Strain Gauge Load Cell - 4 Wires - 10 kg

Strain Gauge Load Cell - 4 Wires - 10 kg — Adafruit — 5231

80mm 10kg strain gauge load cell with 4-wire output. Functionally equivalent to the 75mm version; requires a load cell amplifier (e.g. HX711) to read the differential signal.

Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
STRAIN GAUGE LOAD CELLE+red wireA+green wireE-black wireA-white wire
  • E+red wire

    Strain gauge excitation positive / power lead. Adafruit HX711 guide says E+ connects to the red wire on a strain gauge.

    Type · PowerVoltage · HX711 analog excitation/output voltage, from the connected HX711 board
  • E-black wire

    Strain gauge excitation negative / common ground lead. Adafruit HX711 guide says E- connects to the black wire on a strain gauge.

    Type · Ground
  • A+green wire

    Wheatstone bridge positive differential signal. Adafruit HX711 guide says A+ connects to the green wire on a strain gauge.

    Type · Signal
  • A-white wire

    Wheatstone bridge negative differential signal. Adafruit HX711 guide says A- connects to the white wire on a strain gauge.

    Type · Signal

Start wiring

Analog · I2C · 3.3 – 5 V · Bare

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: E+ / red wire, E- / black wire, A+ / green wire, A- / white wire. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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