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Maxim MAX1668 Temperature Probe

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justDIY

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I've been bored lately, needing a break from another project I've been working on for quite some time... so I went digging around my samples box, and came up with the MAX1668.

I received a few samples of the MAX1668 a few years back, for another project that is so far on the back burner, well… anyway.

The MAX1668 is a 5 channel centigrade temperature sensor. It sports one internal temperature probe and four external probes. The external probes are diode-connected transistors, opposed to thermisters or temperature to voltage converts like the lm35.

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So, I threw a small project together to feel this thing out, and wound up with another involved project.

I plan to interface the probe with a large VFD to make an indoor/outdoor temperature readout of sorts.

I have a write-up with a ton of pictures typed up... check it out:

https://projects.dimension-x.net/technology-and-projects/exploration-of-max1668/
 
williB,

thanks for the complement.

that is strange a picture is not loading for you ... hopefully it is just one of those random internet things that will clear up. I don't see any errors in the server log regarding that picture (or any picture)

anyway, here's a taste of whats to come ... need to sleep on a user interface and some features.

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I've started envisioning what I want to do with this system.

I'm thinking I'll make a super indoor/outdoor data-logging thermometer.

These probes are kinda expensive ... I found them on Newark and Digikey, for nearly $10, I have two samples, so I'll probably build two thermometers instead of a single thermometer with 8 (external) channels. I guess I could get two more samples :p

Anyway, I'm thinking the thermometer needs a clock and a seeprom (or maybe a small SD) for storing data, a menu driven user interface for setting the clock, changing settings and reviewing the data.

My ideas have been dumped here:

MAX1668 Phase2

I typed that up around 1am, so don't be critcal of my spelling or grammer ;) I'll add some pictures and more ideas later today.
 
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