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Temperature sensor DS18B20

DS18B20 is a digital temperature sensor manufactured by the Dallas Semiconductor Company. It gives 9-to 12-bit temperature readings.

DS18B20 has three pins, ground (GND), Data line (DQ), and power supply (VDD), as shown in the following diagram:

There is one more package available for these sensors, shown in the following figure, which is a waterproof version of DS18B20:

DS18B20 communicates with Raspberry Pi or any other controller device using the Dallas one-wire communication protocol. Raspberry Pi has provisions ...

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