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/*     ———————————————————
* | Arduino Experimentation Kit Example Code |
* | CIRC-10 .: Temperature :. (TMP36 Temperature Sensor) |
* ———————————————————
*
* A simple program to output the current temperature to the IDE’s debug window
*
* For more details on this circuit: http://tinyurl.com/c89tvd
*/

//TMP36 Pin Variables
int temperaturePin = 0; //the analog pin the TMP36’s Vout (sense) pin is connected to
//the resolution is 10 mV / degree centigrade
//(500 mV offset) to make negative temperatures an option

/*
* setup() – this function runs once when you turn your Arduino on
* We initialize the serial connection with the computer
*/
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600); //Start the serial connection with the copmuter
//to view the result open the serial monitor
//last button beneath the file bar (looks like a box with an antenae)
}

void loop() // run over and over again
{
float temperature = getVoltage(temperaturePin); //getting the voltage reading from the tem
//perature sensor
temperature = (temperature – .5) * 100; //converting from 10 mv per degree wit 500
// mV offset
//to degrees ((volatge – 500mV) times 100)
Serial.println(temperature); //printing the result
delay(1000); //waiting a second
}

/*
* getVoltage() – returns the voltage on the analog input defined by
* pin
*/
float getVoltage(int pin){
return (analogRead(pin) * .004882814); //converting from a 0 to 1023 digital range
// to 0 to 5 volts (each 1 reading equals ~ 5 milliv
//olts
}

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