Product Information

This is a breakout for the ADS1231, which is perfect to measure weight, force, tension and compression. Can be used to create your own (kitchen) scale. 24 bit ADC means a very high accuracy (depending on the load cell).

Highlights

• Complete solution for load cell measurement
• Measures forces like weight, tension or compression
• Supply Range: 3V to 5.3V
• External Voltage Reference up to 5V for Ratiometric Measurements
• Resolution of 24 bits
• Easy communication over SPI (Arduino code included)
• Configurable sampling rate: 10SPS (with both 50Hz and 60Hz rejection) and 80SPS
• Powerdown mode (Reduce total power consumption to almost zero)
• Sample code including weight measurement

The ADS1231 Breakout is a complete solution for high-precision, high-resolution load cell measurement. Implemented with the ADS1231 IC from Texas Instruments, the module contains all the circuitry required to read a load cell. It includes an integrated amplifier, a noise-filtering circuit and a high-resolution ADC converter. It is ideal for applications where measurement of force, mass, tension or compression is needed.

The module offers an SPI interface suitable for connection to a microcontroller using a low number of pins.

What makes it special?

We built this to offer a simple way to get started with accurate measuring using load cells.

On Github, you can find our example code for the Arduino. It provides you with a working weight scale example as well as a simple reading app.

Improvement recommendations?

Feel free to contact us if you have an idea to improve this product.