MAX31855

This demo interfaces a K-Type Thermocouple (MAX31855 breakout board) with a mbed (NXP LPC1768). A LCD (uLCD-144-G2) is used to display the temperature. The mbed uses the SPI interface to communicate with the thermocouple board. Below is a simple program

Hello World

Import programThermo_MAX31855

Hello world for MAX31855 thermocouple

Library

Import libraryMAX31855

Fork of MAX31855 lib

Pinout

Datasheet

http://www.maximintegrated.com/en/products/analog/sensors-and-sensor-interface/MAX31855.html/tb_tab0

Notes

If your temperature reading is inverted, you might have your K-Type wire plugged in the opposite way.