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This is a simple breakout board for the BMP085 high-precision, low-power barometric pressure sensor. The BMP085 offers a measuring range of 300 to 1100 hPa with an absolute accuracy of down to 0.03 hPa. It's based on piezo-resistive technology for EMC robustness, high accuracy and linearity as well as long term stability. This sensor supports a voltage supply between 1.8 and 3.6VDC. It is designed to be connected directly to a micro-controller via the I²C bus

This breadboard-friendly board breaks out all pins of the BMP085 to a 4-pin 0.1" pitch header. We've also put two 10k pull-up resistors on the I2C lines.

Features:

• Digital two wire (I²C) interface
• Wide barometric pressure range
• Flexible supply voltage range
• Ultra-low power consumption
• Low noise measurement
• Fully calibrated
• Temperature measurement included
• Ultra-flat, small footprint

Dimensions:

• 15.2 x 15.2mm

Various documents are available:

• Schematic: http://www.flytron.com/pdf/BMP085_schematic.pdf
• Datasheet: http://www.flytron.com/pdf/BMP085_datasheet.pdf
• Arduino sketch example: http://www.flytron.com/pdf/BMP085_Example_Code.zip

Price is US$ 18.95 (on sale at time of writing).

More information at the Flytron website: http://store.flytron.com/sensors/141-bmp085-breakout-board.html