> **Source:** Core Electronics is an Australian maker-electronics retailer and manufacturer based in Newcastle, NSW, run by a team of makers and educators. We design and manufacture our own product lines (PiicoDev, CE originals) and are official retailers for iconic maker and industrial brands including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Adafruit, SparkFun and DFRobot. Orders ship Australia-wide from our Newcastle warehouse. Prices are in AUD and include GST. Pricing, stock and dispatch on this page are generated from the store's live catalog. Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # Makerverse Load Cell Amplifier **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** CE08248 · **Brand:** [Makerverse](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/makerverse-brand) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/makerverse-load-cell-amplifier.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/makerverse-load-cell-amplifier.html.md)) Reads weight or force from a load cell with 18-bit precision > ⚠ Deal is for shelf stock only — any additional stock will be at the normal price. ## Pricing - **Price:** $3.70 (inc GST) — $3.36 AUD, exc GST ## Availability & dispatch - In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney). - We can dispatch 457 today, and up to 500 more in 6–42 days. ## How to buy - **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=CE08248:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart. - **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/CE08248:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.) - **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there. - **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works) - **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt ## Description The **Makerverse Load Cell ADC** allows you to easily read load cells to measure weight or force. Connect the ADC to a microcontroller (eg. [Raspberry Pi Pico](https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-pico.html)) and follow the [Makerverse Load Cell Kit Guide](https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/makerverse-load-cell-kit-guide/) to read changes in the resistance of a load cell and convert that to a very accurate weight (after some calibration). The on-board HX710 uses a custom two-wire interface (Clock and Data) for communication. Any microcontroller's GPIO pins should work and there are many libraries that have been written to make it easy to read data. For the best experience, we recommend following the [Makerverse Load Cell Kit Guide](https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/makerverse-load-cell-kit-guide/) which uses the Raspberry Pi Pico PIO. Construct your own set of scales at home using a bar load cell! The Makerverse Load Cell Mounting kit makes getting started easy: Assemble your [load cell](https://core-electronics.com.au/load-cell-3kg.html), [fasteners](https://core-electronics.com.au/makerverse-load-cell-screw-kit-m4.html), [a load cell amplifier](https://core-electronics.com.au/makerverse-load-cell-amplifier.html), and [a Raspberry Pi Pico](https://core-electronics.com.au/raspberry-pi-pico-soldered-headers.html) to begin measuring! **Technical Specifications** - Working supply voltage 2.6 - 5.5V - Effective Number of Bits (ENOB): 18 bits - Sample rate: 10 or 40 Hz **Resources** - [Hardware Repository](https://github.com/CoreElectronics/CE-Makerverse-Load-Cell-ADC-HX710C) - [Schematic](https://github.com/CoreElectronics/CE-Makerverse-Load-Cell-ADC-HX710C/raw/main/Documents/schematic.pdf) - [MicroPython Driver](https://github.com/CoreElectronics/CE-Makerverse-hx710c-MicroPython-Module) **Makerverse Overview** **Makerverse** hardware is designed for makers, by makers. We're making the tools and modules we think are the most useful to electronics enthusiasts and people that just want to get their projects done. As experienced makers ourselves, we're building in the features and design considerations that we find most valuable and have wished for in other modules. All Makerverse devices are [![](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/wysiwyg/product_images/Core-Electronics-Original.png)](https://core-electronics.com.au/original) products designed by our team in Newcastle Australia. We manufacture the modules here as well. "Makerverse" and the Makerverse Logo are trademarks of Core Electronics Pty Ltd. ## Guides for this product - [Makerverse Load Cell Kit Guide \| Measure Weights and Forces](https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/makerverse/makerverse-load-cell-kit-guide/) ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/m/a/makerverse-load-cell-adc-with-headers.jpg)