DO IT YOURSELF AC/DC CURRENT SENSOR

WITH HONEYWELL CSLA2CD ±72Amps SENSOR

If you are an advanced electronics skilled person, you can use the basic configuration shown to the right to connect your sensor to an 7808 regulator which will give the sensor a stable excitation Voltage of 8 Volts.   The default output from the sensor would then be about 4 Volts at zero Amps.

You put only one wire through the sensor.

The output Voltages changes in the positive or negative direction depending on wich way the current is flowing through the wire it is monitoring.  Sensitivity is about 0.033 Volts / Amps for every turn through the sensor.  In other words.  If you put 10 Loops through the sensor,  then the sensitivity would be 0.33 Volts / Amp.  If you use an op amp circuit you can amplifity the signal even more.

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DIY KIT hall effect current sensor diagram AC DC for WInd Turbine or Solar Panel
Diagram Schematic for Simple Current Sensor Kit

DIY ARDUINO UNO DATA LOGGER PROJECT

WITH ±72 Amps CSLA2CD SENSOR

Below is the Honewell CSLA2CD  ± 72 Amps sensor integrated with a genuine Arduino Uno   to serve as a data logger.  What is amazing is that the genuine Arduino Uno only costs $20  and has 6 Analog input channels to measure Voltage from 0 to 5 Volts.   You can use our LabVIEW RS232 datalogger software it’s free with any purchase from our site.  So first make your purchase, then if your are interested in the LabVIEW datalogging Arduino UNO software send us an email and we will send you a download link

NOTE:  Make SURE to use a genuine Arduino Uno for ~$20 because if you don’t the IDE programming software may have problems communicating with your device.  There are many copy cat Arduino UNOs out there .  

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72 Amp DIY Arduino Data Logger
72 Amp DIY Arduino Data Logger

The Arduino shield holding the CSLA2CD current sensor mounts easily onto the PCB and plugs into the top of the arduino.
The Arduino shield holding the CSLA2CD current sensor mounts easily onto the PCB
DIY Arduino current amps data logger kit free plans
DIY Arduino current amps data logger kit free plans

PURCHASE DIY KIT $149

Comes with instruction plans, Arduino and LabVIEW Datalogger software

for windows or MAC computer up to 6 sensor channels

Or order your own parts individually:

MATERIALS AND TOOLS FROM (LINKED TO AMAZON)

   

INSTRUCTIONS

The instructions took a lot of time and effort to put togehter, so we are not publishing them here because of the way things get copied and used on other websites.

If you want the free instructions give us  an email  request with the following information:

-Your location

-A little bit about your DIY project  (We love hearing what kind of things our customer are building).

CSLA2CD Current Sensor for DIY kit
DIY CURRENT TRANSDUCER POLARITY

Take a look at some other types of configurations

5 way DC or AC current transducer data logger using Aduion UNO and LaBVIEW software RS232
5 way DC or AC current transducer data logger using Aduion UNO and LaBVIEW software RS232

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Electrical enclosure with arduino current sensor 72 Amp DC or AC Datalogger
Electrical enclosure with arduino current sensor 72 Amp DC or AC Datalogger

More information here: http://amzn.to/2baQSHV