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15 years ago

Using a temperature sensor

Hi, my team is working on a temperature controller for an HVAC system. We want to use the DE2 board to program the prototype for this controller. What type of temperature sensor is best (easier) for ...
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15 years ago

Digital temperature sensors, e.g. TI TMP275 (with I2C interface) are a convenient solution, if you don't need to interface with industry standard remote sensors (e.g. Pt100/Pt1000 RTD).

Also ADI and Maxim-IC provide digital sensors with different levels of precision.