If you want to create something useful and brilliant that involves programming and you don't know much about how to code or you don't have much time or interest to spend on coding or you want to realize your developed piece of code quickly then this article is for you.
Her we take you through the various examples that guide you how to interface with popular hardware devices with Arduino using CASP. Following are the current list of examples.
1. Interfacing with digital inputs and digital outputs
2. Interfacing with digital input interrupts & with 7-segmented display
3. Interfacing with ADC, PWM and DAC
5. Interfacing with Stepper Motor
6. Interfacing with IMU – MPU-6050
7. Interfacing with Ultrasonic Distance Sensor
8. Interfacing with LiDAR TFMini
10. Interfacing with 8×8 Dot Matrix Display
11. Interfacing with OLED Display
12. Interfacing with SD Card Module
13. Interfacing with NEO-6M GPS Module
14. Interfacing with USB camera, IP camera and an ESP32 CAM
The download links for above examples are available on this page - https://aadhuniklabs.com/?page_id=2082
You can download the software here https://aadhuniklabs.com/?page_id=550. Please go through our video tutorials on how to get started with CASP.
Please note that the above list may get updated in the future.
If your favorite device is not available is the above list, you may develop your own code for interfacing with the device. Please follow the below links that guide you to create your own code
Systems Integration: The Multi-Device Breadboard
Building a project with one sensor is easy. The Various Hardware Interfaces project is the final exam of basic electronics. It forces you to wire an LCD, a servo motor, a potentiometer, an RGB LED, and a temperature probe onto a single Uno, managing the complex pinout map and avoiding code conflicts.
Avoiding Library Conflicts
When you integrate 5 different components, the code gets messy.
- The Timer Conflict: The
<Servo.h>library takes control of Timer 1 inside the Arduino chip. If you try to useanalogWrite()(PWM) on pins 9 or 10 while running a servo, the LED will flicker randomly because the servo stole its clock! You learn to use pins 3, 5, or 6 instead. - I2C Addresses: You have an I2C Screen and an I2C RTC clock. They both share pins A4/A5. You learn how to use an I2C Scanner to ensure they have different Hexadecimal addresses (e.g.,
0x27and0x68) so they don't talk over each other.
The Composite Build
In this single sketch:
- The LM35/DS18B20 Temp Sensor controls the color of the RGB LED (Blue if cold, Red if > 30C).
- The Potentiometer manually controls the angle of the Servo Motor.
- The 16x2 LCD displays the real-time values of everything above on two lines of text without stuttering.
Required Hardware List
- Arduino Uno/Mega: A Mega is heavily recommended to have enough pins and RAM.
- Large Breadboard (830 point) and extensive solid-core wire.
- Potentiometer, RGB LED, Micro Servo, 16x2 LCD, Temp Probe.