MAX31855 Datasheet - Maxim Integrated Products

Thermocouple-to-Digital Converter

MAX31855 Features

* Integration Reduces Design Time and Lowers System Cost

* 14-Bit, 0.25°C Resolution Converter

* Integrated Cold-Junction Compensation

* Versions Available for Most Common Thermocouple Types: K-, J-, N-, T-, S-, R-, and E-Type

* Detects Thermocouple Short

MAX31855 General Description

The MAX31855 performs cold-junction compensation and digitizes the signal from a K-, J-, N-, T-, S-, R-, or E-type thermocouple. The data is output in a signed 14-bit, SPI-compatible, read-only format. This converter resolves temperatures to 0.25°C, allows readings as high as +1800°C and as low as -.

MAX31855 Datasheet (331.05 KB)