# Loadcell (150kgs) with Raspberry pi 4B

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**Created:** [15 October 2023 06:43 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/loadcell-150kgs-with-raspberry-pi-4b/18279 "2023-10-15T06:43:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sumit252809](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/sumit252809/32/9166_2.png) [@Sumit252809](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Sumit252809)\
**Post date:** [15 October 2023 06:43 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/loadcell-150kgs-with-raspberry-pi-4b/18279/1 "2023-10-15T06:43:11Z")

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Hi,  
I am working on a connected fleet demo, where it pics up some basic telemetry data of the vehicle and environment and sends it to the cloud for a single pane of glass view for the fleet of vehicles. One of the information I am trying to collect is the weight and for demo purposes, I intended to just squeeze in a loadcell in the seat cover and get the load of the vehicle, in this case it would be the person sitting on the seat. I found [Load Cell - 200kg, S-Type (TAS501) | Sparkfun SEN-14282 | Core Electronics Australia](https://core-electronics.com.au/load-cell-200kg-s-type-tas501.html) but wondering if there are any other options as well and how do I get the readings into the pi. I am using raspberry pi 4B and have some other sensors (temperature, humidity, accelerometer) from PiicoDev connected to the raspberry pi 4B via a PiicoDev adaptor.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Liam120347](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/liam120347/32/5003_2.png) [@Liam120347](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Liam120347)\
**Post date:** [15 October 2023 06:56 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/loadcell-150kgs-with-raspberry-pi-4b/18279/2 "2023-10-15T06:56:03Z")

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Welcome Sumit,

For accurate weight measurement a load cell is the way to go, Core has a couple other ones rated for that weight but still in the same price bracket.

I found this guide to use a HX711 amp to get readings to the Pi: [https://tutorials-raspberrypi.com/digital-raspberry-pi-scale-weight-sensor-hx711/](https://tutorials-raspberrypi.com/digital-raspberry-pi-scale-weight-sensor-hx711/)  
[SparkFun Load Cell Amplifier - HX711 | SEN-13879 | Core Electronics Australia](https://core-electronics.com.au/sparkfun-load-cell-amplifier-hx711-38610.html)

Keen to see it together!

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**Author:** ![Sumit252809](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/sumit252809/32/9166_2.png) [@Sumit252809](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/Sumit252809)\
**Post date:** [15 October 2023 10:09 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/loadcell-150kgs-with-raspberry-pi-4b/18279/3 "2023-10-15T10:09:28Z")

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Thanks Liam, I will have the look at the guides you recommended. What other listings on Core do you recommend for this requirement?

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**Author:** ![James](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/forum.core-electronics.com.au/james/32/4400_2.png) [@James](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/u/James)\
**Post date:** [16 October 2023 03:00 UTC](https://forum.core-electronics.com.au/t/loadcell-150kgs-with-raspberry-pi-4b/18279/4 "2023-10-16T03:00:58Z")

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Hi Sumit,

Core electronics actually manufactures a load cell amplifier like the one used in that guide. It’s designed with a Pico in mind, but should work with a Pi (I can see there are libraries for that in the guide Liam linked)

> **[Makerverse Load Cell Amplifier](https://core-electronics.com.au/makerverse-load-cell-amplifier.html)**
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> Reads weight or force from a load cell with 18-bit precision