DIY Digital Thermometer

by DemonDomen in Circuits > Sensors

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DIY Digital Thermometer

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This instructable will show you how to make a thermometer that displays the temperature of the air.

It's not the most accurate thermometer in the world, but for this price and the fact that it was homemade...

Parts

You will need:

1x ATMega8
2x7 segment display
1x1800 ohm resistor
7x160ohm resistors
1x KTY-13-5 (temperature sensor)

Circuit

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I tried to make the circuit as simple as I could without over complicating the program.

Downloads

Software

You can change the resistor you use with the sensor and the formula for calculating the temperature if you got a different sensor.

Uses

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Now you might wonder where you could use this thermometer.

You can use it in your computer, but you should have plexi glass.
You could also use it for measuring the temperature in a room.
And what about putting it in a greenhouse and monitoring the temperature?

You should just remember that it isn't very accurate.