Luis Estades
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Project 3 Love O Meter

Learning about temperature sensors and showing their output through led lights

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Project 3 Love O Meter

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Hardware components

Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
×1
Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
×1
LED (generic)
LED (generic)
×3
Resistor 220 ohm
Resistor 220 ohm
×3
Temperature Sensor
Temperature Sensor
×1

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Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

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Love O Meter Code

Arduino
// named constant for the pin the sensor is connected to
const int sensorPin = A0;
// room temperature in Celsius
const float baselineTemp = 20.0;

void setup() {
  // open a serial connection to display values
  Serial.begin(9600);
  // set the LED pins as outputs
  // the for() loop saves some extra coding
  for (int pinNumber = 2; pinNumber < 5; pinNumber++) {
    pinMode(pinNumber, OUTPUT);
    digitalWrite(pinNumber, LOW);
  }
}

void loop() {
  // read the value on AnalogIn pin 0 and store it in a variable
  int sensorVal = analogRead(sensorPin);

  // send the 10-bit sensor value out the serial port
  Serial.print("sensor Value: ");
  Serial.print(sensorVal);

  // convert the ADC reading to voltage
  float voltage = (sensorVal / 1024.0) * 5.0;

  // Send the voltage level out the Serial port
  Serial.print(", Volts: ");
  Serial.print(voltage);

  // convert the voltage to temperature in degrees C
  // the sensor changes 10 mV per degree
  // the datasheet says there's a 500 mV offset
  // ((voltage - 500 mV) times 100)
  Serial.print(", degrees C: ");
  float temperature = (voltage - .5) * 100;
  Serial.println(temperature);

  // if the current temperature is lower than the baseline turn off all LEDs
  if (temperature < baselineTemp + 2) {
    digitalWrite(2, LOW);
    digitalWrite(3, LOW);
    digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  }  // if the temperature rises 2-4 degrees, turn an LED on
  else if (temperature >= baselineTemp + 2 && temperature < baselineTemp + 4) {
    digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
    digitalWrite(3, LOW);
    digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  }  // if the temperature rises 4-6 degrees, turn a second LED on
  else if (temperature >= baselineTemp + 4 && temperature < baselineTemp + 6) {
    digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
    digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
    digitalWrite(4, LOW);
  }  // if the temperature rises more than 6 degrees, turn all LEDs on
  else if (temperature >= baselineTemp + 6) {
    digitalWrite(2, HIGH);
    digitalWrite(3, HIGH);
    digitalWrite(4, HIGH);
  }
  delay(1);
}

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Luis Estades

Luis Estades

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