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good day! how can I interface the vernier conductivity probe (manual here: http://www2.vernier.com/booklets/con-bta.pdf) to an arduino?

i mean, how can i interpret the voltage generated by the conductivity probe and convert it to conductivity?
specifically, how can I convert the VOLTAGE to CONDUCTIVITY with respect to the manual? I'm using the 0 - 200 uS range.

program draft:
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int inputPin = 0;
float conductivity = 0;

void setup()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  analogReference(DEFAULT);
}

void loop()
{
  int samples = 20;
  int aRead = 0; 
 
  for (int i = 0; i < samples ; i++)
  {
    aRead += analogRead(inputPin);
  }
  float voltage = 5.0 * aRead/ (1023.0 * samples);
 
// how to convert VOLTAGE to CONDUCTIVITY with respect to the manual? I'm using the 0 - 200 uS range.
 
  delay(2000);
 }
/////

please help. THANK YOU!

[Reply #1 on:]

The document you linked to does not contain the information about how the conductivity is expressed in the voltage. I would assume that it's range to range (0-5V = 0-200uS) but why don't you just try?

[Reply #2 on:]

That document says nothing about the (proprietry) interface - some better documentation or reverse engineering is required.  Do you
have any of the devices it is normally connected to?

[Reply #3 on:]

Very bad interface to find parts in Americas. Maybe on in Europe especially in UK. There is a DIN-5 to BTA-A adapter you want to buy so you can use DIN-5 hardware, so much easier to get. Also get the BTA-A breadboard kit if you want.