This article shows the wiring of cheaper “half bridge load cells” (YZC-161E). Such half bridge weight sensors are available on Ebay partly even together with a HX711 for only 9€. On Amazon they cost about 13€ ? Quality At constant temperatures, these sensors work okay, but these cheap sensors show a so-called temperature drift. This means that the… Read More »
Many beekeepers see the greatest challenge in the construction of the beehive’s weighing frame. As our picture gallery shows, there are many racks suitable for reproduction. In addition, our Facebook group also allows an exchange/trade among each other. In this article I would like to introduce the possibility to build your own scale rack. Otherwise there is the… Read More »
Different load cells can be connected to the architecture selected by us. For this reason, it is possible to store a calibration for each connected scale in the maintenance mode. Since version v1.0 a guided calibration mode has been introduced. This simplifies calibration so that the text below is no longer necessary. The calibration consists of two values.… Read More »
An A/D converter is required for the weight sensors (load cells). Unlike other boards, such as the Arduino or the ESP32, the Raspberry Pi has no integrated A/D converter. An A/D converter converts the analog signal into digital values. Therefore we need this 3 Euro component for the Raspberry Pi. Number of load cells per Raspberry Pi The… Read More »
Good load cells can also be taken from personal scales or kitchen scales. One example is the kitchen scale “IDEENWELT digitale Küchenwaage” from Rossmann, which has a capacity of only 5kg and therefore too small. A bee colony should be able to measure a range between 50-150kg (depending on the weight of the hive). The article Rebuild platform… Read More »
