Barry Hardhouse
New Member
Hi All,
I've a need for a simple (quick, easy & cheap) way to read a temperature from a thermocouple, in soft real time, into some PC software. This doesn't need to be a project in itself - I'd just like to get the data in the least stressful way possible.
Does anyone have any recommendations for an approach?
This module, using the MCP9600, looks like a promising start. You can plug in a thermocouple and talk to it over I2C.
The de-facto standard for PCs of course is USB. Are there any recommendations for a device that can talk both USB and I2C with minimal programming, and appear as an easy-to-handle device at the PC (possibly virtualising an RS232 port would be simplest)?
All ideas much appreciated folks!
[EDIT: Doesn't have to be Arduino... just posted here for maximum attention!]
I've a need for a simple (quick, easy & cheap) way to read a temperature from a thermocouple, in soft real time, into some PC software. This doesn't need to be a project in itself - I'd just like to get the data in the least stressful way possible.
Does anyone have any recommendations for an approach?
This module, using the MCP9600, looks like a promising start. You can plug in a thermocouple and talk to it over I2C.
The de-facto standard for PCs of course is USB. Are there any recommendations for a device that can talk both USB and I2C with minimal programming, and appear as an easy-to-handle device at the PC (possibly virtualising an RS232 port would be simplest)?
All ideas much appreciated folks!
[EDIT: Doesn't have to be Arduino... just posted here for maximum attention!]