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    Water Flow Meter / Sensor- RPi 20 - YF-S201 Hall Effect

    An intelligent water meter that can be used to control multiple functions (valves, detectors, warnings, logging...).




    An RPi experiment using the YF-S201 flow meter. Good for measuring and controlling water flows - home watering use, irrigation water use tracking, livestock water tanks, etc.

    Line 37: print('Time (min & clock) ', minutes, '\t', time.asctime(time.localtime(time.time())),'\n')

    The sensor is inline and uses an impeller with an embedded magnet. The magnet triggers a Hall effect switch sending a pulse at each revolution.
    There are 3 wires, red (power, 2-24 volts, but I've gotten it to work at 3 volts), black (ground) and yellow (Hall effect output).
    From the spec sheet:
    16 Hz = 2 L/min = 120 L/hr
    32.5 Hz = 4 L/min = 240 L/hr
    49.3 Hz = 6 L/min = 360 L/hr
    65.5 Hz = 8 L/min = 480 L/hr
    82 Hz = 10 L/min = 600 L/hr
    etc. Max 30 L/min
    Frequency (Hz) = 7.5 * Flow rate (L/min)
    Pulses per Liter: 450

    Model: YF-S201
    Sensor Type: Hall effect
    Working Voltage: 3.5 to 24V DC (min tested voltage 3.3V)
    Max current draw: 15mA @ 5volts
    Output Type: 5volt TTL
    Working Flow Rate: 1 to 30 Liters/Minute
    Accuracy: ±10%
    Maximum water pressure: 2.0 MPa
    Operating Temperature: ≤80℃
    Liquid Temperature: ≤120℃
    Output duty cycle: 50% ±10%
    Output rise time: 0.04us
    Output fall time: 0.18us
    Min Durability: 300,000 cycles
    Cable length: 15cm
    1/2" nominal pipe connections, 0.78" outer diameter, 1/2" of thread
    Size: 2.5" x 1.4" x 1.4"

    Notes: I found that when the impeller stops with the Hall effect switch triggered, it keeps sending pules to the RPi. Seems to be a Pi triggering issue per the internet.
    YOU NEED A VOLTAGE DIVIDER WHEN OPERATING ABOVE 3.3 VOLTS!!!

    MATERIALS
    - Raspberry Pi (and Pi power supply)
    - Breadboard
    - YF-S201 Water meter / sensor
    - Jumpers

    WARNING: Warning: mis-wiring or mis-programming your Pi or miswiring of accessories can ruin the Pi and accessories.
    Information/drawings offered as is. Use at your own risk. If you don't know, learn first.

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