Thermal Sensor

Thermal Sensor

The thermal/temperature sensor is perfect for projects like weather stations and home automation systems. Few sensors are this easy to set up on the Raspberry Pi. They’re the same size as a transistor and use only one wire for the data signal. They’re also extremely accurate and take measurements quickly. The only other component you need is a 4.7K Ohm or 10K Ohm resistor.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

  • -55°C to 125°C range
  • 3.0V to 5.0V operating voltage
  • 750 ms sampling
  • 0.5°C (9 bit); 0.25°C (10 bit); 0.125°C (11 bit); 0.0625°C (12 bit) resolution
  • 64 bit unique address
  • One-Wire communication protocol

This is the location of the Temperature sensor on the board. 

Following python code can be used to run the temperature sensor and display temperature on terminal.

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import os
import glob
import time

os.system('modprobe w1-gpio')
os.system('modprobe w1-therm')

base_dir = '/sys/bus/w1/devices/'
device_folder = glob.glob(base_dir + '28*')[0]
device_file = device_folder + '/w1_slave'