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Microwave Sensor Help

Would like suggestions for a microwave motion sensor that I can install/encase in a thin wooden box that will activate a MP3 or Wave recorded voice message. Would like an all-in-unit with sensor,...

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Ph-V2.0 problems connection with esp32

Hello I have ph-v2.0 sensor and it's different So can any one help me to how connect it with esp32 4 posts - 4 participants Read full topic

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AC Voltage input in Arduino NANO

Hey there I am dev I am working on a project where we read magnetic values and send them to phone via bluetooth magnetic values are fetch by Hall Magnetic sensor that has limited range where as we...

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Weird average signal voltage dropping minute by minute

I recently bought a Grove sound sensor from the Arduino Official Store and connected it to Arduino Mega 2560. I wanted to measure the mid voltage I'm getting in silence and surprisingly found out that...

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A0221AU ultrasound distance sensor

Hi all, I bought 2 A0221AU UART ultrasonic distance sensors. I tried both with the official arduino code on an Arduino Uno R3, checked the code several times, ... but the sensors (both were tested...

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BH1745 communication not working

My friend and I are trying to write a library for the Pimoroni BH1745 color sensor breakout, as the existing libraries do not completely support all features. However, Wire.available() always returns...

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Ultrasonic sensor HC-SRO4 giving 0 distance whenever I tried to test the...

Hi all, I need a big help. I am new to Arduino and trying with a Ultrasonic sensor for my school project. I used below code and did the wiring correctly, but it give Distance 0 all the time, then I...

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Using RCtime with Potentiometer

I am using rctime (resistive/capacitor) to read values from a 10k linear potentiometer like so; void loop() { Serial.println( RCtime(sensorPin) ); delay(10); } long RCtime(int sensPin){ long result =...

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Line following using QTR-8RC

I want to start by saying that I am really new to all this electrical stuff and any advice would be greatly appreciated. So, I am building a line following robot with the following components: 4...

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Sourcing Industrial keypads to work with Arduino

I am not sure this is the correct category, but I am looking to source an industrial keypad (either 3 x 4 or 4 x 4) that will work with Arduino. I intend to connect it to a I2C bus through a I2C...

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SmartUltrasonic – Predictive Non-Blocking Ultrasonic Sensor Library with...

Hello Arduino Community, I would like to share a library I developed called "SmartUltrasonic" – a non-blocking and intelligent ultrasonic sensor library designed to improve the reliability and...

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ESP32 with MPU6500

I have an ESP32, which works fine with some test code. I have some EMU6500 boards. The chip on them is marked as MP65M, which fits with them being 6500s as claimed. I can't get them to talk. I have...

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Absolute wet pressure sensor

Hi im looking to do some pressure waveform simulations with a water pump. Ive been looking for small wet pressure sensors for my setup but cant seem to find any. Would anyone have any suggestions...

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Long wires with sensors and arduino

my requirement is interfacing the sensor such as wcs1700(current sensor) with arduino here the distance is 10mtrs long so which kind of wire is suitable to avoid noise ,and voltage drop 6 posts - 4...

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Connecting a SparkFun PPG to an Arduino

#include <Wire.h> #include <SparkFun_Bio_Sensor_Hub_Library.h> SparkFun_Bio_Sensor_Hub bioHub; void setup() { Serial.begin(115200); Wire.begin(); Serial.println("Initializing sensor...");...

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ATMEGA2560 and ADS8568

Hi Has anyone been able to interface via SPI an ATMEGA2560 to an ADS8568 ? In my current application, the ADS8568 is layout to operate in serial mode. Until now I have been unsuccessful in getting...

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Marble thickness sensor

Hi there, We need to measure the thickness of a marble slab and we wanted to know what kind of sensor to use with Arduino. We then thought of using Arduino OPTA. The marble slabs in our case can be 2...

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Connection of LEM LA 25np

I need help to in the connection of Current Transducer LEM LA 25np. How to wire the 10 pins of the LEM LA 25-NP, do I use only one pair (like Pin 1 and Pin 6)? Can I leave the others unconnected?...

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Project Update and Sensor Help

Hello Everyone, Recently, I made a post regarding a CO2 Sensor with an Arduino MKR Zero kit and asked about calibrating the device. It was a success and thank you to those who responded so quickly....

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Measuring current with zero touch

I would like to measure current that flows through a wire. And have an analog input on an Arduino tell me what the current value is. I would like a "no touch" approach to avoid warranty issues, I'm...

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Sourcing for Class 2/3R laser sensor

Hello, I'm looking for Arduino-compatible distance sensors. Specifically, I'm interested in sensors that can accurately determine the point of measurement — knowing exactly where the distance is being...

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One wire sensor data gets weird when I open the Arduino's serial monitor

Hey guys, I am recently using Arduino to test a one wire protocol temperature sensor chip. I built a breakout board based on this chip and wrote the related Arduino library. The example code is to get...

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DIY capacitive moisture sensor ESP8266

Hello, trying to develop a simple capacitive moisture sensor with two parallel strips of aluminum and hook it up to my ESP8266. Have made the circuit work with a 10uF capacitor but I get no reasonable...

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BNO08X not detected – ESP32

Good afternoon, A newbie question I have been unable to resolve at all. I have the following setup: ESP32 DevKit v1. BNO08x (GY-BNO08x). 128*64 OLED monitor. The monitor only works in SPI mode. Button...

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ESP32 WROOM-32 + BNO08x IMU (GY-BNO080) Fails to Return Readings — I²C Setup...

Hello everyone, I’m working on a VR project and need help getting sensor data from the BNO08x using an ESP32 Dev Board over I²C. Hardware I’m Using: BNO08x IMU (GY-BNO080/BNO085 breakout) Amazon Link...

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