Load cell measuring and info display

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Hey!

I am working on a small sized rocket thrust tester (14N max) and I was planning on using one of the load cells from the SparkFun website.

I am in need of a way to relay that data on a force vs time graph on my laptop in real time. I have looked into using the “SparkFun Open Scale”.

My quesion is, are there any other combinations of load cells and amplifiers/transducers that might be more suitable for the task?

It would be good if it could read at atleast 80 readings per second.

Thank you.

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You may want to look into the work done on this thread: https://forum.sparkfun.com/viewtopic.ph … open+scale

and by the same individual in here: https://forum.xojo.com/48919-anyone-wit … p2#p409081

He is using the Openscale, sampling at 160Hz, for rocket propulsion measuring device.