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Weight Sensor (Second Post)

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2000-07-16 03:09 in General Discussion
I am working on a project where I need to sense a change in weight of
approximately six milligrams with accuracy of +/- 3 milligrams (or better).
I want to feed this into a BS2 and read it out to an LCD display and
possibly do some other control. Does anyone know of a sensor (hopefully
cheap) which will do this? Thanks in advance!

Sorry, but in the first post I forgot to mention that the entire range of
weight on the sensor will be from 0 to 4.5 Grams (0 to 4500 milligrams).
Thanks!

Tom

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-07-15 06:06
    Wow.... very small wieght... Be tough to find a load cell
    inexpensively in that range. What you may consider is using a strain
    gauge mounted on a very long piece of metal , perhaps a metalic yard
    or meter stick. Placing your wieght at the end may provide
    sufficient force at a distance to be measurable accurately.

    From the strain gauge (a flexible resistance), you will need to use
    it as a leg of a resistance bridge and possibly feed that to a
    instrumentation amp.....

    Just an idea if you can't find something pre-made inexpensively, and
    I don't have any good websites to point you too. Anyone else??

    -Martin Hebel
    SelmaWare Solutions
    http://www.selmaware.com
    S-Plot Pro - Graphical Data Acquisition and Control

    Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    http://wwww.siu.edu/~imsasa/elm


    --- In basicstamps@egroups.com, Tom Welle <twelle@a...> wrote:
    > I am working on a project where I need to sense a change in weight
    of
    > approximately six milligrams with accuracy of +/- 3 milligrams (or
    better).
    > I want to feed this into a BS2 and read it out to an LCD display
    and
    > possibly do some other control. Does anyone know of a sensor
    (hopefully
    > cheap) which will do this? Thanks in advance!
    >
    > Sorry, but in the first post I forgot to mention that the entire
    range of
    > weight on the sensor will be from 0 to 4.5 Grams (0 to 4500
    milligrams).
    > Thanks!
    >
    > Tom
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-07-15 21:27
    Have a look at Entran (www.entran.com). They specialize in high resolution
    small load cells. Be prepared for some priceyness.

    Steve

    Steve Roberts: sroberts@s...
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-07-16 03:08
    Load Cell is a transducer for weigh scale.
    AD7730 from ANALOG DEVICES is a Bridge Transducer A/C for weigh scale
    measurment applications that accept low level signals directly from Load
    Cell and outputs a serial digital word.I'm going to use it with BS2 to
    control the weight of some products.

    Regards,
    Mohamed Refky

    >From: Tom Welle <twelle@a...>
    >Reply-To: basicstamps@egroups.com
    >To: "'basicstamps@egroups.com'" <basicstamps@egroups.com>
    >Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Weight Sensor (Second Post)
    >Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:52:24 -0500
    >
    >I am working on a project where I need to sense a change in weight of
    >approximately six milligrams with accuracy of +/- 3 milligrams (or better).
    >I want to feed this into a BS2 and read it out to an LCD display and
    >possibly do some other control. Does anyone know of a sensor (hopefully
    >cheap) which will do this? Thanks in advance!
    >
    >Sorry, but in the first post I forgot to mention that the entire range of
    >weight on the sensor will be from 0 to 4.5 Grams (0 to 4500 milligrams).
    >Thanks!
    >
    >Tom
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-07-16 03:09
    Load Cell is a transducer for weigh scale.
    AD7730 from ANALOG DEVICES is a Bridge Transducer A/C for weigh scale
    measurement applications that accept low level signals directly from Load
    Cell and outputs a serial digital word.I'm going to use it with BS2 to
    control the weight of some products.

    Regards,
    Mohamed Refky

    >From: Tom Welle <twelle@a...>
    >Reply-To: basicstamps@egroups.com
    >To: "'basicstamps@egroups.com'" <basicstamps@egroups.com>
    >Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Weight Sensor (Second Post)
    >Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:52:24 -0500
    >
    >I am working on a project where I need to sense a change in weight of
    >approximately six milligrams with accuracy of +/- 3 milligrams (or better).
    >I want to feed this into a BS2 and read it out to an LCD display and
    >possibly do some other control. Does anyone know of a sensor (hopefully
    >cheap) which will do this? Thanks in advance!
    >
    >Sorry, but in the first post I forgot to mention that the entire range of
    >weight on the sensor will be from 0 to 4.5 Grams (0 to 4500 milligrams).
    >Thanks!
    >
    >Tom
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >

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