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Thermocouple Amplifier MAX31855 Breakout Board (MAX6675 Upgrade)

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Thermocouple Amplifier MAX31855 Breakout Board (MAX6675 Upgrade) - Adafruit - 269
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MAX31855K K-type thermocouple amplifier breakout with on-board 3.3 V regulator, cold-junction compensation, and SPI output. Reads thermocouple temperature digitally with no analogue input required; upgrade from the MAX6675.

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Thermocouple Amplifier MAX31855 Breakout Board (MAX6675 Upgrade) — Adafruit — 269

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  • ?OpenCircuit€10.40
  • Pimoroni£14.70

Pinout

Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
THERMOCOUPLE AMPLIFIERVCCSOGNDMOSISCKT+CST-
  • VCC

    3.3V power supply (Adafruit breakout accepts 3.3V–5V via onboard regulator)

    Type · PowerVoltage · 3.3
  • GND

    Ground

    Type · Ground
  • SCK

    SPI clock input

    Type · SPI
  • CS

    SPI chip select (active low); must not be shared with other SPI devices

    Type · SPI
  • SO

    SPI data output (MISO); read-only device

    Type · SPI
  • MOSI

    Not connected — MAX31855 is a read-only SPI device; no data is written to it

    Type · SPI
  • T+

    K-type thermocouple positive lead

    Type · Analog
  • T-

    K-type thermocouple negative lead

    Type · Analog
PinTypeFunctionVoltage
VCCPower3.3V power supply (Adafruit breakout accepts 3.3V–5V via onboard regulator)3.3
GNDGroundGround
SCKSPISPI clock input
CSSPISPI chip select (active low); must not be shared with other SPI devices
SOSPISPI data output (MISO); read-only device
MOSISPINot connected — MAX31855 is a read-only SPI device; no data is written to it
T+AnalogK-type thermocouple positive lead
T-AnalogK-type thermocouple negative lead
Logical pinout · physical placement not verified
THERMOCOUPLE AMPLIFIERVCCSOGNDMOSISCKT+CST-

Pin details

8 connections
  1. VCC

    3.3V power supply (Adafruit breakout accepts 3.3V–5V via onboard regulator)

    PowerVoltage · 3.3
  2. GND

    Ground

    Ground
  3. SCK

    SPI clock input

    SPI
  4. CS

    SPI chip select (active low); must not be shared with other SPI devices

    SPI
  5. SO

    SPI data output (MISO); read-only device

    SPI
  6. MOSI

    Not connected — MAX31855 is a read-only SPI device; no data is written to it

    SPI
  7. T+

    K-type thermocouple positive lead

    Analog
  8. T-

    K-type thermocouple negative lead

    Analog

Start wiring

I2C · SPI · Single data line · 3.3 – 5 V · Breakout

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: VCC, GND, SCK, CS, SO, MOSI, T+, T-. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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