Arduino - Ultrasonic Sensor - OLED
In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to read the distance from ultrasonic sensor and display it on an OLED.
Hardware Required
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 OLED and Ultrasonic Sensor
If you do not know about OLED and Ultrasonic Sensor (pinout, how it works, how to program ...), learn about them in the following tutorials:
- Arduino - OLED tutorial
- Arduino - Ultrasonic Sensor tutorial
Wiring Diagram
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Arduino Code - Ultrasonic Sensor - OLED
/*
* Created by ArduinoGetStarted.com
*
* This example code is in the public domain
*
* Tutorial page: https://arduinogetstarted.com/tutorials/arduino-ultrasonic-sensor-oled
*/
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>
#define SCREEN_WIDTH 128 // OLED display width, in pixels
#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 64 // OLED display height, in pixels
const int TRIG_PIN = 9; // Arduino pin connected to Ultrasonic Sensor's TRIG pin
const int ECHO_PIN = 8; // Arduino pin connected to Ultrasonic Sensor's ECHO pin
Adafruit_SSD1306 oled(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, &Wire, -1); // create SSD1306 display object connected to I2C
String tempString;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
// initialize OLED display with address 0x3C for 128x64
if (!oled.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C)) {
Serial.println(F("SSD1306 allocation failed"));
while (true);
}
delay(2000); // wait for initializing
oled.clearDisplay(); // clear display
oled.setTextSize(2); // text size
oled.setTextColor(WHITE); // text color
oled.setCursor(0, 10); // position to display
tempString.reserve(10); // to avoid fragmenting memory when using String
}
void loop() {
// generate 10-microsecond pulse to TRIG pin
digitalWrite(TRIG_PIN, HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(10);
digitalWrite(TRIG_PIN, LOW);
// measure duration of pulse from ECHO pin
long duration_us = pulseIn(ECHO_PIN, HIGH);
// calculate the distance
float distance_cm = 0.017 * duration_us;
// print the value to Serial Monitor
Serial.print("distance: ");
Serial.print(distance_cm);
Serial.println(" cm");
tempString = String(distance_cm, 2); // two decimal places
tempString += " cm";
Serial.println(tempString); // print the temperature in Celsius to Serial Monitor
oledDisplayCenter(tempString); // display temperature on OLED
}
void oledDisplayCenter(String text) {
int16_t x1;
int16_t y1;
uint16_t width;
uint16_t height;
oled.getTextBounds(text, 0, 0, &x1, &y1, &width, &height);
// display on horizontal and vertical center
oled.clearDisplay(); // clear display
oled.setCursor((SCREEN_WIDTH - width) / 2, (SCREEN_HEIGHT - height) / 2);
oled.println(text); // text to display
oled.display();
}
Quick Steps
- Open Arduino IDE on your PC.
- Navigate to the Libraries icon on the left bar of the Arduino IDE.
- Search “SSD1306”, then find the SSD1306 library by Adafruit
- Click Install button to install the library.
- You will be asked for intalling some other library dependencies
- Click Install All button to install all library dependencies.
- Copy the above code and open with Arduino IDE
- Click Upload button on Arduino IDE to upload code to Arduino
- Move your hand in front of sensor
- See the result on OLED and Serial Monitor
※ NOTE THAT:
The about code automatically horizontal and vertical center aligns the text on OLED display. See How to vertical/horizontal center on OLED for more detail.
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