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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

Technical requirements

The hardware components that will be needed to develop the gas sensor are as follows:

  • One solderless breadboard
  • One Blue Pill board
  • ST-Link/V2
  • One MQ-2 breakout module
  • Seven male-to-male jumper wires
  • One LED 8x8 matrix
  • One 7219 breakout board
  • A 5 V power source

These components are widespread, and there will be no problems in getting them easily. On the software side, you will require the Arduino IDE and the GitHub repository for this chapter: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/DIY-Microcontroller-Projects-for-Hobbyists/tree/master/Chapter08

The Code in Action video for this chapter can be found here: https://bit.ly/2UpGDGs

Let's first start by describing the characteristics of the MQ-2 gas sensor.

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