Adjustable LED Weight Limit Indicator With HX711 Scale Using Visuino

This smart weighing scale, built with Visuino, allows you to set a custom weight limit using a rotary encoder. As you weigh an item, the scaleâ€™s intuitive LED system indicates whether the weight is within the limit (green LED) or exceeds it (red LED). This project combines the HX711 load cell with the user-friendly Visuino platform for quick and seamless assembly and operation.

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STEP 1

What You Will Need

Arduino board (or any other board)BreadboardOne Weight Load CellOne HX711 ADC Sensor Module for Load CellsOLED DisplayBreadboardRotary encoderGreen LEDRed LED2X 1K ohm resistorJumper 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

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]

Connect Arduino pin [5V] to breadboard positive pin [Red line]Connect Arduino pin [GND] to breadboard negative pin [Black line]Connect Arduino Digital pin [6] to Resistor1 on the breadboardConnect other side of the Resistor1 to the Red LED positive pinConnect Red LED negative pin to breadboard pin [GND]Connect Arduino Digital pin [7] to Resistor2 on the breadboardConnect other side of the Resistor2 to the Green LED positive pinConnect Green LED negative pin to breadboard pin [GND]

Connect Encoder module pin [CLK] to Arduino digital pin [4]Connect Encoder module pin [DT] to Arduino digital pin [5]Connect Encoder module pin [+] to Arduino pin [5v]Connect Encoder module pin [-] to Arduino pin [GND]

STEP 3

Calibrating the Scale

Please check this tutorialon how to calibrate the scale, especially Part 8: Set the Weight Zero Offset for the HX711 Component

STEP 4

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 5

In Visuino Add & Set Components

Add "Weight Scale HX711" component and do the calibration like in this tutorialAdd "Analog Multi Source" componentAdd "Integer Multi Source" componentAdd 2X "Integer To Analog" componentAdd 2X "Compare Analog Range" componentAdd "OLED I2C" componentAdd "Rotary Encoder Sensor" component

Select "MultiSource1" and in the properties window set "Output Pins" to 3Select "MultiSource2" and in the properties window set "Output Pins" to 3Select "CompareRange1" and in the properties window set "Is Outside Range" to True, "Range" > "Max" to 1, select "Range" > "Max" and click on the pin icon and select "Float SinkPin"Select "CompareRange2" and in the properties window set "Include Limits" to True, "Range" > "Max" to 1 and "Range" > "Min" to 1, select "Range" > "Max" and click on the pin icon and select "Float SinkPin"

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 1 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 15 in the "Elements" window drag "Draw Text" to the left side and in the "Properties" window set "Size" to 1 and "Text" to "LIMIT:" and "Y" to 48In the "Elements" window drag "Text Field" to the lefty side and in the "Properties" window set "Size" to 2 and "Y" to 48 and "X" to 40Close the "Elements" window

STEP 6

In Visuino Connect Components

STEP 7

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

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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