#include "DHT.

h" //--> Include the DHT Sensor Library

#define DHTTYPE DHT11 //--> Defines the type of DHT sensor used (DHT11, DHT21, and
DHT22), in this project the sensor used is DHT11.
const int DHTPin = 2; //--> The pin used for the DHT11
DHT dht(DHTPin, DHTTYPE); //--> Initialize DHT sensor, DHT dht(Pin_used,
Type_of_DHT_Sensor);

//----------------------------------------Setup
void setup(){
Serial.begin(9600);
delay(100);
dht.begin(); //--> Start reading DHT11 sensors
}

//----------------------------------------Loop
void loop(){

int humidity = dht.readHumidity(); //--> Read humidity

float temperature = dht.readTemperature(); //--> Read temperature as Celsius
(the default). If you want to read the temperature sensor in Fahrenheit, use this -
> float t = dht.readTemperature (true);

if (isnan(humidity) || isnan(temperature)) { //--> Check if any reads failed and

exit early (to try again).
Serial.println("Failed to read from DHT sensor!");
}
else {
Serial.print("H");
Serial.println(humidity);
Serial.print("T");
Serial.println(temperature);
}
delay(2000); //--> The value is the same as the interval value in the
TimerSerial in the VB application
}