MCP9808 High Accuracy I2C Temperature Sensor Breakout Board

This I2C digital temperature sensor is one of the more accurate/precise we've ever seen, with a typical accuracy of ±0.25°C over the sensor's -40°C to +125°C range and precision of +0.0625°C. They work great with any microcontroller using standard i2c. There are 3 address pins so you can connect up to 8 to a single I2C bus without address collisions. Best of all, a wide voltage range makes it usable with 2.7V to 5.5V logic!

Unlike the DS18B20, this sensor does not come in a through-hole package so we placed this small sensor on a breakout board PCB for easy use. The PCB includes mounting holes and pull-down resistors for the 3 address pins. We even wrote a lovely little tutorial and library that will work with Arduino or CircuitPython. You'll be up and running in 15 minutes or less.

Some quick specs:

• Simple I2C control
• Up to 8 on a single I2C bus with adjustable address pins
• 0.25°C typical precision over -40°C to 125°C range (0.5°C guaranteed max from
• -20°C to 100°C)
• 0.0625°C resolution
• 2.7V to 5.5V power and logic voltage range
• Operating Current: 200 μA (typical)

Revision History

• As of August 24th, 2024 - we've updated this PCB with Adafruit Pinguin to make a lovely and legible silkscreen - You may get the new PCB or the older version with vector fonts - both are identical other than the fancy silkscreen.

Specifications

• Sensing Temperature: -40ºC ~ 125ºC
• Accuracy: 0.25ºC typical
• Voltage - Supply: 2.7V ~ 5.5V
• Operating Temperature: -40ºC ~ 125ºC
• Uses any I2C address from 0x18 thru 0x1F
• 21mm x 13mm x 2mm
• Weight: 0.9g

Resources

• Downloads and Tutorial