{"id":2357,"date":"2025-07-05T09:55:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T09:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/?p=2357"},"modified":"2026-01-21T18:29:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:29:52","slug":"how-to-use-humidity-sensor-with-arduino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learnbydoing.dev\/how-to-use-humidity-sensor-with-arduino\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use humidity sensor with Arduino"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2357\" class=\"elementor elementor-2357\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e28ab35 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e28ab35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"content\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ab6e3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW24116885 BCX0\">In this tutorial, you will learn how to use a basic analog soil moisture sensor with an Arduino Uno to measure soil humidity. Instead of using a digital humidity sensor, we will power the analog sensor selectively to reduce corrosion, read the moisture level, and visually represent it using 5 LEDs ranging from dry to wet soil conditions.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW24116885 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-324d52d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"324d52d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 data-start=\"1857\" data-end=\"1885\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u00a0\ud83d\udcdd Required components<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3><ul><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Arduino Uno<\/span><\/li><li>Analog Soil Moisture Sensor<\/li><li>5 LEDs (any color)<\/li><li>1 \u00d7 220\u03a9 resistors (for LEDs)<\/li><li>Breadboard<\/li><li>Jumper wires<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a236fe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a236fe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Step 1: wiring the electronics<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/h3><ol><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Connect the sensor\u2019s VCC to Arduino pin A0.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Connect the sensor\u2019s GND to Arduino GND.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Connect the sensor\u2019s analog OUT to Arduino pin A1.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Connect each LED (via 220\u03a9 resistor) to Arduino pins 8 to 12:<\/span><\/li><\/ol><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pin 8 \u2192 Very Dry<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pin 9 \u2192 Dry<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pin 10 \u2192 Moderate<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pin 11 \u2192 Moist<\/span><\/li><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Pin 12 \u2192 Very Wet<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ol start=\"5\"><li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> All LED cathodes connect to GND.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW92429161 BCX0\"><br class=\"SCXW92429161 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW92429161 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee10903 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04c0ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e04c0ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 aria-level=\"2\">\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f<b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Step 2: Writing the Code<\/span><\/b><\/h3><p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Traduzione\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjIo-uooqSOAxWf0QIHHfG9BBYQ3ewLegQICRAV\" aria-label=\"Testo tradotto: Below you will find the complete code to use the humidity sensor:\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Below you will find the complete code to use the humidity sensor:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ba2cef elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"1ba2cef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-cpp line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-cpp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>\/\/ C++ code\r\n\/\/\r\nint moisture = 0;\r\n\r\nvoid setup()\r\n{\r\n  pinMode(A0, OUTPUT);\r\n  pinMode(A1, INPUT);\r\n  Serial.begin(9600);\r\n  pinMode(8, OUTPUT);\r\n  pinMode(9, OUTPUT);\r\n  pinMode(10, OUTPUT);\r\n  pinMode(11, OUTPUT);\r\n  pinMode(12, OUTPUT);\r\n}\r\n\r\nvoid loop()\r\n{\r\n  \/\/ Apply power to the soil moisture sensor\r\n  digitalWrite(A0, HIGH);\r\n  delay(10); \/\/ Wait for 10 millisecond(s)\r\n  moisture = analogRead(A1);\r\n  \/\/ Turn off the sensor to reduce metal corrosion\r\n  \/\/ over time\r\n  digitalWrite(A0, LOW);\r\n  Serial.println(moisture);\r\n  digitalWrite(8, LOW);\r\n  digitalWrite(9, LOW);\r\n  digitalWrite(10, LOW);\r\n  digitalWrite(11, LOW);\r\n  digitalWrite(12, LOW);\r\n  if (moisture < 200) {\r\n    digitalWrite(12, HIGH);\r\n  } else {\r\n    if (moisture < 400) {\r\n      digitalWrite(11, HIGH);\r\n    } else {\r\n      if (moisture < 600) {\r\n        digitalWrite(10, HIGH);\r\n      } else {\r\n        if (moisture < 800) {\r\n          digitalWrite(9, HIGH);\r\n        } else {\r\n          digitalWrite(8, HIGH);\r\n        }\r\n      }\r\n    }\r\n  }\r\n  delay(100); \/\/ Wait for 100 millisecond(s)\r\n}<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a888ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a888ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>\ud83d\udd0e\u00a0<\/b><b>Breaking down the Code<\/b><\/h3><p>Let\u2019s review the code section by section:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f8801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"01f8801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-cpp line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-cpp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>int moisture = 0;\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16783b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16783b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Declares a variable to store the soil moisture value read from the sensor.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7242351 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"7242351\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-cpp line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-cpp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>void setup() {\r\n  pinMode(A0, OUTPUT);     \/\/ Power pin for the sensor\r\n  pinMode(A1, INPUT);      \/\/ Analog signal input from the sensor\r\n  Serial.begin(9600);      \/\/ Start Serial Monitor\r\n  pinMode(8, OUTPUT);      \/\/ LED for very dry\r\n  pinMode(9, OUTPUT);      \/\/ LED for dry\r\n  pinMode(10, OUTPUT);     \/\/ LED for medium\r\n  pinMode(11, OUTPUT);     \/\/ LED for moist\r\n  pinMode(12, OUTPUT);     \/\/ LED for very wet\r\n}\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0887672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0887672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1071\">Sets pin <code data-start=\"1025\" data-end=\"1029\">A0<\/code> as output to control power to the sensor.<\/li><li data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1108\">Reads the sensor signal from <code data-start=\"1103\" data-end=\"1107\">A1<\/code>.<\/li><li data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1182\">Initializes 5 digital pins for controlling the moisture indicator LEDs.<\/li><li data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1241\">Starts serial communication for debugging or monitoring.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-988ae1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"988ae1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-cpp line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-cpp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>  digitalWrite(A0, HIGH);       \/\/ Turn on the sensor\r\n  delay(10);                    \/\/ Wait 10 ms to stabilize\r\n  moisture = analogRead(A1);    \/\/ Read analog value from the sensor\r\n  digitalWrite(A0, LOW);        \/\/ Turn off sensor to prevent corrosion\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-455a2f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"455a2f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1595\">The sensor is powered briefly just before taking a reading.<\/li><li data-start=\"1598\" data-end=\"1623\">Analog values range from:<strong data-start=\"1628\" data-end=\"1639\">0 (wet)<\/strong> to <strong data-start=\"1643\" data-end=\"1657\">1023 (dry)<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6503883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"6503883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-cpp line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-cpp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>  Serial.println(moisture);\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b51cf90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b51cf90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"1581\"><li data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"1532\"><p data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1368\">Sends the moisture value to the Serial Monitor so you can see live readings.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f27b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"6f27b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-cpp line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-cpp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>  digitalWrite(8, LOW);\r\n  digitalWrite(9, LOW);\r\n  digitalWrite(10, LOW);\r\n  digitalWrite(11, LOW);\r\n  digitalWrite(12, LOW);\r\n<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b822a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b822a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"1581\"><li data-start=\"1503\" data-end=\"1532\"><p data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1368\">All LEDs are turned off before updating the current state.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f7e5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"52f7e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard\">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-cpp line-numbers\">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-cpp\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>  if (moisture < 200) {\r\n    digitalWrite(12, HIGH);     \/\/ Very wet\r\n  } else if (moisture < 400) {\r\n    digitalWrite(11, HIGH);    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