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


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?


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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

Explore Distance meter.png

Arduino code for Distance Meter

Downloads

References and Credits