diff --git a/tests/driver_sht1x/Makefile b/tests/driver_sht1x/Makefile
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+BOARD ?= native
+include ../Makefile.tests_common
+
+USEMODULE += sht1x
+
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
diff --git a/tests/driver_sht1x/main.c b/tests/driver_sht1x/main.c
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup tests
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       Test application for the SHT1X temperature & humidity sensor
+ *
+ * @author      Marian Buschsieweke <marian.buschsieweke@ovgu.de>
+ * @}
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <sht1x.h>
+
+/** @brief Maximum difference from correct temperature value [in e-02 °C] */
+static const int16_t max_diff_temp = 1;
+/** @brief Maximum difference from correct humidity value [in e-02 %] */
+static const int16_t max_diff_hum = 10;
+
+static int16_t expected_temp(const sht1x_dev_t *dev, uint16_t _raw)
+{
+    static const double d1_table[] = { -40.1, -39.8, -39.7, -39.6, -39.4 };
+    double d1 = d1_table[dev->vdd];
+    double d2 = (dev->conf & SHT1X_CONF_LOW_RESOLUTION) ? 0.04 : 0.01;
+    double raw = (double)_raw;
+    double temp = d1 + d2 * raw;
+
+    return (int16_t)(temp * 100.0);
+}
+
+static int16_t expected_hum(const sht1x_dev_t *dev, uint16_t _raw, int16_t _temp)
+{
+    static const double c1 = -2.0468;
+    static const double t1 = 0.01;
+    double temp = ((double)_temp) / 100.0;
+    double raw = (double)_raw;
+    double c2, c3, t2, hum_linear, hum_real;
+
+    if (dev->conf & SHT1X_CONF_LOW_RESOLUTION) {
+        c2 = 0.5872;
+        c3 = -4.0845e-04;
+        t2 = 0.00128;
+    }
+    else {
+        c2 = 0.0367;
+        c3 = -1.5955e-06;
+        t2 = 0.00008;
+    }
+
+    hum_linear = c1 + c2 * raw + c3 * (raw * raw);
+    hum_real = (temp - 25.0) * (t1 + t2 * raw) + hum_linear;
+    return (int16_t)(hum_real * 100.0);
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+    const uint8_t vdds[] = {
+        SHT1X_VDD_5_0V, SHT1X_VDD_4_0V, SHT1X_VDD_3_5V, SHT1X_VDD_3_0V,
+        SHT1X_VDD_2_5V,
+    };
+    const uint8_t confs[] = { SHT1X_CONF_LOW_RESOLUTION, 0 };
+    const uint16_t max_raw_temps[] = { 0xfff, 0x3fff };
+    const uint16_t max_raw_hums[] = { 0xff, 0xfff };
+    const char *res_temp[] = { "12", "14" };
+    const char *res_hum[] = { "8", "12" };
+    const char *voltages[] = { "5.0", "4.0", "3.5", "3.0", "2.5" };
+    sht1x_dev_t dev = { .conf = 0 };
+
+    for (size_t i_res = 0; i_res < sizeof(confs) / sizeof(confs[0]); i_res++) {
+        dev.conf = confs[i_res];
+        uint16_t max_raw_temp = max_raw_temps[i_res];
+        uint16_t max_raw_hum = max_raw_hums[i_res];
+        int n_temp = 0;
+        int n_hum = 0;
+        printf("Testing temperature conversions with %sbit resolution\n",
+               res_temp[i_res]);
+        for (size_t i_vdd = 0; i_vdd < sizeof(vdds) / sizeof(vdds[0]); i_vdd++) {
+            dev.vdd = vdds[i_vdd];
+            printf("Testing for Vdd = %sV\n", voltages[i_vdd]);
+            for (uint16_t raw_temp = 0; raw_temp <= max_raw_temp; raw_temp++) {
+                int16_t got_temp = sht1x_temperature(&dev, raw_temp);
+                int16_t exp_temp = expected_temp(&dev, raw_temp);
+
+                if (
+                    ((got_temp - max_diff_temp) > exp_temp) ||
+                    ((got_temp + max_diff_temp) < exp_temp)
+                    ) {
+                    printf("Temperature: For 0x%04x got %i but expected %i\n",
+                           (int)raw_temp, (int)got_temp, (int)exp_temp);
+                    return -1;
+                }
+                n_temp++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        printf("All %i tested temperate conversions did not differ more than "
+               "±%.2f°C\n",
+               n_temp, (double)max_diff_temp / 100.0);
+
+        printf("Testing humidity conversions with %s bit resolution\n",
+               res_hum[i_res]);
+        /* Testing for temperatures in -10.00°C and 65.00°C in steps of 0.13°C */
+        for (int16_t temp = -1000; temp < 6500; temp += 13) {
+            for (uint16_t raw_hum = 0; raw_hum <= max_raw_hum; raw_hum++) {
+                int16_t exp_hum = expected_hum(&dev, raw_hum, temp);
+                if ((exp_hum < 0) || (exp_hum > 10000)) {
+                    /* Result out of range, ignore it */
+                    continue;
+                }
+                int16_t got_hum = sht1x_humidity(&dev, raw_hum, temp);
+                if (
+                    ((got_hum - max_diff_hum) > exp_hum) ||
+                    ((got_hum + max_diff_hum) < exp_hum)
+                    ) {
+                    printf("Humidity: For 0x%04x at %.2f °C got %i but "
+                           "expected %i\n",
+                           (int)raw_hum, temp / 100.0,
+                           (int)got_hum, (int)exp_hum);
+                    return -1;
+                }
+                n_hum++;
+            }
+        }
+        printf("All %i tested humidity conversions did not differ more than "
+               "±%.2f%%\n",
+               n_hum, (double)max_diff_hum / 100.0);
+
+    }
+
+    puts("\nSUCCESS: All conversion tests passed :-)");
+    return 0;
+}