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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Laminator Temperature Control

From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
Date: 2009-12-29

No, amplify it with an opamp first.

Some atmels come with up to x200 internal amplifier now, not sure if
that would work.

ST

On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 1:06 AM, sailingto <sailingtoo@...> wrote:
> Stefan, are you saying connecting a Type J (or K) Thermocouple direct to an analog input pin using a PIC12F683?  What about a AVR chip such as a ATmega168 or similar?  Perhaps using the internal 1.1 reference voltage?  I wasn't sure the analog input would be sensitive enough to read the low mV of a thermocouple.
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> Ken H>