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Sensors

Sensors from Zero — How electronics feel heat, light, distance and motion, and how an Arduino reads them.

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  1. 01 NTC thermistor: the resistor that feels heatKnow why an NTC's resistance drops when hot and how a 10 kΩ divider lets an Arduino read it. EP.31 · 20 s
  2. 02 LM35: the chip that speaks °COUT = 10 mV per °C (25 °C = 250 mV); on A0: tempC = raw × 500 ÷ 1024. EP.67 · 24 s
  3. 04 PLANNEDUltrasonic HC-SR04: measuring distance with soundMeasure distance from an echo's travel time.