Hardware: Hive Interface Board 5

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After a failed attempt at Hive Interface board version 0.4, work has begun on version 0.5.

Analog Devices AD7124-8 Eval Board (left) connected to the Nordic nRF52840 Preview Development Kit (right)

A different approach from version 0.4 was taken. Evaluation boards and Preview Development Kits (PDK) were purchased.

Goal

Create a low power, battery operated, wireless scale with extended communication range with a high performance Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) based on the Internet of Things (IOT) paradigm.

Features

  • AD7124-8 24 bit ADC with 8 differential inputs

Provides independent channels for each of the 4 load cells or four scales with 4 loads cells in parallel.

  • Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support

Uses the Nordic nRF52 32 bit ARM processor with GPIO lines and eight 16 bit ADC inputs.


  • 40 pin header plug into a Pi.

The board can run from the Pi without the BMD301 as a replacement for the HX711

Development

[AD7124 Development]

Data Sheets

AD7124-8 (pdf)


http://www.analog.com/en/design-center/design-tools-and-calculators/converter-tools.html