Pimoroni MCP9600 Thermocouple Amplifier Breakout

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SKU: CE06392 Brand: Pimoroni

This top-of-the-range MCP9600 thermocouple amplifier breakout works with eight different thermocouple types, has built-in temperature alerts, is compatible with Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and with our no-solder Breakout Garden HAT.

$53.60 AUD, inc GST

$48.73 AUD, exc GST

Available with a lead time
Expect dispatch between Dec 30 and Jan 03

Quantity Discounts:

6-12 $47.26 (exc GST)
12+ $46.29 (exc GST)

Thermocouples are temperature probes that are ideally suited for more industrial use where durability and tolerance of extreme conditions is required, like ovens or freezers. The stainless steel K-type thermocouples can withstand and measure temperatures from -200°C to over 800°C (in our testing) when used with the MCP9600.

The MCP9600 works with K, J, T, N, S, E, B, and R-type thermocouples, has built-in cold-junction compensation, four configurable temperature alerts, and sturdy screw terminals to connect your thermocouple.

It's also compatible with Pimoroni's fancy Breakout Garden, where using breakouts is as easy just popping it into one of the six slots and starting to grow your project, create, and code.

Note that you'll also need to grab a thermocouple to go with this breakout, if you don't already have one, like our stainless steel K-type thermocouple or braided K-type thermocouple.

Features

MCP9600 thermocouple amplifier
Compatible with K, J, T, N, S, E, B, and R-type thermocouples
Four configurable temperature alerts
Hot/cold-junction resolution: 0.0625°C
Hot-junction accuracy: ±1.5°C
3.3V or 5V compatible
I2C interface, with address select via ADDR cuttable trace (0x38 or 0x39)
Reverse polarity protection
Compatible with Arduino
Raspberry Pi-compatible pinout (pins 1, 3, 5, 7, 9)
Compatible with Raspberry Pi 3B+, 3, 2, B+, A+, Zero, and Zero W
Python library
Datasheet

Kit includes

MCP9600 thermocouple amplifier breakout
1x5 male header
1x5 female right angle header

Software

Pimoroni's put together a Python library that you can use to read data from your MCP9600 Thermocouple Amplifier Breakout, and an easy one-line installer to install everything.

Pimoroni's software does not support Raspbian Wheezy.

Notes The screw terminals are marked + and - but it won't damage your thermocouple or the breakout itself if you connect your thermocouple's wires up the wrong way round. Some thermocouples will have coloured wires (red (+) and blue/black (-)) but some won't. You'll quickly be able to tell if it's connected the wrong way round because the temperature will move in reverse! Just flip the wires round and you'll be in business!

Extra Note when using this board with a Pi 3, make sure to adjust your baud rate to 40000 to remove the main noise that this will generate

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