Lesson 41: Using two or more MAX6675 K-Type Thermocouple with two or more LCD

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Part 4: Temperature Sensors

In this lesson we learn how to use to or more K-Type Thermocouple Sensor with MAX6674 chip to measure temperature and display it on two or more LCD2004 which has only 4 wires. There is separate code to use it for LCD1602 display.


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 * Robojax Arduino Step By Step Course
 * Part 4: Temperature Sensors 
  * Lesson 41-2 Two or more MAX6657 with two or more LCD2004-I2C
  * 
  * 
 // original library source:
// www.ladyada.net/learn/sensors/thermocouple
 * Arduino code to read temperature using MAX6675 chip and k-type thermocouple
 * and display on 2 or more LCD2004 I2C Displays


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#include "max6675.h"

// start of settings for LCD2004 with I2C
#include <Wire.h> 
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>

LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd1(0x3F, 20, 4);// I2C address is 0x3F
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd2(0x26, 20, 4);// I2C address is 0x26

// pins for first thermocouple
int so1Pin = 4;// SO1=Serial Out
int cs1Pin = 5;// CS1 = chip select CS pin
int sck1Pin = 6;// SCK1 = Serial Clock pin

// pins for 2nd thermocouple
int so2Pin = 8;// SO1=Serial Out
int cs2Pin = 9;// CS1 = chip select CS pin
int sck2Pin = 10;// SCK1 = Serial Clock pin


MAX6675 thermocouple1(sck1Pin, cs1Pin, so1Pin);// watch video for details
MAX6675 thermocouple2(sck2Pin, cs2Pin, so2Pin);// watch video for details

void setup() {
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  lcd1.begin();// initialize the LCD2004(LCD1)
  lcd1.backlight();// turn the backlight ON for the LCD(LCD1)

  lcd2.begin();// initialize the LCD2004 (LCD2)
  lcd2.backlight();// turn the backlight ON for the LCD  (LCD2)
  
      lcd1.print("Robojax MAX6675");//(LCD1)
      lcd1.setCursor(0,1);//(LCD1)
      lcd1.print("Thermocouple 1");//(LCD1) 

      lcd2.print("Robojax MAX6675");//(LCD2)
      lcd2.setCursor(0,1);//(LCD2)
      lcd2.print("Thermocouple 2");//(LCD2)        
          
  Serial.begin(9600);// initialize serial monitor with 9600 baud
  Serial.println("Robojax MAX6675"); 
    
 delay(3000);// give time to user to read the display at the beginning
}

void loop() {
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   Serial.print("C_1 = "); 
   Serial.print (thermocouple1.readCelsius());
   Serial.print(" F_1 = ");
   Serial.println(thermocouple1.readFahrenheit());

   Serial.print("C_2 = "); 
   Serial.print (thermocouple2.readCelsius());
   Serial.print(" F_2 = ");
   Serial.println(thermocouple2.readFahrenheit());
   
  lcd1.clear();// clear previous values from screen (1)
  lcd2.clear();// clear previous values from screen (2) 
    
      lcd1.setCursor(0,0);// set cursor at character 0, line 0       
      lcd1.print("Thermocouple-1");

      lcd1.setCursor(0,1);// set cursor at character 0, line 1
      lcd1.print(thermocouple1.readCelsius()); // print temperature in Celsius
      lcd1.setCursor(5,1);// set cursor at character 9, line 1
      lcd1.print((char)223); 
      lcd1.setCursor(6,1);// set cursor at character 9, line 1
      lcd1.print("C");    
                  
      lcd1.setCursor(7,1);// set cursor at character 9, line 1
      lcd1.print(" ");       
      lcd1.setCursor(8,1);// set cursor at character 9, line 1
      lcd1.print(thermocouple1.readFahrenheit()); // print temperature in Fahrenheit
      lcd1.setCursor(14,1);// set cursor at character 9, line 1      
      lcd1.print((char)223); 
      lcd1.setCursor(15,1);// set cursor at character 9, line 1
      lcd1.print("F"); 


     lcd2.setCursor(0,0);// set cursor at character 0, line 0       
      lcd2.print("Thermocouple-2");

      lcd2.setCursor(0,1);// set cursor at character 0, line 1
      lcd2.print(thermocouple2.readCelsius());// print temperature in Celsius 
      lcd2.setCursor(5,1);// set cursor at character 9, line 1
      lcd2.print((char)223); 
      lcd2.setCursor(6,1);// set cursor at character 9, line 1
      lcd2.print("C");    
                  
      lcd2.setCursor(7,1);// set cursor at character 9, line 1
      lcd2.print(" ");       
      lcd2.setCursor(8,1);// set cursor at character 9, line 1
      lcd2.print(thermocouple2.readFahrenheit()); // print temperature in Fahrenheit
      lcd2.setCursor(14,1);// set cursor at character 9, line 1      
      lcd2.print((char)223); 
      lcd2.setCursor(15,1);// set cursor at character 9, line 1
      lcd2.print("F");              
   delay(1000);
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}

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