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Adafruit MAX31865 RTD Amplifier Breakout

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Adafruit MAX31865 RTD Amplifier Breakout - Adafruit - max31865-rtd-amplifier-adafruit

SPI resistance-to-digital converter breakout supporting 2-, 3-, and 4-wire PT100 and PT1000 RTDs. Reference resistor is 430 Ω (PT100) or 4300 Ω (PT1000). Supply: 3.3 V or 5 V.

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Adafruit MAX31865 RTD Amplifier Breakout — Adafruit — max31865-rtd-amplifier-adafruit

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Pinout

  • VIN

    Supply voltage — 3.3 V or 5 V; Adafruit breakout has onboard 3.3 V LDO

    Type · powerVoltage · 3.3
  • GND

    Ground reference

    Type · ground
  • SCK

    SPI clock from ESP32-S3

    Type · spi
  • SDI

    SPI MOSI — data in to MAX31865

    Type · spi
  • SDO

    SPI MISO — data out from MAX31865

    Type · spi
  • CS

    SPI chip-select (active low); assign a free GPIO on ESP32-S3, avoid flash/JTAG pins

    Type · spi
  • DRDY

    Data-ready interrupt output — optional; can poll instead

    Type · data
  • F+

    RTD force positive (connect to one RTD lead / Pt probe terminal)

    Type · data
  • F-

    RTD force negative (connect to other RTD lead / Pt probe terminal)

    Type · data
  • RTD+

    RTD sense positive (2-wire: jumper to F+; 4-wire: separate sense lead)

    Type · data
  • RTD-

    RTD sense negative (2-wire: jumper to F-; 4-wire: separate sense lead)

    Type · data
PinPositionTypeFunctionVoltage
VINpowerSupply voltage — 3.3 V or 5 V; Adafruit breakout has onboard 3.3 V LDO3.3
GNDgroundGround reference
SCKspiSPI clock from ESP32-S3
SDIspiSPI MOSI — data in to MAX31865
SDOspiSPI MISO — data out from MAX31865
CSspiSPI chip-select (active low); assign a free GPIO on ESP32-S3, avoid flash/JTAG pins
DRDYdataData-ready interrupt output — optional; can poll instead
F+dataRTD force positive (connect to one RTD lead / Pt probe terminal)
F-dataRTD force negative (connect to other RTD lead / Pt probe terminal)
RTD+dataRTD sense positive (2-wire: jumper to F+; 4-wire: separate sense lead)
RTD-dataRTD sense negative (2-wire: jumper to F-; 4-wire: separate sense lead)

Start wiring

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

Verify supply voltage and logic levels before powering up.

Module pins: VIN, GND, SCK, SDI, SDO, CS. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.

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