[Cialug] OT USB thermometer

[David Champion]

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On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 12:49 PM, David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I got an Arduino starter kit from Radio Shack that contains a breadboard
> and a bunch of parts (jumpers, led's, switches) and it also included a
> thermistor chip, I've been able to read temperatures and write out through
> the USB and read it via the serial monitor.
>
> The kit looks something like this, comes in a clear plastic box, I'm not
> sure if that's the exact one.
>
>
> http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=12326251&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=PPC&utm_term=11688008&utm_content=Exact&utm_campaign=PLA&cagpspn=pla&gclid=CKiCssyAvrUCFQYAMAodYGIAAA&gclsrc=ds
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Dave Weis <djweis at internetsolver.com>wrote:
>
>>
>> I have an arduino uno from the businessolver giveaway. I think a couple
>> of the onewire sensors will work well. Thanks!
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Will [mailto:staticphantom at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 10:10 AM
>> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group <cialug at cialug.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Cialug] OT USB thermometer
>>
>> Simple answer is look at www.sparkfun.com. I believe they mostly offer
>> serial ones that run serial, but you can get a USB to serial converter
>> cheap (the ftdi one is expensive at spark fun). The alternative is get a
>> 10k resistor in series with a thermistor and just use an arduino, then use
>> the USB connectivity of the arduino. Look at the arduino nano knock offs
>> on
>> eBay, should be able to find those for about $12 in the US versus $34 at
>> radio shack.
>>
>> -Will
>> On Feb 17, 2013 9:00 AM, "Dave Weis" <djweis at internetsolver.com> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Does anyone have a recommendation for a USB thermometer? I looked online
>> > and they appear to vary wildly in cost and quality. I would like to stay
>> > around $20, it's for an elementary science fair project.
>> >
>> > Dave
>> >
>> >
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