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Sensors convert a physical quantity (e.g. temperature, pressure) into an electrical signal.

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Sensor to distinguish between different types of pegs on a pegboard

Linear Hall Effect Sensor Datasheet - Honeywell (11) Allegro A3144 Datasheet (12) TCS230 TCS3200 Color recognition module Color sensor module - US$4.6 (13) MCP3008/MCP3208 10/12 bit ADC Testing and Programming … - EESE, tlfong01 Appendices Appendix A - Pressor Sensor Spec HALJIA 5Pcs BX120-3AA High Precision Resistance Strain Gage Strain Gauge GAGE Full Bridge Used for Pressure Weighing Sensor Price: £6.99 …
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Why does it take time for electronic scale to measure?

The balance usually has four load cells at four corners, each of which connects to a HX711 weight sensor with a sort of Wheatstone bridge measuring voltage. … The HX711 sensor itself is 24 bit accurate, and only takes 0.1 second to do the analog to digital conversion. …
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220VAC to 12VDC Capacitive Dropper Power Supply Driving Relay Problem

Question How come my capacitive dropper is not working? Answer Update 2020oct13hkt0914 The OP seems using a relay switch without any flyback diode. The back EMF from the inductive coil of the relay …
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What kind of sensor can sense Infrared radiation from any direction?

References (1) PIR Motion Sensor Module (2) PIR (motion) sensor product sheet US$10 - AdaFruit (3) PIR (motion) sensor tutorial - AdaFruit (4) Fresnel lens - Wikipedia (5) Rpi3 LIRC Library and UART IR …
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Capacitive moisture sensor not quite working

What I have researched so far (1) I started by a preliminary inspection of the three moisture sensors to get a overall picture of capacitive sensor, and why and how it is different from resistive sensor … F - Calibrating the Capacitive Sensor Now I am calibrating my capacitive moisture sensor. …
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How can I use a 2N2222 transistor as a temperature sensor?

Question How can I use a 2N2222 transistor as a temperature sensor? … Actually my calibration plan is to use the DS18B20 temperature sensor to replace my cheapy home use thermometer. …
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What are the two sensors doing in the automatic bread production line?

Sensor 1 Sensor 1 blinks Green when no bread in sight. Blinks Yellow as soon as bread comes up. So I guess it is a bread detector. … Sensor 2 In the same video, Sensor 2 is not blinking at all. I think, similar to Sensor 1 above, reflection get interrupted means bread (in this case, another tray of bread arrives. …
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Reflective optical sensor

Question How come it is so hard to calibrate the TCRT5000 IR reflective sensor? … References (1) TCRT5000 IR Reflective Sensor Module - AliExpress US$1 (2) Op-am Comparator - Electronics Tutorials (3) TCRT5000 IR Reflective Optical Sensor Module (approx 1″ detection range) - ProtoSupplies …
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Inappropriate readings of pulse and temperature sensor (LM35)

LM35 shouldn't give such an ridiculously inaccurate reading. The spec below shows how precise (+- 0.5°C) it is! Perhaps your calculation is dodgy! :) Let me check your calculation. Suppose yo …
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