BarXT sensor stopped working after long submersion

[Stong]

Hi Tony, we used barXT sensor and connected to rasberryPi too. We put the sensor in the water over 24hrs. We could read depth information before, but now rasberry Pi can’t detect depth sensor. We are using KellerLD package, and the error is:
if not sensor.init():
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File “/home/dwe/bar100/.env/lib/python3.11/site-packages/kellerLD.py”, line 35, in init
self._bus.write_byte(self._SLAVE_ADDRESS, 0x12)
OSError: [Errno 5] Input/output error

what’s the issue here? Is putting in the water too long time causing damage?

[tony-white]

Hi @Stong -
Putting it in for a long period shouldn’t have caused that!
Unless… was the sensor installed in a 10mm hole, so the back of the bolt where the wires come out was dry? If this was submerged, the sensor is damaged, as it is not waterproof from this side!