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@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ The BME280 sensor board interface uses 4 pins and is 13mm by 10.5mm in size. The
 
 ### Reading Values
 
+```C
+Adafruit_BME280 bme;
+unsigned status = bme.begin(0x76);
+```
+
 [^2]: https://www.bosch-sensortec.com/products/environmental-sensors/humidity-sensors-bme280/
 [^3]: https://www.bosch-sensortec.com/products/environmental-sensors/pressure-sensors/bmp280/
 [^4]: https://www.bosch-sensortec.com/media/boschsensortec/downloads/datasheets/bst-bme280-ds002.pdf
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