#!/usr/bin/env python import config from digitalio import DigitalInOut import time import datetime import busio import adafruit_bitbangio as bitbangio try: import board except NotImplementedError: print("not running a recognized blinka board, exiting...") import sys sys.exit() ######################################################################## # # To test your thermocouple... # # Edit config.py and set the following in that file to match your # hardware setup: SPI_SCLK, SPI_MOSI, SPI_MISO, SPI_CS # # then run this script... # # ./test-thermocouple.py # # It will output a temperature in degrees every second. Touch your # thermocouple to heat it up and make sure the value changes. Accuracy # of my thermocouple is .25C. ######################################################################## spi = None if(hasattr(config,'spi_sclk') and hasattr(config,'spi_mosi') and hasattr(config,'spi_miso')): spi = bitbangio.SPI(config.spi_sclk, config.spi_mosi, config.spi_miso) print("Software SPI selected for reading thermocouple") print("SPI configured as:\n") print(" config.spi_sclk = %s BCM pin" % (config.spi_sclk)) print(" config.spi_mosi = %s BCM pin" % (config.spi_mosi)) print(" config.spi_miso = %s BCM pin" % (config.spi_miso)) print(" config.spi_cs = %s BCM pin\n" % (config.spi_cs)) else: spi = board.SPI(); print("Hardware SPI selected for reading thermocouple") cs = DigitalInOut(config.spi_cs) cs.switch_to_output(value=True) sensor = None print("\nboard: %s" % (board.board_id)) if(config.max31855): import adafruit_max31855 print("thermocouple: adafruit max31855") sensor = adafruit_max31855.MAX31855(spi, cs) if(config.max31856): import adafruit_max31856 print("thermocouple: adafruit max31856") sensor = adafruit_max31856.MAX31856(spi, cs) print("Degrees displayed in %s\n" % (config.temp_scale)) temp = 0 while(True): time.sleep(1) try: temp = sensor.temperature scale = "C" if config.temp_scale == "f": temp = temp * (9/5) + 32 scale ="F" print("%s %0.2f%s" %(datetime.datetime.now(),temp,scale)) except Exception as error: print("error: " , error)