Hey guys, today we are going to look through something that is very common in our life - Temperature. I understand that the surrounding temperature in Malaysia is quite high, probably around 32 - 34 degree celsius due to the hot weather in Malaysia. Have you ever wonder how can you meausre the surrounding temperature ? By guessing it ? Hahaha. Well, let me introduce you to a temperature sensor - LM 35 ( Celsius)
Below are some features of LM 35 ( Celsius):
- Calibrated directly in ° Celsius (Centigrade)
- Linear + 10.0 mV/°C scale factor
- 0.5°C accuracy guaranteeable (at +25°C)
- Rated for full −55° to +150°C range
- Suitable for remote applications
- Low cost due to wafer-level trimming
- Operates from 4 to 30 volts
- Less than 60 μA current drain
- Low self-heating, 0.08°C in still air
- Nonlinearity only ±1⁄4°C typical
- Low impedance output, 0.1 W for 1 mA load
Well, for your information, there are 2 types of LM 35 temperature sensor :
The price for each LM 35 temperature sensor normally range from RM 6.00 - RM 8.00. This is the prices that I normally seen.
LM 35 is a type of analog sensor. What do you understand by analog sensor ? Analog sensor is sensor which will give analog output. The voltage output range from 0V to 5V instead of just either 0V (LOW) or 5V(HIGH) which a digital sensor does. The voltage output might be for example 2.5V too.
From the features , we know that LM 35 provides "Linear + 10.0 mV/°C scale factor" . This means that for every 10 mV output voltage, it represents 1 °C. So, if the surrounding temperature is 30°C , then the output voltage measured at Vout and GND should give you approximately 300 mV. You can try it !
I have made a pretty simple project involving the application of temperature sensor - Temperature-Controlled Automatic Fan. My article about that project was featured in Electroschematics. You can have detail information about the project there.
Read more here :
http://www.electroschematics.com/8998/arduino-temperature-controlled-relay/
OR
DIY Temperature-Controlled Automatic Fan
The circuit constructed |
Hope you enjoy and understand better about LM 35 temperature sensor and looking forward to hear great projects from you guys .
Thank you.
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