The Yocto-Thermocouple device is a USB temperature
sensor. It will let you perform via USB instant temperature measurements on two
thermocouple inputs, as well as record the measures on its internal flash for
later retrieval when connected again by USB. Thanks to the use of
thermocouples, this tiny module can measure the temperature of liquids, small
objects, food, mechanical pieces, ovens, etc. It is very reactive to quick
temperature changes (detection in 30 [ms], stable measure in 100 [ms]).
The use of thermocouple makes it easy to measure a temperature away from the
module. However, if you would need to measure something dozens of meters away,
you can avoid using an expensive long thermocouple by moving the thermocouple
inputs further away from the USB connector: simply split the board into two
parts and solder a 4-wire cable on the designated pads.
This device ships with two 50cm fine-wire twisted-pair thermocouple cables type
K, which can be used to measure temperatures between -75°C and 260°C (PFA
isolated, measure point non-isolated). To use a wider measure range of the
device, you can use any more sophisticated thermocouple that you will find on a
specialized shop.
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