monitor some pressures not knowing there wasn't a S-PRESSURE available.
regards

[mikeg291]

@mfalkvidd
Once , I realized that their wasn't an S_PRESSURE available . I thought about using S_Baro ,however I decided like "lafleur" in his comment that it would be confusing.
Hopefully , there will be an S_PRESSURE in the future. I am amazed at this point in time there isn't one .

[hek]

Ok. Agree, might be useful.

[mfalkvidd]

Could we nail down the difference between BARO and PRESSURE, so they can be documented, making it possible for users to know which one they should choose when programming?

[lafleur]

Barometric pressure is an atmospheric reference for pressure, where pressure is a generic reference to water pressure, gas pressure, oil pressure ect... or even for Barometric pressure...

Its a generic v specific reference types...

[AWI]

The only real difference is the name and magnitude. Hecto Pascal vs Pascal