Using A Temp Sensor With Arduino TMP36 Temperature Sensor

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Using A Temp Sensor With Arduino TMP36 Temperature Sensor

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino UNO

DIYables USB Cable 2.0 Type A/B for Arduino Uno

Temperature Sensor

LCD 16x2

DIYables Potentiometer

DIYables Jumper Wires

DIYables Breadboard

DIYables Prototype Expansion Board for Arduino Uno

Optional

DIYables 22 Sensors Kit for Arduino, ESP32, ESP8266, Raspberry Pi

Story

Video tutorial

Code

Arduino Code

#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
const int rs = 12, en = 11, d4 = 5, d5 = 4, d6 = 3, d7 = 2;
LiquidCrystal lcd(rs, en, d4, d5, d6, d7);
float temp;
int tempPin = 0;
void setup(){
lcd.begin(16, 2);
Serial.begin(9600);}
void loop(){
temp = analogRead(tempPin);
temp = temp * 0.48828125;
Serial.print("TEMPRATURE = ");
Serial.print(temp);
Serial.print("*C");
Serial.println();
lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
lcd.print("TMP=");
lcd.print(temp);
lcd.print("C");
delay(1000);}