Blog posts tagged with 'sensors'

Arduino Sensors Guide: Part Four
Engineering illustration: Arduino Sensors Guide: Part Four

A rundown of five more sensors: water flow, vibration, heart rate pulse, Hall effect magnetic sensor, and dust sensor.

Measure Temperature with an LM35 and Arduino: Wiring and Code
Engineering illustration: Measure Temperature with an LM35 and Arduino: Wiring and Code

Wire the LM35 correctly, convert ADC readings to Celsius using the actual reference voltage, and improve stability through averaging and calibration.

Connect an LDR Light Sensor to Arduino and Measure Light Level
Engineering illustration: Connect an LDR Light Sensor to Arduino and Measure Light Level

Understand the difference between a bare photoresistor and an LDR module, build the divider, read A0, and calibrate a stable switching threshold.

HC-SR04 with Arduino: Wiring and Reliable Distance Measurement
Engineering illustration: HC-SR04 with Arduino: Wiring and Reliable Distance Measurement

Trigger the HC-SR04, measure echo time, and calculate distance with a timeout, while accounting for target angle, surface and air temperature.