GY-63_MS5611/libraries/MAX31855/readme.md

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Working is as follows:
first is to instantiate a constructor:
#include "MAX31855.h"
const int doPin = 7;
const int csPin = 6;
const int clPin = 5;
MAX31855 tc(clPin, csPin, doPin);
To get a reading one must call tc.read()
This is the workhorse, it returns the status of the last read which is 0..7
0 = OK
bit 0 set = thermocouple open circuit
bit 1 set = thermocouple short to GND
bit 2 set = thermocouple short to VCC
After a tc.read() you can do tc.getTemperature() and tc.getInternal().
repeated getTemperature() will give the same value until a new tc.read();
The reason for this is that it allows the object to hold its last known temperature.
Now one can do:
float last = tc.getTemperature();
tc.read();
float new = tc.getTemperature();
float delta = new - last;