Strain gages

Ken LaVere · Post by **Ken LaVere** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 9:08 am

Can someone please direct me to literature regarding using strain gages (120 or 350 Ohm) in conjunction with a Parallax Basic Stamp?

Chris Smith · Post by **Chris Smith** » Fri Apr 11, 2003 10:49 pm

On the strain gauge only, try National Semi conductor for their op amps etc.

russlk · Post by **russlk** » Sat Apr 12, 2003 9:28 pm

The strain guage output is very low, so you need an amplifier followed by an A/D converter. I seem to remember that the Basic Stamp has a simplified A/D capability, if you don't need high accuracy.

Ken LaVere · Post by **Ken LaVere** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 12:46 pm

Thank you Chris and Russ. I purchased an LM358 OPAMP from National Semiconductor and an ADC0831 A/D converter from Parallax. <p>Ken

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