Questions tagged [load-cell]
A load cell is a transducer which converts force into a measurable electrical output.
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KS-36 load cell + Arduino: overload when feeding 5 V into 9 V jack. Sensor zero drift
Why does my KS-36 load-cell setup overload when I feed Arduino 5 V into the 9 V battery connector, and what’s the correct wiring to stop the ~30/1024-count zero drift? I’m building a force/torque ...
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What type of load cell would fit this racquet stringing machine [closed]
I am looking to replace this single beam load cell with a tolerance of 50kg. The load cell height is 6.5cm. Sadly the company no longer provides this load cell. What would be a good substitute for ...
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NUA7802 ADC with load cell with 12VDC excitation voltage
I am designing an interface to read a VPG Force Sensor p/n 60001-500L-A1-00 with a BeagleBone Black Rev C using I2C interface to a Nuvoton NUA7802 ADC. I am having real trouble figuring out some of ...
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Load Cells - 4x full bridge or 4x half bridge?
After some insight to why 4 half-bridge load cells connected parallelly to one ADC is superior to 4 full-bridge load cells in the same way. I have been informed that the difference in cost of both ...
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Filter noise going to the ADC+
I'm working on a project that involves an ADC located on a separate PCB, which connects to a mainboard. There's also another PCB in the system that's dedicated to a motor driver. When the motor is ...
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Precision amplitude measurement of "high" speed load cell signal
I am working on a research project, where we need to measure a small amount friction during a high speed orbital motion (up to 400 Hz). The plan is to two load cells in X and Y direction, which output ...
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R1/R2 values for HX711
In the sample schematics and reference designs for HX711 I could find online, the values of R1 is always larger than R2. I cannot understand why - perhaps, I am on the wrong track. According to ...
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Connecting 15T 10VDC load cell to HX711
I thinking of to connect a 10VDC load cell to HX711 IC. Since the AVDD is maximum 5.5V, I cannot supply the power to the load cell from HX711. So, my idea to connect another 10V power supply to the ...
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Connecting 10VDC load cell to ESP32
I need to measure an output of a load cell (10VDC, 4 wires: red, black, green, white). My main MCU is ESP32 S3. My idea is to use something like ADS1231 or HX711 - preferably HX711. According to data ...
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Why do my HX711 load cell readings drift significantly over time?
I bought four 5 kg load cells (link) and connected them all together (all white cables, all green cables, etc.). Then I hooked them up to the HX711: When I read the values from the Arduino using the ...
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Instrumentation Amplifier and differential ADC Arduino Mega
I am working on an acquisition system, which measures tension and compression in a load cell. I amplify the signal with the Instrumentation Amplifier INA128P, and after that I connect it to the ...
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Precise Electronic Measurements
I've been looking into various electronic components and noticed rampant 5%, 10%, and even 20% tolerances and accuracies not only in basic components such as capacitors, inductors, and resistors, but ...
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FX29 Load Cell - Sleep Mode vs Update Mode
Context I'm using an I2C based Load Cell the FX29. I have been having troubles where the I2C sensor does not give me any data unless I manually unplug and replug the sensor while the Arduino sample ...
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Load cell mathematical model
I'm studying a solution for a weight measuring system that's affected by enviroment vibration - a load cell fixed on a "shaky" frame. My first thought was to use a 3-axis accelerometer (or ...
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Load cell value becomes negative when above certain force
I have a 100 gram load cell with the hx711 amplifier board. I have it wired up to an arduino nano with an NRF24L01 module to send the raw value to another arduino nano. The problem is that when I aply ...