how to use the TMP36 Temp Sensor
Temperature Sensor
Introduction
The TMP35/TMP36/TMP37 are low voltage, precision centigrade temperature sensors. They provide a voltage output that is linearly proportional to the Celsius (centigrade) temperature. The TMP35/ TMP36/TMP37 do not require any external calibration to provide typical accuracies of ±1°C at +25°C and ±2°C over the −40°C to +125°C temperature range.
In this tutorial you will learn how to use the TMP36 sensor with Arduino uno. The room temperature will be printed to serial monitor.
Before we start let's see more information about this sensor.
In this tutorial you will learn how to use the TMP36 sensor with Arduino uno. The room temperature will be printed to serial monitor.
Before we start let's see more information about this sensor.
About the TMP36 Sensor
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What you will need - Hardware
For this tutorial you will need:
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The Circuit
The connections are pretty easy, see the image above with the breadboard circuit schematic.
Make sure to watch sensor from front side:
Make sure to watch sensor from front side:
The code using Codebender
Here's the code,
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/*
Use the "serial monitor" window to read a temperature sensor.
The TMP36 is an easy-to-use temperature sensor that outputs
a voltage that's proportional to the ambient temperature.
You can use it for all kinds of automation tasks where you'd
like to know or control the temperature of something.
More information on the sensor is available in the datasheet:
http://dlnmh9ip6v2uc.cloudfront.net/datasheets/Sensors/Temp/TMP35_36_37.pdf
Even more exciting, we'll start using the Arduino's serial port
to send data back to your main computer! Up until now, we've
been limited to using simple LEDs for output. We'll see that
the Arduino can also easily output all kinds of text and data.
Hardware connections:
Be careful when installing the temperature sensor, as it is
almost identical to the transistors! The one you want has
a triangle logo and "TMP" in very tiny letters. The
ones you DON'T want will have "222" on them.
When looking at the flat side of the temperature sensor
with the pins down, from left to right the pins are:
5V, SIGNAL, and GND.
Connect the 5V pin to 5 Volts (5V).
Connect the SIGNAL pin to ANALOG pin 0.
Connect the GND pin to ground (GND).
// We'll use analog input 0 to measure the temperature sensor's
// signal pin.
const int temperaturePin = 0;
void setup()
{
// In this sketch, we'll use the Arduino's serial port
// to send text back to the main computer. For both sides to
// communicate properly, they need to be set to the same speed.
// We use the Serial.begin() function to initialize the port
// and set the communications speed.
// The speed is measured in bits per second, also known as
// "baud rate". 9600 is a very commonly used baud rate,
// and will transfer about 10 characters per second.
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop()
{
// Up to now we've only used integer ("int") values in our
// sketches. Integers are always whole numbers (0, 1, 23, etc.).
// In this sketch, we'll use floating-point values ("float").
// Floats can be fractional numbers such as 1.42, 2523.43121, etc.
// We'll declare three floating-point variables
// (We can declare multiple variables of the same type on one line:)
float voltage, degreesC, degreesF;
// First we'll measure the voltage at the analog pin. Normally
// we'd use analogRead(), which returns a number from 0 to 1023.
// Here we've written a function (further down) called
// getVoltage() that returns the true voltage (0 to 5 Volts)
// present on an analog input pin.
voltage = getVoltage(temperaturePin);
// Now we'll convert the voltage to degrees Celsius.
// This formula comes from the temperature sensor datasheet:
degreesC = (voltage - 0.5) * 100.0;
// While we're at it, let's convert degrees Celsius to Fahrenheit.
// This is the classic C to F conversion formula:
degreesF = degreesC * (9.0/5.0) + 32.0;
// Now we'll use the serial port to print these values
// to the serial monitor!
// To open the serial monitor window, upload your code,
// then click the "magnifying glass" button at the right edge
// of the Arduino IDE toolbar. The serial monitor window
// will open.
// (NOTE: remember we said that the communication speed
// must be the same on both sides. Ensure that the baud rate
// control at the bottom of the window is set to 9600. If it
// isn't, change it to 9600.)
// Also note that every time you upload a new sketch to the
// Arduino, the serial monitor window will close. It does this
// because the serial port is also used to upload code!
// When the upload is complete, you can re-open the serial
// monitor window.
// To send data from the Arduino to the serial monitor window,
// we use the Serial.print() function. You can print variables
// or text (within quotes).
Serial.print("voltage: ");
Serial.print(voltage);
Serial.print(" deg C: ");
Serial.print(degreesC);
Serial.print(" deg F: ");
Serial.println(degreesF);
// These statements will print lines of data like this:
// "voltage: 0.73 deg C: 22.75 deg F: 72.96"
// Note that all of the above statements are "print", except
// for the last one, which is "println". "Print" will output
// text to the SAME LINE, similar to building a sentence
// out of words. "Println" will insert a "carriage return"
// character at the end of whatever it prints, moving down
// to the NEXT line.
delay(1000); // repeat once per second (change as you wish!)
}
float getVoltage(int pin)
{
// This function has one input parameter, the analog pin number
// to read. You might notice that this function does not have
// "void" in front of it; this is because it returns a floating-
// point value, which is the true voltage on that pin (0 to 5V).
// You can write your own functions that take in parameters
// and return values. Here's how:
// To take in parameters, put their type and name in the
// parenthesis after the function name (see above). You can
// have multiple parameters, separated with commas.
// To return a value, put the type BEFORE the function name
// (see "float", above), and use a return() statement in your code
// to actually return the value (see below).
// If you don't need to get any parameters, you can just put
// "()" after the function name.
// If you don't need to return a value, just write "void" before
// the function name.
// Here's the return statement for this function. We're doing
// all the math we need to do within this statement:
return (analogRead(pin) * 0.004882814);
// This equation converts the 0 to 1023 value that analogRead()
// returns, into a 0.0 to 5.0 value that is the true voltage
// being read at that pin.
}
// Other things to try with this code:
// Turn on an LED if the temperature is above or below a value.
// Read that threshold value from a potentiometer - now you've
// created a thermostat!
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Well done!
You have successfully completed one more Arduino "How to" tutorial and you learned how to use the TMP36 temperature sensor with Arduino. I hope you liked this, let me know in the comments.
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