Inaki Iturriaga
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Description
Altimeter Datalogger with Display.
Building Tutorial
Altimeter Datalogger with Display.
Components needed:
- BMP280 sensor
- I2C to 16x2 display converter
- Pre-made PCB board
- Arduino UNO
- Jumper wires
- Soldering iron and solder
- SD Card Reader.
Step 1: Preparing and Soldering the PCB board
- Place the BMP280 and I2C to 16x2 display converter on the designated areas on the pre-made PCB board.
- Heat up the soldering iron to the recommended temperature.
- Apply a small amount of solder to the tip of the soldering iron to ensure a good connection.
- Starting with the BMP280 sensor, apply heat to one of the pins and add solder until it melts and adheres to the pad on the pre-made PCB board.
- Continue soldering the remaining pins of the BMP280 sensor, making sure to keep the sensor flat and aligned with the pads on the pre-made PCB board.
- Repeat the same process for the I2C to 16x2 display converter and the SD Card Reader, making sure to align the pins with the pads on the pre-made PCB board.
Step 3: Coding the project using Arduino IDE
- Connect the Arduino UNO to your computer using a USB cable.
- Open the Arduino IDE on your computer and create a new sketch.
- Copy and paste the code given on the project page into the Arduino IDE.
- Compile the code and upload it to the Arduino UNO.
- Once uploaded, open the Serial Monitor to see the altitude readings from the BMP280 sensor and the display will show the altitude reading as well.
That's it! You have successfully soldered the BMP280 sensor and I2C to 16x2 display converter to a pre-made PCB for an Arduino UNO and coded it using the Arduino IDE.
Code
Code
Arduino
#include <Wire.h> #include <Adafruit_Sensor.h> #include <Adafruit_BMP280.h> #include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> #include <SD.h> #define LCD_COLUMNS 16 #define LCD_ROWS 2 #define LOG_FILE_NAME "altitude.log" #define LOG_INTERVAL 300 // Log interval in milliseconds Adafruit_BMP280 bmp; // Create BMP280 object LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, LCD_COLUMNS, LCD_ROWS); // Initialize LCD File logFile; // Create log file object float maxAltitude = 0.0; // Initialize maximum altitude variable void setup() { Serial.begin(9600); // Start serial communication lcd.init(); // Initialize LCD lcd.backlight(); // Turn on LCD backlight if (!bmp.begin(0x76)) { // Initialize BMP280 with I2C address 0x76 Serial.println("Could not find a valid BMP280 sensor, check wiring!"); while (1); } if (!SD.begin(10)) { // Initialize microSD card with pin 10 Serial.println("Could not initialize SD card, check wiring!"); } logFile = SD.open(LOG_FILE_NAME, FILE_WRITE); // Open log file for writing logFile.println("Time,Altitude"); // Write header to log file logFile.close(); } void loop() { static unsigned long lastLogTime = 0; // Initialize last log time variable unsigned long currentTime = millis(); // Get current time in milliseconds float temperature = bmp.readTemperature(); // Read temperature in Celsius float pressure = bmp.readPressure() / 100.0; // Read pressure in hPa float altitude = bmp.readAltitude(1012.7); // Read altitude in meters relative to sea level // Update maximum altitude if (altitude > maxAltitude) { maxAltitude = altitude; } // Print readings to serial monitor Serial.print("Temperature = "); Serial.print(temperature); Serial.println(" °C"); Serial.print("Pressure = "); Serial.print(pressure); Serial.println(" hPa"); Serial.print("Altitude = "); Serial.print(altitude); Serial.println(" meters"); // Update LCD display lcd.clear(); lcd.setCursor(0, 0); lcd.print("Max Altitude:"); lcd.setCursor(0, 1); lcd.print(maxAltitude); lcd.print(" meters"); // Log altitude every 0.3 seconds if (currentTime - lastLogTime >= LOG_INTERVAL) { logFile = SD.open(LOG_FILE_NAME, FILE_WRITE); // Open log file for writing logFile.print(currentTime / 1000.0); // Write time in seconds logFile.print(","); logFile.println(altitude); // Write altitude logFile.close(); lastLogTime = currentTime; // Update last log time } delay(100); // Wait for 0.1 second before reading again }
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Altimeter Datalogger with Display.
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