pH Meter Circuit
pH meter measures the voltage (the EMF, electromotive force) generated by the pH electrodes (the sensor) to show the hydrogen concentration in pH scale. Basically, a pH meter is nothing more than a pH probe/sensor with high impedance voltmeter that measures the generated voltage at the pH probe. To measure the pH with a standard digital voltmeter (DVM), all you need is just a pre-amplifier that provide the high impedance interface with the gain that match the pH-Voltage conversion factor. Here is one example of pH meter circuit diagram:
pH Meter Calibration
Before the pH meter can be used, it should be calibrated first. Here is the steps to calibrate this pH meter circuit:
- Null the amplifier by shorting the pH probe input to ground. Measure the voltage between output + and ground. Adjust the zero potentiometer until the voltmeter reading show zero volt (or close to zero).
- Now connect pH probe input to a 413 mV voltage source. You can use a potentiometer to make a simple 413 mV voltage source. After connecting the input to 413 mV source, then measure the + output and ground using the digital voltmeter and you should read 7.00 volt. If not then adjust the slope potentiometer until you get the closest reading to 7.00 volts.
- Short the pH probe input to ground. Connect the digital voltmeter voltmeter between – output and + output. Now adjust reference potentiometer until the voltmeter show 7.00 volts. This corresponds to the neutral pH of 7.
- Connect the pH probe input to a pH electrodes (pH probe/sensor), now the pH meter is ready to use. The voltmeter reading in volts would be direct conversion of pH. pH value of 7 would be read as 7 volts, pH 3 as 3 volts, etc.
[Source: simplecircuitdiagram.com]
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