Hardware programming
Weight measuring
//data retrieve from load cell & display on screen
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
LiquidCrystal lcd(8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13);
#define DT A0
#define SCK A1
#define sw 2
long sample=0;
float val=0;
long count=0;
unsigned long readCount(void)
{
unsigned long Count;
unsigned char i;
pinMode(DT, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(DT,HIGH);
digitalWrite(SCK,LOW);
Count=0;
pinMode(DT, INPUT);
while(digitalRead(DT));
for (i=0;i<24;i++)
{
digitalWrite(SCK,HIGH);
Count=Count<<1;
digitalWrite(SCK,LOW);
if(digitalRead(DT))
Count++;
}
digitalWrite(SCK,HIGH);
Count=Count^0x800000;
digitalWrite(SCK,LOW);
return(Count);
}
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(SCK, OUTPUT);
pinMode(sw, INPUT_PULLUP);
lcd.begin(16, 2);
lcd.print(" Weight ");
lcd.setCursor(0,1);
lcd.print(" Measurement ");
delay(1000);
lcd.clear();
calibrate();
}
void loop()
{
count= readCount();
int w=(((count-sample)/val)-2*((count-sample)/val));
Serial.print("weight:");
Serial.print((int)w);
Serial.println("g");
lcd.setCursor(0,0);
lcd.print("Weight ");
lcd.setCursor(0,1);
lcd.print(w);
lcd.print("g ");
if(digitalRead(sw)==0)
{
val=0;
sample=0;
w=0;
count=0;
calibrate();
}
}
void calibrate()
{
lcd.clear();
lcd.print("Calibrating...");
lcd.setCursor(0,1);
lcd.print("Please Wait...");
for(int i=0;i<100;i++)
{
count=readCount();
sample+=count;
Serial.println(count);
}
sample/=100;
Serial.print("Avg:");
Serial.println(sample);
lcd.clear();
lcd.print("Put 100g & wait");
count=0;
while(count<1000)
{
count=readCount();
count=sample-count;
Serial.println(count);
}
lcd.clear();
lcd.print("Please Wait....");
delay(2000);
for(int i=0;i<100;i++)
{
count=readCount();
val+=sample-count;
Serial.println(sample-count);
}
val=val/100.0;
val=val/100.0; // put here your calibrating weight
lcd.clear();
}