NTC Thermistor temperature sensor

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NTC Thermistor

A NTC thermistor is a resistance temperature sensor, which changes its values with temperature with a negative coefficient (NTC, if ↑ temp ↓ resistance value).

Usage

Schematic

The input voltage in our circuit is 5v and we need a resistance of 10 kohms .

Code

int ThermistorPin = 0;
int Vo;
float R1 = 10000;
float logR2, R2, T, Tc, Tf;
float c1 = 1.009249522e-03, c2 = 2.378405444e-04, c3 = 2.019202697e-07;

void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {

  Vo = analogRead(ThermistorPin);
  R2 = R1 * (1023.0 / (float)Vo - 1.0);
  logR2 = log(R2);
  T = (1.0 / (c1 + c2*logR2 + c3*logR2*logR2*logR2));
  Tc = T - 273.15;
  Tf = (Tc * 9.0)/ 5.0 + 32.0; 

  Serial.print("Temperature: "); 
  Serial.print(Tf);
  Serial.print(" F; ");
  Serial.print(Tc);
  Serial.println(" C");   

  delay(500);
}