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How To Build A Water Leak Detection System
How To Build A Water Leak Detection System Using The PI-SPI Series
Damage from appliance water leaks (such as water heaters, dishwashers, fridges a...
How To Connect A Two Wire Transmitter
In industrial automation control applications, typical processes consist of the following components:1. Field sensors (temperature, pressure, flow,...
SDAFE - Software Defined Analog Front End
Industrial Automation relies on reading field variables that are still predominantly analog values like 4-20 mA, 1 to 5 VDC, and 0 to 10 VDC. These...
Raspberry Pi and Graphic Display Interfaces
Here is a project that uses our 128x64 Graphic Display / User Interface for the RPI 3.
The user interface module has a 1.4" LCD, three pushbuttons...
RPi 3, Pi-SPi-RS485 and Gas Sensors
The brand new Pi-SPi-RS485 Interface has just arrived and I had to take it for a spin with some of our products. Here is a pic of my test setup:
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Thermistors, PICs, Steinhart-Hart and Wireless Applications
One of the most basic sensors in many wireless applications is a temperature sensor. The thermistor is widely used for its low cost, it's easy to u...
RPi 3, Analog 4-20mA, Relay, and Character Display Interfaces
The most commonly used interfaces in commercial and industrial applications require some form of analog input (sensors) and relay outputs for contr...
Serial Converter Tips for the Raspberry Pi
The Pi has a uart that is accessible on the expansion port, which we use for our wireless zigbee shield. Not too long ago I was working on a projec...