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When working in extreme temperatures it is important to monitor your body temperature. In freezing weather, your fingers and toes get numb and you can develop frostbite without even noticing it. Likewise, if your core body temperature drops too low, you can start to start to suffer the effects of hypothermia before you are aware of it.
So I designed an automatic temperature sensor that will monitor the temperature of your fingers, your toes, and your torso, as well as the outside temperature. This can help you to stay safe when working in extreme cold.
I prefer to use the digital temp sensors, which are highly accurate and do not require translation, but that is just me.
How were you able to get that heat shrink tubing over the entire length of your connection? I always need more length of wire so I can make my solder joint, then slide the tubing over the joint.
Thanks Jason, I live in Chicago and i’m afraid that our “cold” may break your sensor. :-)
I’ve used something similar for measuring house temperature. I use a circuit that allows a two wire setup and lets me put the sensor over 70ft from the micro-controller. It might be possible to use an analog gauge to read the temperature like the temp gauge from a car. You would have to calibrate the scale and create a circuit to get the voltage in the right range but then you wouldn’t need a computer.
I’m about to start working in my capstone design and my project involves the installation of sensors on highways and before you enter bypasses and bridges where patches of water get to freeze making them dangerous to drive. Could you tell me more about those sensors and how can I implement them?
thank you