Max6675 lib
The Max6675 is a very popular part. It converts thermocouple-Outputs directly to digital values.
My implementation is quite “popular” (??) 😉 and because I am rewriting the reflow-software I thought I pack it up in a AVR library.
A multichip-version of the lib is under development (testing). It seems that, (in my setup) the MAX6675 needs 200ms between 2 measurements.
The lib contains :
- max6675.h – Prototypes and HW-Setup
- max6675.c – Code
Both files must be included using #include (or linked accordingly).
There are 3 functions:
- void init_6675(void); – Setup of IO-Pins (as defined in max6675.h)
- uint16_t gettemp(void); – Returns temperature as 16 bit integer as delivered by max6675, in 0,25°C-steps, multiplied with 4. Note: it returns degrees centigrade (°C)!
- uint8_t getTC(void); – Returns 0 if no thermocouple is detected, returns 255 if there is one.
Note however, the Max6675 is NOT the fastest. I recommend to wait about 500ms between readouts. You can tell whether the pause is too short when the Max6675 returns always the same value.
Have fun!