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Crowbits-G1-4 Water Flow Sensor

Description


Water flow sensor consists of magnetic core, rotating impeller, external casing and sensor and a hall-effect sensor. When water flows through the rotor, rotor rolls, it activates the magnetic core to trigger switch action speed changes with different rate of flow. The hall-effect sensor outputs the corresponding pulse signals, users can get the flow speed via detecting the pulse. It is suitable to detect flow in water dispenser or coffee machine

Crowbits-G1-4 Water Flow Sensor 1.jpg

Features


  • Easy to use

Specification


  • Operating Voltage: 3.3V DC
  • Operating Temperature: ≤80℃
  • Liquid Temperature: ≤120℃
  • Operating Humidity: 35%~90%RH
  • Water Pressure: ≤2.0MPa
  • Storage Temperature: -25~+ 80℃
  • Storage Humidity: 25%~95%RH

Usage


The following sketch demonstrates a simple application of the module.

1.You need to prepare a Crowbits motherboard, such as Crowbits-UNO board.

2.Connect the module to the D2 interface of the Crowbits-UNO board, as shown in the figure:

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3.Upload the following code to the Crowbits-UNO board.

// reading liquid flow rate using Crowduino and Water Flow Sensor

volatile int NbTopsFan; //measuring the rising edges of the signal
int Calc;                               
int WaterFlowsensor = 2;    //The pin location of the sensor

void rpm ()     //This is the function that the interupt calls 
{ 
  NbTopsFan++;  //This function measures the rising and falling edge of the hall effect sensors signal
} 
void setup() 
{ 
  pinMode(WaterFlowsensor, INPUT); //initializes digital pin 2 as an input
  Serial.begin(9600); //This is the setup function where the serial port is initialised,
  attachInterrupt(0, rpm, RISING); //and the interrupt is attached
} 
// the loop() method runs over and over again,
// as long as the Arduino has power
void loop ()    
{
  NbTopsFan = 0;   //Set NbTops to 0 ready for calculations
  sei();          //Enables interrupts
  delay (1000);   //Wait 1 second
  cli();      //Disable interrupts
  Calc = (NbTopsFan * 60 / 73); //(Pulse frequency x 60) / 73Q, = flow rate in L/hour 
  Serial.print (Calc, DEC); //Prints the number calculated above
  Serial.print (" L/hour\r\n"); //Prints "L/hour" and returns a  new line
}

4.After the upload is successful, open the serial port monitor, the baud rate is set to 9600. The serial port will print out the current water flow.

Water Flow Sensor result.jpg