Arduino - Ultrasonic Sensor - LCD

Hardware Required

1	×	Official Arduino Uno
1	×	Alternatively, DIYables ATMEGA328P Development Board
1	×	USB 2.0 cable type A/B (for USB-A PC)
1	×	USB 2.0 cable type C/B (for USB-C PC)
1	×	LCD I2C
1	×	Ultrasonic Sensor
1	×	Jumper Wires
1	×	Recommended: Screw Terminal Block Shield for Arduino Uno
1	×	Recommended: Breadboard Shield for Arduino Uno
1	×	Recommended: Enclosure for Arduino Uno
1	×	Recommended: Prototyping Base Plate & Breadboard Kit for Arduino UNO

Or you can buy the following kits:

1	×	DIYables Sensor Kit (30 sensors/displays)
1	×	DIYables Sensor Kit (18 sensors/displays)

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About Ultrasonic Sensor and LCD

If you do not know about Ultrasonic sensor and LCD (pinout, how it works, how to program ...), learn about them in the following tutorials:

Wiring Diagram

Wiring diagram

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Real wiring

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Arduino Code

/* * Created by ArduinoGetStarted.com * * This example code is in the public domain * * Tutorial page: https://arduinogetstarted.com/tutorials/arduino-ultrasonic-sensor-lcd */ #include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 16, 2); // I2C address 0x27 (from DIYables LCD), 16 column and 2 rows int trigPin = 9; // TRIG pin int echoPin = 8; // ECHO pin float duration_us, distance_cm; void setup() { lcd.init(); // initialize the lcd lcd.backlight(); // open the backlight pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT); // config trigger pin to output mode pinMode(echoPin, INPUT); // config echo pin to input mode } void loop() { // generate 10-microsecond pulse to TRIG pin digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH); delayMicroseconds(10); digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW); // measure duration of pulse from ECHO pin duration_us = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH); // calculate the distance distance_cm = 0.017 * duration_us; lcd.clear(); lcd.setCursor(0, 0); // start to print at the first row lcd.print("Distance: "); lcd.print(distance_cm); delay(500); }

※ NOTE THAT:

The I2C address of LCD can vary according to the manufacturers. In the code, we used 0x27 that is specified by DIYables manufacturer

Quick Steps

Connect Arduino to PC via USB cable
Open Arduino IDE, select the right board and port
Navigate to the Libraries icon on the left bar of the Arduino IDE.
Search “LiquidCrystal I2C”, then find the LiquidCrystal_I2C library by Frank de Brabander
Click Install button to install LiquidCrystal_I2C library.

Copy the above code and open with Arduino IDE
Click Upload button on Arduino IDE to upload code to Arduino

Put the sensor on hot and cold water, or grasp the sensor by your hand
See the result in LCD

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Code Explanation

Read the line-by-line explanation in comment lines of source code!

※ NOTE THAT:

If LCD displays nothing, see Troubleshooting on LCD I2C
The above code is for the learning purpose. The ultrasonic sensor is very sensitive to noise. If you want to use the ultrasonic sensor in practice, you should filter noise for the ultrasonic sensor. See how to filter noise for ultrasonic sensor

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