MAX31855
Cold-Junction Compensated
Thermocouple-to-Digital Converter
Pin Configuration
Pin Description
TOP VIEW
+
GND 1
T- 2
T+ 3
MAX31855
VCC 4
8 DNC
7 SO
6 CS
5 SCK
SO
PIN NAME
FUNCTION
1
GND Ground
2
T-
Thermocouple Input. See Table 1. Do
not connect to GND.
3
T+ Thermocouple Input. See Table 1.
4
VCC Power-Supply Voltage
5
SCK Serial-Clock Input
6
CS
Active-Low Chip Select. Set CS low to
enable the serial interface.
7
SO Serial-Data Output
8
DNC Do Not Connect
Block Diagram
MAX31855
S5
COLD-JUNCTION
COMPENSATION
VCC
VCC
SCK
DIGITAL
CONTROL
SO
CS
T+
T-
S1
S4
ADC
S2
FAULT
DETECTION
GND
S3
REFERENCE
VOLTAGE
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