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DIY Microcontroller Projects for Hobbyists

You're reading from   DIY Microcontroller Projects for Hobbyists The ultimate project-based guide to building real-world embedded applications in C and C++ programming

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800564138
Length 320 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz Miguel Angel Garcia-Ruiz
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Pedro Cesar Santana Mancilla Pedro Cesar Santana Mancilla
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Introduction to Microcontrollers and Microcontroller Boards 2. Chapter 2: Software Setup and C Programming for Microcontroller Boards FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Turning an LED On or Off Using a Push Button 4. Chapter 4: Measuring the Amount of Light with a Photoresistor 5. Chapter 5: Humidity and Temperature Measurement 6. Chapter 6: Morse Code SOS Visual Alarm with a Bright LED 7. Chapter 7: Creating a Clap Switch 8. Chapter 8: Gas Sensor 9. Chapter 9: IoT Temperature-Logging System 10. Chapter 10: IoT Plant Pot Moisture Sensor 11. Chapter 11: IoT Solar Energy (Voltage) Measurement 12. Chapter 12: COVID-19 Digital Body Temperature Measurement (Thermometer) 13. Chapter 13: COVID-19 Social-Distancing Alert 14. Chapter 14: COVID-19 20-Second Hand Washing Timer 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Testing the distance meter

Before testing the distance meter, we will need to wire together the buzzer and the ultrasonic sensor to the SMT32 Blue Pill in the solderless breadboard. The following screenshot illustrates a complete circuit diagram including the STM32, ultrasonic sensor, and buzzer together in the solderless breadboard:

Figure 13.8 – Full circuit diagram of our social-distancing device

Figure 13.8 – Full circuit diagram of our social-distancing device

The following screenshot shows how everything should be connected in the actual system:

Figure 13.9 – The buzzer and ultrasonic sensor connections

Figure 13.9 – The buzzer and ultrasonic sensor connections

Now, to complete the connection of the complete social-distancing device, we will need to write a new script combining the Chapter13/buzzer and Chapter13/ultrasonic scripts. The new script will be named Chapter13/distance_meter. Follow these steps:

  1. We need to declare the constants and variables of both scripts and add a new script to define the safety distance between...
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