How to mount BME680 Temperature/Humidity Sensor?

I have not tested this fully yet, but so far the arrangement in the photo below seems to work satisfactorily.

Sensor Case-s

The protrusion on the right of the waterproof case is described as a “waterproof sensor case” (just ‘Google’ it) usually used in making soil moisture measurements. The BME280 sensor that I have sealed inside this arrangement is making identical temperature and pressure readings to another that I have mounted in a similar enclosure with just a plain hole in it. At the moment, the humidity measured in this configuration is about 5% lower than the configuration with an open hole, but I have seen this sort of variation between sensors, so it may not be significant. I have still to swap the actual sensors over and verify whether the difference is the sensor or the enclosure configuration.

FYI, the sensor case has a 12mm screw thread and a nut that is usually used to secure it in place. To save room inside my enclosure, I cut a smaller (10.5mm) hole and tapped a 12mm thread (just using a 12mm bolt) so that the case would screw into the actual enclosure wall. I then cut/filed/sanded the excess ‘thread’ off the sensor case so that it sat flush with the inside of my enclosure.

In theory then, while a somewhat unsophisticated arrangement, this is a ‘waterproof’ enclosure that still allows water molecules (vapour) to pass through the sensor case filter. I’m yet to test this with a VOX sensor, but enough ‘air’ also passes through the case filter to provide consistent pressure readings.

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