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Arduino_MKRTHERM

Sensors

Allows you to read the temperature sensors connected to your MKR THERM shield.

Compatibility

This library is compatible with the samd architecture so you should be able to use it on the following Arduino boards:

Compatibility Note

Note: while the library is supposed to compile correctly on these architectures, it might require specific hardware features that may be available only on some boards.

Releases

To use this library, open the Library Manager in the Arduino IDE and install it from there.

Usage

The Arduino MKR THERM library allows you to manage a thermocouple attached to the MKR THERM Shield with a type k connector or with screw terminals. This library manages the MAX31855 chip of the MKR THERM Shield.

The functions available in the library are just two. They allows you to read the temperature of the hot junction of the thermocouple (the tip of the thermocouple) and also the temperature of the cold junction (the connection between the wire of the thermocouple and the connector or the screw terminal). The temperature value of the cold junction is used to give a compensated value of the current measured at the hot junction. This current is then converted into a temperature value.

To use this library:

#include <Arduino_MKRTHERM.h>

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