TEMPERATURE SENSORS

WHAT CAN YOU SENSE?

Temperature:

Thermistors (Normal and reversed TC)
Integrated temperature sensors

Thermocouples

WHO MAKES THEM? Dallas, Analog
WHERE CAN YOU BUY THEM?
HOW DO THEY WORK?

You can get them for all ranges of temperatures, but human temperatures (Freezing to 180) are the most common. RTDs are optimal for high temperatures.

Joe suggests getting the integrated package for our purposes.

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