Where is the barometer ?

[mingodad]

Based on this page https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/ the pinephone does have a barometer sensor but I do not see any mention elsewhere about it.
If it doesn't have a barometer I think that page should be updated otherwise it can be viewed as false advertisement.

Does someone know something about it ?

Cheers !

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SPECIFICATIONS

[*]Allwinner A64 Quad Core SoC with Mali 400 MP2 GPU

[*]2GB of LPDDR3 RAM

[*]5.95″ LCD 1440×720, 18:9 aspect ratio (hardened glass)

[*]Bootable Micro SD

[*]16GB eMMC

[*]HD Digital Video Out

[*]USB Type C (Power, Data and Video Out)

[*]Quectel EG-25G with worldwide bands

[*]WiFi: 802.11 b/g/n, single-band, hotspot capable

[*]Bluetooth: 4.0, A2DP

[*]GNSS: GPS, GPS-A, GLONASS

[*]Vibrator

[*]RGB status LED

[*]Selfie and Main camera (2/5Mpx respectively)

[*]Main Camera: Single OV6540, 5MP, 1/4″, LED Flash

[*]Selfie Camera: Single GC2035, 2MP, f/2.8, 1/5″

[*]Sensors: accelerator, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, ambient light

[*]3 External Switches: up down and power

[*]HW switches: LTE/GNSS, WiFi, Microphone, Speaker, Cameras

[*]Samsung J7 form-factor 3000mAh battery

[*]Case is matte black finished plastic

[*]Headphone Jack

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[LinAdmin2]

Most PinePhones, due to lack of software usable as a phone, have been catapulted to space and turned around the moon where air pressure was so low that the barometer crashed.
Following standard practice pine64.org then decided that these shall be delivered as usual...

[mingodad]

Most PinePhones, due to lack of software usable as a phone, have been catapulted to space and turned around the moon where air pressure was so low that the barometer crashed.
Following standard practice pine64.org then decided that these shall be delivered as usual...

I'm not sure what do you mean by "these shall be delivered as usual..." ?

Is this a false advertisement ?

I feel entitled to a better explanation from someone the maker ?

[evilbunny]

Is this a false advertisement ?

I feel entitled to a better explanation from someone the maker ?

Pine64 makes hardware, software is left up to the community and other projects.

[mingodad]

Is this a false advertisement ?

I feel entitled to a better explanation from someone the maker ?

Pine64 makes hardware, software is left up to the community and other projects.

I'm not sure you understand what a barometer sensor is ?

As advertised I assume it's a hardware sensor !

[evilbunny]

I'm not sure you understand what a barometer sensor is ?

As advertised I assume it's a hardware sensor !

Yes I assume that as well, I thought you were talking about how to use it in software.

[ak42]

looking at the schematics (http://files.pine64.org/doc/PinePhone/Pi...ematic.pdf)
I only see those sensors:
MPU6050 (accelerometer)
BMI120 (accel + gyroscope)
STK3311-A (proximity sensor)
LIS3MDL (magnetic sensor)
AK09911/AF8133J (compass)

no pressure sensor

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correction, about BMI120:

Capable of handling external sensor data (e.g. geomagnetic or barometric pressure sensors by Bosch Sensortec)

https://datasheet.lcsc.com/szlcsc/191211...437657.pdf

but it seems the BMI120 sensor is not connected

[mingodad]

looking at the schematics (http://files.pine64.org/doc/PinePhone/Pi...ematic.pdf)
I only see those sensors:
MPU6050 (accelerometer)
BMI120 (accel + gyroscope)
STK3311-A (proximity sensor)
LIS3MDL (magnetic sensor)
AK09911/AF8133J (compass)

no pressure sensor

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correction, about BMI120:

Capable of handling external sensor data (e.g. geomagnetic or barometric pressure sensors by Bosch Sensortec)

https://datasheet.lcsc.com/szlcsc/191211...437657.pdf

but it seems the BMI120 sensor is not connected

So it seems that indeed it's a false advertisement and in my opinion the specification should be updated eliminating it or if it exists somehow be documented for it's usage.

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I'm not sure you understand what a barometer sensor is ?

As advertised I assume it's a hardware sensor !

Yes I assume that as well, I thought you were talking about how to use it in software.

And of course if it exists it should be documented how to access/use it, otherwise the specification should be updated !

[mingodad]

It seems that the specifications page has been updated and the "barometer" has been removed from it, thank you for fixing that !