/*i Copy this program from https://randomnerdtutorials.com/arduino-load-cell-hx711/
you can see the details in it.
thanks for the creator of this program.
*/
//first time you have to upload this program first, and calibrate the system.
/*
Rui Santos
Complete project details at https://RandomNerdTutorials.com/arduino-load-cell-hx711/
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files.
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
*/
/*
// Calibrating the load cell
#include "HX711.h"
// HX711 circuit wiring
const int LOADCELL_DOUT_PIN = 2;
const int LOADCELL_SCK_PIN = 3;
HX711 scale;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(57600);
scale.begin(LOADCELL_DOUT_PIN, LOADCELL_SCK_PIN);
}
void loop() {
if (scale.is_ready()) {
scale.set_scale();
Serial.println("Tare... remove any weights from the scale.");
delay(5000);
scale.tare();
Serial.println("Tare done...");
Serial.print("Place a known weight on the scale...");
delay(5000);
long reading = scale.get_units(10);
Serial.print("Result: ");
Serial.println(reading);
}
else {
Serial.println("HX711 not found.");
}
delay(1000);
}
*/
//calibration factor will be the (reading)/(known weight)
//calibrasi = 172/410 => 0.419512195
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//after you finished the calibration, you can continue this program.
/**
* Complete project details at https://RandomNerdTutorials.com/arduino-load-cell-hx711/
*
* HX711 library for Arduino - example file
* https://github.com/bogde/HX711
*
* MIT License
* (c) 2018 Bogdan Necula
*
**/
//Program Setelah kalibrasi timbangan
#include <Arduino.h>
#include "HX711.h"
// HX711 circuit wiring
const int LOADCELL_DOUT_PIN = 2;
const int LOADCELL_SCK_PIN = 3;
HX711 scale;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(57600);
Serial.println("HX711 Demo");
Serial.println("Initializing the scale");
scale.begin(LOADCELL_DOUT_PIN, LOADCELL_SCK_PIN);
Serial.println("Before setting up the scale:");
Serial.print("read: \t\t");
Serial.println(scale.read()); // print a raw reading from the ADC
Serial.print("read average: \t\t");
Serial.println(scale.read_average(20)); // print the average of 20 readings from the ADC
Serial.print("get value: \t\t");
Serial.println(scale.get_value(5)); // print the average of 5 readings from the ADC minus the tare weight (not set yet)
Serial.print("get units: \t\t");
Serial.println(scale.get_units(5), 1); // print the average of 5 readings from the ADC minus tare weight (not set) divided
// by the SCALE parameter (not set yet)
scale.set_scale(0.419512195);
//scale.set_scale(-471.497); // this value is obtained by calibrating the scale with known weights; see the README for details
scale.tare(); // reset the scale to 0
Serial.println("After setting up the scale:");
Serial.print("read: \t\t");
Serial.println(scale.read()); // print a raw reading from the ADC
Serial.print("read average: \t\t");
Serial.println(scale.read_average(20)); // print the average of 20 readings from the ADC
Serial.print("get value: \t\t");
Serial.println(scale.get_value(5)); // print the average of 5 readings from the ADC minus the tare weight, set with tare()
Serial.print("get units: \t\t");
Serial.println(scale.get_units(5), 1); // print the average of 5 readings from the ADC minus tare weight, divided
// by the SCALE parameter set with set_scale
Serial.println("Readings:");
}
void loop() {
Serial.print("one reading:\t");
Serial.print(scale.get_units(), 1);
Serial.print("\t| average:\t");
Serial.println(scale.get_units(10), 5);
delay(5000);
}