Arduino – MKR Therm Shield, ASX00012 – DEDB0043

The MKR therm shield allows a MKR board to acquire temperatures from a thermocouple of type K and a DS18Bxxdigital one wire sensor Thermocouples are based on the thermoelectric properties of a junction between two different metals and are capable of measuring with good precision ranges from -270 to +1372 Celsius (K type) that are far beyond any digital sensors or NTC/PTC (thermistor) range. A typical application of thermocouples is in boilers, soldering stations and coolers. Also good quality 3D printers rely on thermocouples to measure the extruder temperature. The K thermocouple has usually two wires, made of Alumel and Chromel that need to be connected with special care: no solder, just mechanical connection, therefore we support on the shield both the standard K type connector and a screw terminal.