Install the SBN4X Driver

The driver installation consists of creating a Python virtual environment, activating it, and installing the driver using pip.

Create a Python virtual environment:

python -m venv .venv

Activate the virtual environment:

source .venv/bin/activate

.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1

.venv\Scripts\activate.bat

Install the driver:

python -m pip install sensirion_i2c_sbn4x

Use the SensorBridge on Windows

Install the driver for the Sensirion SEK-SensorBridge:
```
python -m pip install sensirion-shdlc-sensorbridge
```
Connect the SEK-SensorBridge to your PC over USB.

If the SEK-SensorBridge is not detected by your system, follow the SensorBridge FTDI Driver Installation.
Connect the SBN4X sensor to the SEK-SensorBridge.
Run the example script from the root of the repository.

By default, the script assumes that the SensorBridge is connected to the COM1 serial port. If a different port is used, specify it with the --serial-port parameter:
```
python examples/example_usage_sensorbridge_sbn4x.py --serial-port <your COM port>
```

Example script

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
# (c) Copyright 2026 Sensirion AG, Switzerland
#
#     THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED!
#
# Generator:     sensirion-driver-generator 1.5.1
# Product:       sbn4x
# Model-Version: 2.0.0
#

import argparse
import time
from sensirion_i2c_driver import I2cConnection, CrcCalculator
from sensirion_shdlc_driver import ShdlcSerialPort, ShdlcConnection
from sensirion_shdlc_sensorbridge import (SensorBridgePort,
                                          SensorBridgeShdlcDevice,
                                          SensorBridgeI2cProxy)
from sensirion_driver_adapters.i2c_adapter.i2c_channel import I2cChannel
from sensirion_i2c_sbn4x.device import Sbn4xDevice

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('--serial-port', '-p', default='COM1')
args = parser.parse_args()

with ShdlcSerialPort(port=args.serial_port, baudrate=460800) as port:
    bridge = SensorBridgeShdlcDevice(ShdlcConnection(port), slave_address=0)
    bridge.set_i2c_frequency(SensorBridgePort.ONE, frequency=100e3)
    bridge.set_supply_voltage(SensorBridgePort.ONE, voltage=5.0)
    bridge.switch_supply_on(SensorBridgePort.ONE)
    i2c_transceiver = SensorBridgeI2cProxy(bridge, port=SensorBridgePort.ONE)
    channel = I2cChannel(I2cConnection(i2c_transceiver),
                         slave_address=0x20,
                         crc=CrcCalculator(8, 0x31, 0xff, 0x0))
    sensor = Sbn4xDevice(channel)
    product_name = sensor.get_product_name()
    print(f"product_name: {product_name}; "
          )
    product_type = sensor.get_product_type()
    print(f"product_type: {product_type}; "
          )
    serial_number = sensor.get_serial_number()
    print(f"serial_number: {serial_number}; "
          )
    sensor.start_periodic_measurement_mode(30000)
    time.sleep(0.2)
    for i in range(10):
        try:
            (measurement_counter, o2_dry_percent, co2_dry_percent, respiratory_exchange_ratio, pressure
             ) = sensor.read_measurements()
            print(f"measurement_counter: {measurement_counter}; "
                  f"o2_dry_percent: {o2_dry_percent}; "
                  f"co2_dry_percent: {co2_dry_percent}; "
                  f"respiratory_exchange_ratio: {respiratory_exchange_ratio}; "
                  f"pressure: {pressure}; "
                  )
        except BaseException:
            ...
    sensor.stop_measurement()

Use the Linux I²C Driver

On Linux systems, the sensor can alternatively be accessed directly through the Linux user-space I²C driver.

Connect the SBN4X sensor to an I²C port of your system, for example I²C port 1 of a Raspberry Pi.
Run the example script from the root of the repository.

By default, the script assumes that the sensor is connected to /dev/i2c-1. If a different port is used, specify it with the --i2c-port parameter:
```
python examples/example_usage_linux_sbn4x.py --i2c-port <your I2C port>
```

Example script

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
# (c) Copyright 2026 Sensirion AG, Switzerland
#
#     THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED!
#
# Generator:     sensirion-driver-generator 1.5.1
# Product:       sbn4x
# Model-Version: 2.0.0
#

import argparse
import time
from sensirion_i2c_driver import LinuxI2cTransceiver, I2cConnection, CrcCalculator
from sensirion_driver_adapters.i2c_adapter.i2c_channel import I2cChannel
from sensirion_i2c_sbn4x.device import Sbn4xDevice

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('--i2c-port', '-p', default='/dev/i2c-1')
args = parser.parse_args()

with LinuxI2cTransceiver(args.i2c_port) as i2c_transceiver:
    channel = I2cChannel(I2cConnection(i2c_transceiver),
                         slave_address=0x20,
                         crc=CrcCalculator(8, 0x31, 0xff, 0x0))
    sensor = Sbn4xDevice(channel)
    product_name = sensor.get_product_name()
    print(f"product_name: {product_name}; "
          )
    product_type = sensor.get_product_type()
    print(f"product_type: {product_type}; "
          )
    serial_number = sensor.get_serial_number()
    print(f"serial_number: {serial_number}; "
          )
    sensor.start_periodic_measurement_mode(30000)
    time.sleep(0.2)
    for i in range(10):
        try:
            (measurement_counter, o2_dry_percent, co2_dry_percent, respiratory_exchange_ratio, pressure
             ) = sensor.read_measurements()
            print(f"measurement_counter: {measurement_counter}; "
                  f"o2_dry_percent: {o2_dry_percent}; "
                  f"co2_dry_percent: {co2_dry_percent}; "
                  f"respiratory_exchange_ratio: {respiratory_exchange_ratio}; "
                  f"pressure: {pressure}; "
                  )
        except BaseException:
            ...
    sensor.stop_measurement()