adafruit-circuitpython-max31856

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A CircuitPython driver for the MAX31856 Universal Thermocouple Amplifier

Dependencies

This driver depends on:

• Adafruit CircuitPython <https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython>_
• Bus Device <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_BusDevice>_

Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_Bundle>_.

Installing from PyPI

On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI <https://pypi.org/project/adafruit-circuitpython-max31856/>_. To install for current user:

.. code-block:: shell

pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-max31856

To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):

.. code-block:: shell

sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-max31856

To install in a virtual environment in your current project:

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mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-max31856

Usage Example

.. code:: python3

  import board
  import digitalio
  import adafruit_max31856

  # Create sensor object, communicating over the board's default SPI bus
  spi = board.SPI()

  # allocate a CS pin and set the direction
  cs = digitalio.DigitalInOut(board.D5)
  cs.direction = digitalio.Direction.OUTPUT

  # create a thermocouple object with the above
  thermocouple = adafruit_max31856.MAX31856(spi, cs)

  # measure the temperature! (takes approx 160ms)
  print(thermocouple.temperature)

  # alternative (non-blocking) way to get temperature
  thermocouple.initiate_one_shot_measurement()
  # <perform other tasks>
  # now wait for measurement to complete
  while thermocouple.oneshot_pending:
    pass
  print(thermocouple.unpack_temperature())

Documentation

API documentation for this library can be found on Read the Docs <https://docs.circuitpython.org/projects/max31856/en/latest/>_.

For information on building library documentation, please check out this guide <https://learn.adafruit.com/creating-and-sharing-a-circuitpython-library/sharing-our-docs-on-readthedocs#sphinx-5-1>_.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct <https://github.com/siddacious/Adafruit_CircuitPython_MAX31856/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md>_ before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.