This digital thermometer circuit uses a 1N4148 diode as a temperature sensor that exploits the diode's temperature coefficient of -2 mV/°C to measure temperature. A digital multimeter displays the measured temperature ranging from -9.990C to +99.90C. The thermometer is calibrated by adjusting potentiometers to display 0°C when the diode is in an ice water mixture and 99.9°C when in boiling water.
Original Description:
sippppppp
Original Title
This Digital Thermometer Circuit Diagram Uses a Common 1N4148 Diode as the Temperature Sensor
This digital thermometer circuit uses a 1N4148 diode as a temperature sensor that exploits the diode's temperature coefficient of -2 mV/°C to measure temperature. A digital multimeter displays the measured temperature ranging from -9.990C to +99.90C. The thermometer is calibrated by adjusting potentiometers to display 0°C when the diode is in an ice water mixture and 99.9°C when in boiling water.
This digital thermometer circuit uses a 1N4148 diode as a temperature sensor that exploits the diode's temperature coefficient of -2 mV/°C to measure temperature. A digital multimeter displays the measured temperature ranging from -9.990C to +99.90C. The thermometer is calibrated by adjusting potentiometers to display 0°C when the diode is in an ice water mixture and 99.9°C when in boiling water.
This digital thermometer circuit diagram uses a common 1N4148 diode as the
temperature sensor. The temperature coefficient of the diode, -2 mV / 0C is
exploited for this application to create an accurate electronic thermometer. To display the measured temperature, a digital multimeter is used and so we can measure temperature values from -9.990C up to +99.90C.
Calibration of the digital thermometer
To set the minimum level (00C), place the diode in a glass of water filled with crushed ice (check the temperature first with a normal thermometer) wait until the thermometer shows zero degrees centigrade. Set P1 so that the digital voltmeter will display 000 when the diode senses zero degree centigade. To set the maximum level (1000C), place the diode sensor into a boiling water and adjust P2 so that the digital meter exactly displays 99.9.