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Adafruit HX711 24-bit ADC for Load Cells / Strain Gauges

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Adafruit HX711 24-bit ADC for Load Cells / Strain Gauges - Adafruit - 5974
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HX711 breakout for reading Wheatstone-bridge load cells and strain gauges via a 24-bit differential ADC. Uses a pseudo-SPI clock/data interface; screw terminals accept 4-wire bridge inputs; output rate selectable 10 or 80 SPS.

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Adafruit HX711 24-bit ADC for Load Cells / Strain Gauges — Adafruit — 5974

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  • ?OpenCircuit€14.65

Offers

  • Adafruit$9.95
  • ?DigiKey$9.95
  • ?OpenCircuit€14.65

Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
ADAFRUIT HX711 24-BIT VINA-VIOB+GNDB-DATAE+SCKE-RATERATE switchA+
  • VINlogic/power header
    Type · Power
  • VIOlogic/power header
    Type · Power
  • GNDlogic/power header
    Type · Ground
  • DATAlogic header
    Type · GPIO
  • SCKlogic header
    Type · SPI
  • RATElogic header
    Type · GPIO
  • A+terminal block channel A positive
    Type · Analog
  • A-terminal block channel A negative
    Type · Analog
  • B+terminal block channel B positive
    Type · Analog
  • B-terminal block channel B negative
    Type · Analog
  • E+terminal block excitation positive
    Type · Power
  • E-terminal block excitation negative
    Type · Ground
  • RATE switchright side of board
    Type · Control
PinPositionType
VINlogic/power headerPower
VIOlogic/power headerPower
GNDlogic/power headerGround
DATAlogic headerGPIO
SCKlogic headerSPI
RATElogic headerGPIO
A+terminal block channel A positiveAnalog
A-terminal block channel A negativeAnalog
B+terminal block channel B positiveAnalog
B-terminal block channel B negativeAnalog
E+terminal block excitation positivePower
E-terminal block excitation negativeGround
RATE switchright side of boardControl
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
ADAFRUIT HX711 24-BIT VINA-VIOB+GNDB-DATAE+SCKE-RATERATE switchA+

Pin details

13 connections
  1. VIN
    Power
    logic/power header
  2. VIO
    Power
    logic/power header
  3. GND
    Ground
    logic/power header
  4. DATA
    GPIO
    logic header
  5. SCK
    SPI
    logic header
  6. RATE
    GPIO
    logic header
  7. A+
    Analog
    terminal block channel A positive
  8. A-
    Analog
    terminal block channel A negative
  9. B+
    Analog
    terminal block channel B positive
  10. B-
    Analog
    terminal block channel B negative
  11. E+
    Power
    terminal block excitation positive
  12. E-
    Ground
    terminal block excitation negative
  13. RATE switch
    Control
    right side of board

Start wiring

Analog · I2C · 3.3 – 5 V · Bare

Confirm the data interface matches your host board.

Module pins: VIN, VIO, E+, GND, E-, DATA, SCK, A+. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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