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A simple opamp circuit can do the job.
Please supply more detail like:
Please supply more detail like:
- more detail of the load cell's output
- a schematic of your 555 circuit
- a more detailed description what the effect of the load cell's output on the 555 circuit shall be
- what power supply(ies) are being used. Note that with a single supply you may (or may not, depending on the circuit's details) need a rail-2-rail opamp
More to it than what you think.
https://randomnerdtutorials.com/arduino-load-cell-hx711/
https://randomnerdtutorials.com/arduino-load-cell-hx711/
Thanks for getting back so soon. The load cell is this one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314541831911?var=613097026384 but I don't want to use the HX711. I want to input the load cell into the NE555n pictured below. I made it years ago and have lost the schematic. Also, I may be in the wrong forum as I know next to nothing about electronics. Thanks again. edit: the 555 is 9V I'd like to excite the load cell with something similar (though I think it likes 5V. I've just seen this: https://maker.pro/forums/threads/audio-amplifier-to-amplify-a-load-cell-signal.280337/ Will read up on instrumentation amplifiers.
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Sounds like you want a load cell to control a VCO.....?
For amping up the load cell an easy way
Many VCO type 555 circuits on web, here is one :
There is a way to do this in a single chip but I sense maybe you do not have a mixed signal
background ? Eg. no specs given, VCO range, VCO output waveform, accuracy, load cell range......
Regards, Dana.
For amping up the load cell an easy way
Many VCO type 555 circuits on web, here is one :
There is a way to do this in a single chip but I sense maybe you do not have a mixed signal
background ? Eg. no specs given, VCO range, VCO output waveform, accuracy, load cell range......
Regards, Dana.
Its not the only part that one can consider :
Regards, Dana.
A bit pricey. Would this do the job: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/315440643772?itmmeta=01J1YXT3G4EPDQC265NYHYAG9A&hash=item4971ba3ebc:g:H-sAAOSwPVRmbQfk&itmprp=enc:AQAJAAAA0DAO7cew4PF3vneCeiKL1JQqkSG497XiujQkriVVlLeoCWS42u6D/q81RpxnfeUoKIVLCeZSrGzTESD6Z8qTJosXAC/wTqMvG/DJiRuxdN+NTE9RKaCrZ2ijOvm9yr+MKBBSI/i5pFzmay/qqXW6OpZJAUt9QU0qaSV4dzBtu5cHXsFMAtEM0dFZFJkr5sAK8sVflS2fAe4JDnzxenL3SvHJcaKI5tVijt38/i1h8hBOOn2bWuIBYKmG7Idbyow+Tl1B89fXRiNndOT6xzbH5Qw=|tkp:Bk9SR5K46N2PZA
or any of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw="instrumentation+amplifier"&_sacat=0&LH_PrefLoc=1&_sop=15
or any of these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw="instrumentation+amplifier"&_sacat=0&LH_PrefLoc=1&_sop=15
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