Component: Temperature Sensor (Grove 101020015) (101020015) (Environmental)

Author	Matrix Ltd
Version	1.0
Category	Environmental

Temperature Sensor (Grove 101020015) component

Temperature Sensor uses a thermistor to measure ambient temperature. The resistance of thermistor changes based on ambient temperature. This resistance value alters the output of a voltage divider which is measured by an analog input pin and converted to a temperature value. The operating range is -40 to 125°C , with an accuracy of 1.5°C .

Component Source Code

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Macro reference

GetTempFloat

	GetTempFloat
Reads the temperature of the temperature sensor and returns as a floating point value.
- FLOAT	Return

GetTempInt

	GetTempInt
Reads the temperature of the temperature sensor and returns as an integer value.
- INT	Return

Property reference

	Properties
	Simulation
	Tang Color
Colour of the moving part of the slider.
	Marker Color
Colour of the marker line across the slider tang.
	Scope Traces
Selects if the scope traces are automatically generated or not
	Connections
	Channel
Analogue input channel - which pin is the analogue input conected to?
	Settings
	VRef voltage
Used by the GetVoltage or GetString component macros to take an ADC reading and convert it into a Voltage. +VRef voltage x 10mV Default 500 = 5.0V
	VRef option
Defines what is used as the ADC maximum reference. ADC Range = GND to VRef Voltage. VDD - Defines the microcontrollers power supply pin as the max reference, VREF+ Pin - Dedicated pin on the microcontroller to allow for a variable reference voltage.
	Conversion speed
Clock setting to select how fast the ADC peripheral will perform an ADC conversion. The FRC setting is based on a RC time base and so will vary with temperature and pressure. Other settings are generally based on divisions of the master clock.
	Aquisition cycles
Number of micro seconds to wait for the ACD input to charge before starting the analogue sample.
	Bit Depth
Maximum number of digital bits the ADC can sample. 8 bit = ADC range 0 - 255 10 bit = ADC range 0 - 1023 12 bit = ADC range 0 - 4095