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 ``bmp280`` BMP280 Barometer sensor example
 ==========================================
 
-BMP280 Barometer sensor example.
+This example is made for testing the BMP280 barometer sensor. It works by
+reading a single measurement from the device (assuming it is registered at
+``/dev/uorb/sensor_baro0``) and prints the results to the screen. The program is
+run without any command line arguments.
+
+Here is an example of the console output:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+   nsh> bmp280
+   Absolute pressure [hPa] = 983.099976
+   Temperature [C] = 24.129999