interpreting temperature logger data
DESCRIPTION
Analog Temperature Readings to Digital Values Analog: 0 to 5 volts Digital: 0 to 255 D = (A/5) X 256 The PICAXE can convert any voltage between zero and five volts into a digital value between 0 and 255. This is a linear conversion, so zero volts becomes a digital zero, 2.5 volts becomes a digital 127 (or 128 depending on the accuracy of the 2.5 volts), and five volts becomes a digital 255. You can calculate the digital value of any analog voltage by dividing it by 5 And then multiply by 256. Since the PICAXE does not use decimal points, you need to round up the calculated value.TRANSCRIPT
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Interpreting Temperature Logger Data
Changing Digitized Temperature Readings back into Temperatures
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Analog Temperature Readings to Digital Values
• Analog: 0 to 5 volts• Digital: 0 to 255
D = (A/5) X 256
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The LM335 Temperature Sensor
• Temperature: 0 to 500 kelvins• Output: 0 to 5 volts
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Four Temperature Scales
• Kelvin• Celsius• Fahrenheit• Rankin
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Fahrenheit and Celsius
• There are 1.8 Fahrenheit degrees in 1 Celsius degree
• -40O Fahrenheit = -40O Celsius
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Converting a Digitized Temperature back into Temperature
Temperature (k) = R/256 X 500
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Spreadsheet Helper
Included with the Temperature Logger
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Transferring Temperature Data into Notepad
• Temperature readings are not useful in the Terminal program
• Copy into Notepad using the Copy Input Buffer option
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Editing Temperature Data
You get: 144,145,146,148
Edit to make it: 144145146148
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