Multiple Sensors on a Single Board

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Hi,

I have a single fluid level sensor working with an Arduino board. Now I need to connect up to eight of them to a single board. Here is the sensor:

It requires an analog, ground, and 5v pin. What is the best way to configure this? Do I need a bread or expansion board?

Also, are there any example sketches that show how to manage that many sensors concurrently? I am a beginner and connecting multiple sensors is new for me.

Thanks,

Steve

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Which output option? I would assume 0-5V, but I get in trouble that way. What Arduino board. An Uno has 6 analog inputs so for 8 you would have to use an analog multiplexer. A Nano has 8 analog inputs or a Mega has 16 analog inputs so you could connect direct. Those are the boards that I am familiar with.

Do I need a bread or expansion board?

You will need some way to make all of the 5V, signal and ground connections. A bread board is OK for prototyping, but a PC board or perf board for more permanence.

Also, are there any example sketches that show how to manage that many sensors concurrently?

You could get 1 to work, then copy that for as many sensors that you have. Better would be to set up an array of sensors and read them with a for loop.

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I am using an Arduino Yun clone called Seeeduino Cloud:

Its inputs are similar to the Arduino Yun. It has 6 Analog, 2 Ground, and 1 5V input. Those are the three inputs required by the fluid sensor.

I talked with Adafruit support about this and they recommended a Protoshield, but I was hoping to do this without soldering:

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Mux shield discussion.

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