> **Source:** Core Electronics is an Australian maker-electronics retailer and manufacturer based in Newcastle, NSW, run by a team of makers and educators. We design and manufacture our own product lines (PiicoDev, CE originals) and are official retailers for iconic maker and industrial brands including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Adafruit, SparkFun and DFRobot. Orders ship Australia-wide from our Newcastle warehouse. Prices are in AUD and include GST. Pricing, stock and dispatch on this page are generated from the store's live catalog. Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # Adafruit BMP388 - Precision Barometric Pressure and Altimeter **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA3966 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-bmp388-precision-barometric-pressure-and-altimeter.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-bmp388-precision-barometric-pressure-and-altimeter.html.md)) Bosch has been a leader in barometric pressure sensors, from the BMP085. BMP180, and BMP280... now Adafruit have got the next generation, the Adafruit BMP388 Precision Barometric... ## Pricing - **Price:** $19.50 (inc GST) — $17.73 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $17.20 (exc GST) · 50+ $16.84 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney). - We can dispatch 3 today, and up to 500 more in 8–12 days. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=ADA3966:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart. - **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/ADA3966:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.) - **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there. - **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works) - **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt ## Description Bosch has been a leader in barometric pressure sensors, from the BMP085. [BMP180](https://core-electronics.com.au/bmp180-barometric-pressure-temperature-altitude-sensor-5v-ready.html), and [BMP280](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-bmp280-i2c-or-spi-barometric-pressure-altitude-sensor.html)... now Adafruit have got the next generation, the **Adafruit BMP388 Precision Barometric Pressure sensor**. As you would expect, this sensor is similar to its earlier vesions but *even better*. The BMP388 has better precision than ever, which makes it excellent for environmental sensing or as a **precision altimeter**. It can even be used in either I2C and SPI configurations. The BMP3xx is the next-generation of sensors from Bosch, and is the upgrade to the BMP280 - with a low altitude noise as low as 0.1m and the same fast conversion time. And like the previous BMP280, you can use I2C or SPI. For simple easy wiring, go with I2C. If you want to connect a bunch of sensors without worrying about I2C address collisions, go with SPI. This sensor has a relative accuracy of 8 Pascals, which translates to about ± 0.5 meter of altitude (compare to the BMP280's 12 Pascal/ ±1 meter). The datasheet sort of implies they intend this sensor to be used for drones and quadcopters, to keep altitude stable, but you could also use this for wearables or any project that wants to track height-above-sea-level. Note that for absolute height you'll still need to enter in the barometric pressure at sea level, if the weather changes, but that's true of every altimeter sensor that uses pressure. You can also measure temperature with ±0.5°C accuracy. Nice sensor right? so they made it easy for you to get right into your next project. The surface-mount sensor is soldered onto a PCB and comes with a 3.3V regulator and level shifting so you can use it with a 3V or 5V logic microcontroller without worry. [Check out the Arduino library to get data out in under 10 minutes!](https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_BMP3XX) ## Technical Details Product Dimensions: 21.6mm x 16.6mm x 3.0mm / 0.9" x 0.7" x 0.1" Product Weight: 1.2g / 0.0oz ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/rohs_icon_8216055e11.jpg) ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/3/9/3966-07.jpg)