// simple project using Arduino UNO and 16x2 character display to display smooth gauge,
// created by upir, 2022
// youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/upir_upir
// FULL TUTORIAL: https://youtu.be/ZzIGHiHObYw
// GAUGE IN 11 MINUTES TUTORIAL: https://youtu.be/upE17NHrdPc
// Links related to this project:
// Arduino UNO - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_AXDw1h
// Arduino breadboard prototyping shield - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_ApbCwx
// 16x2 displays with IIC - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9Hl3JV
// 16x2 display with RGB backlight - https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_9wgpeb
// original sketch from YWROBOT - https://wokwi.com/arduino/libraries/LiquidCrystal_I2C/HelloWorld
// character creator - https://tusindfryd.github.io/screenduino/
// another character creator - https://maxpromer.github.io/LCD-Character-Creator/
// sprintf explanation - https://www.programmingelectronics.com/sprintf-arduino/
// custom characters simplest project - https://wokwi.com/projects/294395602645549578
// Arduino I2C scanner - https://playground.arduino.cc/Main/I2cScanner/
// 16x2 available characters - https://docs.wokwi.com/parts/wokwi-lcd1602#font
// Bitwise Operators in GIFs - https://blog.wokwi.com/bitwise-operators-in-gifs/
// Bitwise operators Arduino documentation - https://www.arduino.cc/reference/en/language/structure/bitwise-operators/bitshiftleft/
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h> // if you don´t have I2C version of the display, use LiquidCrystal.h library instead
#include <Wire.h>
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27,16,2); // set the LCD address to 0x27 for a 16 chars and 2 line display
//LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x3f,16,2); // set the LCD address to 0x3f for a 16 chars and 2 line display
// if you don´t know the I2C address of the display, use I2C scanner first (https://playground.arduino.cc/Main/I2cScanner/)
#define BUTTON_PIN 4
void setup() {
//initialize lcd screen
lcd.init();
// turn on the backlight
lcd.backlight();
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(BUTTON_PIN, INPUT_PULLUP);
}
int counter = 0;
void loop(){
delay(1000);
if(digitalRead(BUTTON_PIN) == 0){
counter = 0;
lcd.clear();
}
else{
lcd.setCursor(0,0);
lcd.print("Stopwatch");
lcd.setCursor(0,1);
lcd.print(counter);
counter = counter + 1;
}
}