Temperature sensor cheat sheet
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Summary
- You are too lazy to figure out how to research on your own.
- You're really lost because the teacher is terrible.
Search
- Look for the part name.
- It looks like it is a "LM35 Temperature Sensor"
- Do a Google Search for LM35 Temperature Sensor
- The first result looks like -
LM35 Precision Centigrade Temperature Sensors (Rev. D) www.ti.com/lit/gpn/lm35
- This could work...
Reading a tech spec
- Find the part that actually looks like your device.
- Make sure that you read the diagram correctly
- PLEASE NOTE IT SAYS "BOTTOM VIEW"
- Now you know how to wire it right?
Wiring it in
- NOTE: If you wire it in backwards, it will get very hot.
- Otherwise, you should start to get some interesting temperature data.
- Use your hand to see if you can warm it up.
The picture
