Load Cell- Prepare instructions

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1. Connect the red, black, white, and green wires of the load cell to the red, black, white, and green inputs of the HX711 load cell amplifier.
2. For the HX711, connect VDD to 3.3 V, VCC to 5V, DAT to GPIO 23 on your pi, CLK to GPIO 24 on your pi, and GND to ground.
3. Install the HX711 library with pip install hx711

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Source: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/load-cell-amplifier-hx711-breakout-hookup-guide/all

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HX711 library: https://github.com/mpibpc-mroose/hx711

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Add a schematic of the set up

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https://www.monodaq.com/applications/docs/u-x/front-end/load-cells/

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https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/learn_tutorials/5/4/6/SparkFun_HX711_Load_Cell.pdf Schematic for Hx711

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Great job!