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Guru (talk) 10:33, 14 October 2015 (IST)

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In this simple tutorial, I will show you how to make a distance meter. It uses a ultrasonic sensor to read distance and display it in custom big fonts on a LCD display. It is powered up by a battery, so that you can take it around for a ride. We also plan to put up a case around it and make a kit. How does that sound?

Components/Boards Used

You'll require the components below to make it happen. Please consider buying them from the Explore Embedded Store to help us make all the awesome stuff.

1	Explore One for Arduino
2	Character LCD 16 x 2 - White on Blue
3	HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor Module
4	LCD Breakout Board for 16x1 16x2 20x4 128x64
5	Large Breadboard

Wiring diagram

Downloads

• Complete Arduino code

References and Credits

• http://mikeyancey.com/hamcalc/lcd_characters.php