I made this circuit:
The part with the DC motor is from this tutorial: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/sik-experiment-guide-for-arduino---v32/experiment-12-driving-a-motor ( I only use another resistor, with 220 OHM)
As you can see, I also have a TMP36 sensor attached. What I would like to do is this: When the temperature is 25 degrees or more, the motor should turn on.
I have this code:
//TMP36 Pin Variables
int sensorPin = 0; //the analog pin the TMP36's Vout (sense) pin is connected to
//the resolution is 10 mV / degree centigrade with a
//500 mV offset to allow for negative temperatures
/*
* setup() - this function runs once when you turn your Arduino on
* We initialize the serial connection with the computer
*/
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600); //Start the serial connection with the computer
//to view the result open the serial monitor
}
void loop() // run over and over again
{
//getting the voltage reading from the temperature sensor
int reading = analogRead(sensorPin);
// converting that reading to voltage, for 3.3v arduino use 3.3
float voltage = reading * 5.0;
voltage /= 1024.0;
// print out the voltage
Serial.print(voltage); Serial.println(" volts");
// now print out the temperature
float temperatureC = (voltage - 0.5) * 100 ; //converting from 10 mv per degree wit 500 mV offset
//to degrees ((voltage - 500mV) times 100)
Serial.print(temperatureC); Serial.println(" degrees C");
if(temperatureC >= 25){
analogWrite(9, 250);
}
delay(1000); //waiting a second
}
But I get this result:
0.74 volts
24.22 degrees C
0.74 volts
24.22 degrees C
0.74 volts
24.22 degrees C
0.74 volts
24.22 degrees C
0.74 volts
24.22 degrees C
0.74 volts
24.22 degrees C
0.75 volts
25.20 degrees C <------
0.87 volts
36.91 degrees C
0.66 volts
16.41 degrees C
0.78 volts
27.64 degrees C
0.77 volts
26.66 degrees C
0.84 volts
34.47 degrees C
The point where the sensor measures > 25 degrees, the motor turns on but the circuit gets "poluted" and the temp sensor starts to send all kinds of strange values.
How do I solve this? Thanks in advance!
I got it to work in with the following: https://i.sstatic.net/4GFPH.png
