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usense USB Sensors

Supports the Vernier GoTemp and the TEMPer1 USB temperature sensors via libusb.

Vernier GoTemp!

The Vernier GoTemp! looks like this:

NOTES

  • Expensive
  • Requires calibration
  • Probe is not salt-water tolerant.
  • When potted in epoxy, probe lasted 12 months

TEMPer

The TEMPer1 and TEMPerNTC devices look like this:

Supports the TEMPer, TEMPer1 (with external probe), and TEMPerNTC (with external probe)

NOTES

  • Cheap
  • Factory calibrated
  • Probe on TEMPer1 is not salt-water tolerant over a long period
  • Internal hardware of the TEMPer1 has changed, from a USB Serial to a USB HID device

After about 3-4 months, salt water will get between the wire and the epoxy, and reach the integrated circuit inside. I do not recommend this device as-is for salt-water immersion.

However, this probe works fine for measuring tank temperature if you tape it to the outside of the tank, then tape some insulation over that.

Download

Get it from my GitHub repo