# Sensor extension + Arduino ide for micro:bit

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/sensor-extension-arduino-ide-for-micro-bit/2325>\
**Category:** micro:bit\
**Created:** [June 5, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sensor-extension-arduino-ide-for-micro-bit/2325 "2020-06-05T17:47:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mbf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@mbf](https://forum.makecode.com/u/mbf)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sensor-extension-arduino-ide-for-micro-bit/2325/1 "2020-06-05T17:47:11Z")

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Hi!

I wanna use a co2 sensor for the micro:bit… how can i use it without an extension for makecode? I’ve just found one in github but when I put the link in the browser extension it doesn’t find it. The sensor is CCS811.

I’ve also tried to use arduino ide for my micro:bit, but when I compile the program it shows:

I/Users/me/Library/Arduino15/packages/sandeepmistry/hardware/nRF5/0.6.0/variants/BBCmicrobit /var/folders/gl/0f\_962q52sd\_wqwjd03fw5j40000gn/T/arduino\_build\_293280/sketch/sketch\_jun05a.ino.cpp -o /dev/null  
fork/exec /Users/me/Library/Arduino15/packages/sandeepmistry/tools/gcc-arm-none-eabi/5\_2-2015q4/bin/arm-none-eabi-g++: no such file or directory  
Error compiling for board BBC micro:bit.

What should I do?

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**Author:** ![MKleinSB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/mkleinsb/32/593_2.png) [@MKleinSB](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MKleinSB)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sensor-extension-arduino-ide-for-micro-bit/2325/2 "2020-06-05T20:20:25Z")

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Did you try [https://github.com/ElectronicCats/pxt-airQuality](https://github.com/ElectronicCats/pxt-airQuality) ?

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**Author:** ![mbf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@mbf](https://forum.makecode.com/u/mbf)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sensor-extension-arduino-ide-for-micro-bit/2325/3 "2020-06-06T12:41:35Z")

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Oh, this one works! Thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![BonniCase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecb155/32.png) [@BonniCase](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BonniCase)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2020, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/sensor-extension-arduino-ide-for-micro-bit/2325/4 "2020-06-09T16:29:14Z")

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Hello…in my case I don’t have the foggiest idea how an I2C intrude on gadget can trigger an interrupt (to spare battery). Is that even conceivable?  
What’s more, do I have to plan something for cause it to go into considerably more profound rest?  
Any proposal for what to use as the movement power message? Right now it sends it as a light level. I could utilize S\_Custom, however not a great deal of controllers bolster that.