Arduino Scale With HX711 Using Visuino

    userHead Ron.Cutts Aug 10.2024
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    In this tutorial we will learn how to use a HX711 Load Cell Amplifier and ADC module to build the scale with Arduino, OLED Display and Visuino.

    Watch the video!

    Also make sure to check out this tutorial for more details: Arduino Nano and Visuino: Measure Weight With HX711 Load Cell Amplifier and ADC

    STEP 1
    What You Will Need

    What You Will Need

    What You Will Need

    What You Will Need

    What You Will Need

    What You Will Need

    What You Will Need

    Arduino board (or any other board)BreadboardOne Weight Load CellOne HX711 ADC Sensor Module for Load CellsOLED DisplayJumper wiresVisuino program: Download Visuino

     

    Note: You can purchase online Weight Load Cell and HX711 ADC Sensor Module together already as a kit.

    STEP 2
    The Circuit

    The Circuit

    Connect the Red wire from the Load Cell (Picture 1) to the E+ pin of the HX711 moduleConnect the Black wire from the Load Cell (Picture 1) to the E- pin of the HX711 moduleConnect the White wire from the Load Cell (Picture 1) to the A- pin of the HX711 moduleConnect the Green wire from the Load Cell (Picture 1) to the A+ pin of the HX711 module

     

    Connect HX711 ADC Sensor Module Ground wire(Black wire) to Ground pin of the Arduino boardConnect HX711 ADC Sensor Module Power wire(Red wire) to 5V pin of the Arduino boardConnect HX711 ADC Sensor Module  DT wire(Green wire) to Digital pin 3 of the Arduino Nano boardConnect HX711 ADC Sensor Module  SCK wire(Yellow wire) to Digital pin 2 of the Arduino Nano board

     

    Connect OLED Display pin [SCL] to Arduino pin [SCL]Connect OLED Display pin [SDA] to Arduino pin [SDA]Connect OLED Display pin [VCC] to Arduino pin [5v]Connect OLED Display pin [GND] to Arduino pin [GND]
    STEP 3
    Start Visuino, and Select the Arduino Board Type

    Start Visuino, and Select the Arduino Board Type

    Start Visuino, and Select the Arduino Board Type

    Start Visuino as shown in the first picture Click on the "Tools" button on the Arduino component (Picture 1) in Visuino When the dialog appears, select "Arduino UNO" as shown on Picture 2

    STEP 4
    In Visuino Add Components

    In Visuino Add Components

    In Visuino Add Components

    Add "Weight Scale HX711" componentAdd "OLED I2C" component
    STEP 5
    In Visuino Set Components

    In Visuino Set Components

    In Visuino Set Components

    In Visuino Set Components

    Double click on the "DisplayOLED1" and in the "Elements" window drag "Draw Text" to the left side and in the "Properties" window set "Size" to 2 and "Text" to "Weight (g)"In the "Elements" window drag "Text Field" to the lefty side and in the "Properties" window set "Size" to 3 and "Y" to 30Close the "Elements" window

     

    After Uploading the Project we will start with the Calibration.

    STEP 6
    In Visuino Connect Components
    Connect Arduino Digital pin [2] to "WeightScale1" pin [Sensor Data]Connect "WeightScale1" pin [Sensor Clock] to Arduino Digital pin [2]Connect "WeightScale1" pin [Out] to "DisplayOLED1" > "Text Field1" pin [In]Connect "DisplayOLED1" pin I2C [Out] to Arduino pin I2C [In]For Calibration only also Connect "WeightScale1" pin [Out] to Arduino Serial Pin [In]
    STEP 7
    Generate, Compile, and Upload the Arduino Code

    Generate, Compile, and Upload the Arduino Code

    In Visuino, at the bottom click on the "Build" Tab, make sure the correct port is selected, then click on the "Compile/Build and Upload" button.

    STEP 8
    In Visuino: Set the Weight Zero Offset for the HX711 Component
    Open Serial Terminal Tab in Visuino, Set the correct Port, Click "Connect" button and you will see the value measured by the HX711 moduleCopy one Value in our case it is 104216 and in Visuino select "WeightScale1" component and in the "Properties" window set "Offset" to Minus the value, in our case: -32899 

    Upload the Project to the Arduino Board and Open and Connect the Serial

    Now place a 1 gram weight on the Weight Load Cell In my case I just placed a 1000mg Vitamin C pill, but you can place any other object for example 100g chocolate and divide the final value by 100 to get the 1g value out. The value that you now see in the Serial window put in the "Properties" window under "Scale Divider" in my case it is 740Now the Scale is more or less calibrated, of course you can play with the values to really Fine Tune it.You can now disconnect the wire going from "WeightScale1" pin [Out] to Arduino Serial Pin [In] 

    Upload the Project again to the Arduino Board and you should see the weight Value on the OLED Display

    STEP 9
    Play

    Congratulations! You have completed your project with Visuino. Also attached is the Visuino project, that I created for this tutorial, you can download it and open it in Visuino: https://www.visuino.eu

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