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So I'm getting into GPIO and the first thing I want to do is connect a sensor and a RF controller. The thing is both 'sensors' require the same GPIO pins, so my question is can I still use both with a breadboard?

The RF sensor requires GPIO pins 1 to 26 and the sensor requires a 3.3v power pin, a ground pin and a GPIO pin so basically all Id need to do is use a different GPIO pin and ground pin for the sensor but what about the 3.3V power pin since its already being used by the RF controller?SensorRF board

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    Duplicate of Connect 2 different sensor to same ground, and yes, your sensors can share the same ground and 3v3
    – abolotnov
    Sep 24, 2019 at 22:09
  • @abolotnov so as long as I have enough GPIO pins I could theorically connect as many sensors as I want?
    – user109461
    Sep 24, 2019 at 22:22
  • Well, kinda - whatever you connect drains power, you want to remember that
    – abolotnov
    Sep 24, 2019 at 22:26
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    What sensors? What pins?
    – Milliways
    Sep 25, 2019 at 0:25
  • @Milliways I've uploaded the diagrams
    – user109461
    Sep 25, 2019 at 8:34

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The DHT22 doesn't use a specific protocol, so it can be connected to any GPIO pin not used by another sensor. Assuming your second diagram showing the 26-pin header shows the pins used by your RF sensor as those in lighter green with a label, any of the darker green pins without a label should therefore be fine for the DHT22.

As pointed out in a comment, +3.3V, +5V, and GROUND can be shared between as many devices as needed provided there's enough power for them.

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