#08intermediate

Heat Wave Alert

Temperature monitoring with threshold-based alarm

Watch the circuit build itself: components drop in, wires connect, and the output comes alive.

Components

Everything you need for this project.

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1x NTC thermistor (10K)

10KΩ

1x 10KΩ resistor

1x Red LED

1x Active buzzer

220Ω

1x 220Ω resistor

5x jumper wires

How It Works

Thermistor-based temperature measurement, Steinhart-Hart equation (simplified), analog calibration, and threshold alerting.

InputNTC Thermistor
ProcessingESP32-S3 converts ADC to °C using Steinhart-Hart
OutputLED + buzzer when hot

What You Build

Thermistor voltage divider on A1, red LED on D1, buzzer on D2. Alarm triggers above a configurable temperature threshold.

African Context

Temperature monitoring is critical for vaccine cold chains, greenhouse farming, and food storage, all major challenges across the continent.

What You'll See

Display shows live temperature in °C. Warming the thermistor (pinching it) triggers the LED and buzzer alarm.