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Arduino_MKRTHERM : THERM class

readReferenceTemperature

Description

Measures the temperature of the cold junction - the connection to the shield - of the thermocouple and of the MAX chip to create a reference temperature, used to compensate the reading of the hot junction.

Syntax

THERM.readReferenceTemperature()

Parameters

None

Returns

The reference temperature value in degrees Celsius.

Example

…
Serial.print("Reference temperature ");
Serial.print(THERM.readReferenceTemperature());
Serial.println(" °C");
…
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