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Part Number: TMPSNS-RTD1

PT100 RTD EVALUATION BOARD


  • A surface mount PT100 RTD
  • External (2, 3 or 4-wire) RTD connector
  • Gain and input channel programmability using MCP6S26 PGA
  • MCP3301 12-Bit + sign ADC
  • MCP41010 10 kΩ Digital Potentiometer
  • PIC18F2550 PICmicro® Microcontroller
  • USB interface to PC
  • PC Software

Overview


The PT100 RTD Evaluation Board demonstrates how to bias a Resistive Temperature Detector (RTD) and accurately measure temperature. Up to two RTDs can be connected. The RTDs are biased using constant current source and the output voltage is scaled using a difference amplifier. In addition to the difference amplifier, a multiple input channel Programmable Gain Amplifier (PGA) MCP6S26 is used to digitally switch between RTDs and increase the scale up to 32 times.

The output of the difference amplifier is connected to a 12-bit differential Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) MCP3301. The ADC outputs serial data to the PIC18F2550 using a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI). The data is transmitted to a PC using a USB interface.

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) is used to acquire the data. The acquired data is graphed as a real-time stripchart display. In addition, the user can select input channels, acquisition interval, and stripchart display buffer size.

Package Contents
The PT100 RTD Evaluation Board demonstrates how to bias a Resistive Temperature Detector (RTD) and accurately measure temperature. Up to two RTDs can be connected. The RTDs are biased using constant current source and the output voltage is scaled using a difference amplifier. In addition to the difference amplifier, a multiple input channel Programmable Gain Amplifier (PGA) MCP6S26 is used to digitally switch between RTDs and increase the scale up to 32 times.

The output of the difference amplifier is connected to a 12-bit differential Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) MCP3301. The ADC outputs serial data to the PIC18F2550 using a Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI). The data is transmitted to a PC using a USB interface.

A Graphical User Interface (GUI) is used to acquire the data. The acquired data is graphed as a real-time stripchart display. In addition, the user can select input channels, acquisition interval, and stripchart display buffer size.

Documentation


Title
Document Id
MCP6021/2/3/4 Data Sheet Download 51ac4add-039b-40e5-a38b-d9e898a0feb1
MCP3301 Datasheet Download b23177fb-d4f0-4e9c-bc57-0758c87cdc91
TC1070/1071/1187 Data Sheet Download cc36eb31-c431-45d0-bff2-82d451c315ae
PIC18F2455/2550/4455/4550 Data Sheet Download 58c4063c-d22b-4949-81b7-4723fa86ed38
PT100 RTD Evaluation Board User's Guide Download 98c7fa50-8ce6-4122-aed0-45ee0175de75
PT100 RTD Evaluation Board Gerbers Download 595ec1cc-3ac6-41a3-bd31-da8cb64a2a68
Single-Ended, Rail-to-Rail I/O, Low-Gain PGA Download 5dd3e48f-dde9-4394-aa4c-d27e68ffa95c
MCP41XXX/42XXX Datasheet Download 591a236c-e5f7-44e9-a5f9-6be371694380
MCP41XXX/42XXX Download dc6c3b45-8bb4-48a5-bf41-26e0d186effc

Software


Title
Date
PT100 RTD Evaluation Board Firmware Download 28 Mar 2017
PT100 RTD Evaluation Board PC Software Download 13 Mar 2008