Glancing at the datasheet I don't see anything for a loading resistor so I didn't use one... I'll give that a try. nick@veys.com | www.veys.com/nick > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Scott F. Touchton > Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 9:41 AM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [EE]: LM35 Woes > > > > If all you connections check out (including placing a loading > R on the output... 10K or so) they might in reality be the > Fahrenheit version...... > > Scott F. Touchton > 1550 Engineering Manager > JDS Uniphase > > > > Nick Veys > PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > > cc: > Sent by: pic Subject: Re: > [EE]: LM35 Woes > microcontrolle > r discussion > list > A.MIT.EDU> > > > 07/25/01 09:12 > AM > Please respond > to pic > microcontrolle > r discussion > list > > > > > > > First thing I tried... It promptly heated up way beyond being > touchable... > > nick@veys.com | www.veys.com/nick > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of Richard Prosser > > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 10:55 PM > > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > > Subject: Re: [EE]: LM35 Woes > > > > > > Try connecting them the other way around > > (when connected backward they look like a diode) > > > > Richard P > > > > > > > > Greetings :) I'm having trouble with some LM35 Centigrade > temperature > > sensors... I'm simply trying to read them w/a multimeter > and getting > > annoying values. The Vss and Gnd are 5.12 and 0 respectively, and > > when I go to read the Vout, I get between .667 - .733 V. > Meaning my > > room is a toasty 66.7-73.3C. Quite warm! This is happening with 3 > > separate sensors! Not sure what my problem is... Any > tips? Perhaps > > I'm reading this totally wrong? > > > > nick@veys.com | www.veys.com/nick > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't > AutoReply us! email > > listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu