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Converts the output from a Texas Instruments LMT70 temperature sensor (in mV) to degrees C

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Revision 0:2cbfc517b1c4, committed 2015-10-22

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adamsona
Date:
Thu Oct 22 16:58:50 2015 +0000
Commit message:
Initial release.

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+#include "convert_lmt70.h"
+
+/*  Converts voltage output from Texas Instruments LMT70 temp sensor into degrees C
+  using the 3rd-order lookup table that's a best fit for the full range of -55C - 150C
+  found at http://www.ti.com/lit/ds/symlink/lmt70.pdf
+*/
+float convert_lmt70 (float mV) {
+    float a, b, c, d;
+    a = -1.064200E-09;
+    b = -5.759725E-06;
+    c = -1.789883E-01;
+    d = 2.048570E+02;
+
+    return a*mV*mV*mV + b* mV*mV + c*mV + d;
+}
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+#ifndef MBED_LMT70_H
+#define MBED_LMT70_H
+ 
+#include "mbed.h"
+float convert_lmt70(float mV);
+#endif
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