As one of my first Nano v3 projects, I decided to make a waterproof box and to place it outside to measure air temperature. Three colour LEDs give an indication of the air temperature: green for 4 degrees C and above, yellow for temperatures between 0 and 4 degrees C, and blue for sub-zero temperatures. The LEDs allow you to quickly determine the risk of dangerous driving conditions (i.e. slippery roads) when you are about to leave your house.
The enclosure is a 10cm x 10cm plastic box from a hardware store.
I used a TMP36 sensor and soldered three wires to the sensor and put shrink sleeve around the solder joints. The sensor sticks outside the box so it will be in direct contact with the ambient air.
I used an Arduino Nano Every powered by the USB connector. A standard USB micro-b cable was used.
To help other beginners, I put some description lines in the code, hope it helps!









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