How to use LM35 Temperature Sensor with Arduino

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So let's start with the basic LM35 temperature sensor...

Contents:

1. Introduction to LM35 Temperature Sensor
2. Components List
3. LM35 with Arduino Circuit Diagram
4. Arduino Code

1-Introduction to LM35 Temperature Sensor

Lm35 is a Temperature Sensor that works with the variations in temperature.The internal structure of Lm35 consist of transistors,amplifier and few resistors.The integrated circuit and the resistors are calibrated in the factory to produce the accurate temperature.

The Lm35 has 3 pins:

• Input 
• Output
• Ground

The output of Lm35 is in volts.Every 10 mv change is equal to 1 degree Celsius. 

The Exact Equation to convert voltage into degree Celsius is:

(SUPPLY_VOLTAGE x 1000 / 1024) / 10 where SUPPLY_VOLTAGE is 5.0V )

1000 is used to change the unit from V to mV

10 is constant. Each 10 mV is directly proportional to 1 Celcius.

5 is the supply voltage.

The Equation is: (5.0 * 1000 / 1024) / 10 = 0.48828125

2-Components List

1. Arduino Board with USB Cable
2. LM35 Temperature sensor
3. Bread board (for practice)
4. arduino jumper wires

3-Lm35 Temperature Sensor with Arduino Circuit Diagram

1. Connect first pin with 5v on arduino
2. Second with analog pin of arduino A0
3. Third with Gnd on arduino

4-Arduino Code

float temp;                                        //Defining the temp float variable
int sensor = 0;                                 // The output pin of LM35 on arduino analog pin 0 it could be A0
void setup()
{Serial.begin(9600);                                    //start the serial monitor
}
void loop(){
temp = analogRead(sensor);                     //assigning the analog output to temp
float mv = ( temp/1024.0)*5000;             // Converting equation for voltage to Celsius
float celsius = mv/10;
Serial.print("The temperature is :");       //Display the results on serial monitor
Serial.print(celsius);
Serial.println("deg. Celsius");
Serial.println();
delay(1000);                                          //1 second delay to avoid overloop
}

Conclusion:

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