How to detect an electric current in a secondary circuit (12v)?
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I want to detect if there is an electric current in the wire where I wrote “here > > > > > >” (on the image)
The secondary circuit is a 12v circuit.
How can I do this ?
Thanks !
dc-motorcurrentshareedit follow close 1flag asked 14 hours agoPacCol2322 bronze badges New contributoradd a comment
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I would recommend that you use a Opto Coupler. An Opto coupler consist of a LED (Light Emitting Diode) and a Photo sensitive transistor.
That will create a safety isolation between your motor that creates nasty electrical spikes and your precious Raspberry Pi.
Take a look at the Youtube video for more detailed info https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYENAGK8qH4
If you really want to measure the current then is a ACS712 (Current Hall sensor) and since the Raspberry Pi doesn’t have a Analog input a ADS1115 (Analog to Digital converter) that has a I2C interface that Raspberry Pi understand.shareedit follow flagedited 13 hours agoanswered 13 hours agoMats Karlsson16377 bronze badges
- I very much appreciate your answer, concisely giving a good and comprehensive guidance to newbies. Cheers. – tlfong01 14 mins ago
- I watched the 4 minutes Youtube video on optocoupler and surprisingly found it also concisely giving a good and comprehensive guidance to newbies. I was particularly impressed by the use of newbie friendly colored text and also the selection of popular components like 2N2222 and PC817 which are widely used in the industry and commercial areas I gave both your answer and the video 5 stars (top 3%). Cheers. – tlfong01 just now Edit
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