Simple test¶
Ensure your device works with this simple test.
examples/thermistor_simpletest.py¶
1# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 ladyada for Adafruit Industries
2# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
3
4import time
5import board
6import adafruit_thermistor
7
8# these values work with the Adafruit CircuitPlayground Express.
9# they may work with other thermistors as well, as they're fairly standard,
10# though the pin will likely need to change (ie board.A1)
11# pylint: disable=no-member
12pin = board.TEMPERATURE
13resistor = 10000
14resistance = 10000
15nominal_temp = 25
16b_coefficient = 3950
17
18thermistor = adafruit_thermistor.Thermistor(
19 pin, resistor, resistance, nominal_temp, b_coefficient
20)
21
22# print the temperature in C and F to the serial console every second
23while True:
24 celsius = thermistor.temperature
25 fahrenheit = (celsius * 9 / 5) + 32
26 print("== Temperature ==\n{} *C\n{} *F\n".format(celsius, fahrenheit))
27 time.sleep(1)