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Arduino Temperature Indicator by TechMartian in arduino

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TechMartian

This is the sixth module in a series of lesson for the Arduino 101 Follow 28

centred around the use of a temperature sensor.

This project uses a cheap temperature sensor to measure the surface Bio: Born in Pluto in 001/010/008
(plutonian year) and raised in Mars.
temperature of any objects or the surrounding air and then outputting
it to an Arduino Console via serial communication. The circuitry is
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Step 1: Tools and Materials

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Arduino 101 or Arduino Uno

Breadboard
Temperature Sensor - TMP36 -
https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10988
Jumper Wires

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Step 2: Circuitry
 Connecting the Arduino Power to the breadboard
Connect the 3.3V pin and GND pin from the Arduino to the red and
black power rails in the breadboard, respectively.
The temperature sensor has polarity so it is crucial that you do not
reverse the polarity when connecting it.
Connect the red power rail from the breadboard to the bottom most
pin of the temperature sensor with the flat side facing right with an
orange jumper cable
Connect the black power rail from the breadboard to the top most
pin of the temperature sensor with the flat side facing right with a
black jumper cable
Connect the middle pin to the A0 header of the Arduino board.

Step 3: Coding

Depending on the voltage supplied to the temperature sensor, the

 temperature reading will vary linearly, thus we will multiply the
voltage, in this case, 3.3V used by the voltage readings from the
analog pin.

//analog input pin constant

const int tempPin = 0;

//raw reading variable int tempVal;

//voltage variable float volts;

//final temperature variables float tempC; float tempF;

void setup() { // start the serial port at 9600 baud Serial.begin(9600);

}

void loop() { //read the temp sensor and store it in tempVal tempVal =
analogRead(tempPin);

//print out the 10 value from analogRead Serial.print("TempVal = ");

Serial.print(tempVal);

//print a spacer Serial.print(" **** ");

//converting that reading to voltage by multiplying the reading by 3.3V

(voltage of //the 101 board) volts = tempVal * 3.3; volts /= 1023.0;

//print out the raw voltage over the serial port Serial.print("volts: ");
Serial.print(volts, 3);

//print out divider Serial.print(" **** ");

//calculate temperature celsius from voltage //equation found on the

sensor spec. tempC = (volts - 0.5) * 100 ;

// print the celcius temperature over the serial port Serial.print("

degrees C: "); Serial.print(tempC);

//print spacer Serial.print(" **** ");

// Convert from celcius to fahrenheit tempF = (tempC * 9.0 / 5.0) +

32.0;

//print the fahrenheit temperature over the serial port Serial.print("

degrees F: "); Serial.println(tempF);

//wait a bit before taking another reading delay(1000); }

Step 4: Demo

The temperature is printed on Serial Monitor of the Arduino IDE. You

can verify it is running by touching the temperature sensor and see
the temperature change as it detects your body temperature at your
hand.
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