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Sensor Experiment RTD

This document provides instructions for an experiment using an RTD (Resistance Temperature Detector) sensor. The objectives are to understand how RTD sensors work, basic measurement concepts, and measurement validity. The experiment connects an RTD sensor to an Arduino board using a voltage divider to read temperature measurements. Students are instructed to take temperature readings from both the RTD and a NiCr sensor while varying the temperature using a heating/cooling machine, and to plot the readings on graphs to validate the measurements against each other.

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Sensor Experiment RTD

This document provides instructions for an experiment using an RTD (Resistance Temperature Detector) sensor. The objectives are to understand how RTD sensors work, basic measurement concepts, and measurement validity. The experiment connects an RTD sensor to an Arduino board using a voltage divider to read temperature measurements. Students are instructed to take temperature readings from both the RTD and a NiCr sensor while varying the temperature using a heating/cooling machine, and to plot the readings on graphs to validate the measurements against each other.

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Sensor Course Experiment Module

Experiment 2 : RTD

I. Objective(s)
1. To understand RTD
2. To understand the basic knowledge of measurement
3. To understand measurement validity

II. Theory
RTD (Resistance Temperature Detector) is a temperature sensor that contain resistor that
can change value for every degree changes. In this experiment, we use 3 wire PT100
sensor. PT100 means the sensor contains of the material (platinum) which have 100 ohm
resistance in 0 degree celcius.

Picture 1 RTD Sensor

To connect the RTD to Arduino, you can use voltage divider concept.

Connect the Vo of the voltage diver to analog input of Arduino. You can read the RTD
using firmata.

III. Equipment Set


1. Heating Cooling machine
2. RTD
3. NiCr Sensor
4. Digital Thermometer Display
5. Cables
6. Resistor

IV. Experiment Procedure


1. Before connecting the cable, make sure all the power is off.
2. Connect your sensor to the Arduino
3. Before you taking data from the thermocouple, make sure you already understand
how to configure your software program. First, you may check the function of your

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thermocouple and Arduino by installing the thermocouple library at your Arduino


IDE. Then, connect the MAX6775, thermocouple and Arduino as explained above.
4. To validate your measurement, use NiCr module to compare your measurement
value. For example, if you read the Arduino value is 25 degree Celsius, then compare
this to the output voltage of the temperature module, and also compare to NiCr
module sensor.
5. Put RTD sensor and NiCr Sensor at almost the same place of the system.

6. The system we use in this experiment is cooling machine. The red one shows that
that the temperature is high ( hot ) and the blue one show that temperature is smaller
(cold).
7. In this experiment, set your reference temperature ( hot or cold ) and compare your
reference temperature with the reading of your sensor.

V. Experiment Data
Take your experiment data from your RTD sensor. Plot the graph

Take your experiment data from output of NiCr Sensor. Plot the graph

VI. Analysis
Give brief explanations of your experiment. Using the method you have learn in class to
analyze the data.

VII.References

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