Hey guys, I'm new to this whole thing so bare with me if this is a stupid question. I am attempting to use 4 individual load cells such as the product shown below to acquire a force for each individual cell. The way the circuit is setup in the example, appears to return a single, combined load for all 4 cells. I want to get individual loads and then code a response if the sum of two cells is greater than the sum of the other two cells. I was told I will need 4 different amps, but am unsure if this is the most efficient method and if 4 separate amps will be able to connect to a single Arduino board. Again, I apologize for lacking the technical terminology. I have no experience with electronics, just an idea I'd like to build. Thanks for your help!
The way the circuit is setup in the example, appears to return a single, combined load for all 4 cells.
Can you please post a link to the example
Thank you for replying. The example is the one included on the amazon product data. I attached a screen grab below for clarification.
Arduino Board with 4 Load Cells.pdf (288 KB)
If there are only 3 wires coming out of each load cell then it will be difficult to impossible to get an individual weight on each cell.
With 4-wire load cells and 4 HX711 modules it will be very easy.
8 3-wire load cells could also be wired to the 4 HX711 modules, to get 4 pairs.