Let’s start with a picture of the final product with a split-core Hall effect sensor clamped on (Figure 1):Figure 1 Image of the Hall effect split-core current sensor calibration station with the hall ...

The main component used is the ACS712 sensor from Allegro MicroSystems to measure the current. It provides economical and precise solutions for AC or DC current sensing in industrial, commercial and ...

If a power tool connected to the sensor gets turned on, I turn on the dust collection and switch it off (with a small delay) if the tool gets turned off. Currently I achieve this with normal Arduino ...

Melexis has announced a magnetism-based current sensor that needs no ferromagnetic core, for measuring currents through power PCBs and busbars (see diagram). MLX91235 is gradiometric, taking a ...