DIY Automatic plant watering system This project is about a moisture-sensing automatic plant watering system using 8051 microcontroller. The system simply senses the moisture level and switches on the irrigation pump when the moisture is below the set limit. The system switches off the pump when the moisture rises above the set point. The moisture […]
Heart rate monitor with SMS alert (Using 8051 and GSM module). This project is about a heart rate monitor that senses the heart rate from the finger tip an sends it as a message to a cell pone number. This project is based on an 8051 microcontroller and a GSM module. Heart rate is sensed from
Interfacing stepper motor to 8051 microcontroller. This article  is about interfacing stepper motor to 8051 microcontroller. Many guys were asking here to show how to interface stepper motor to 8051 microcontroller. I think this is the time. Stepper motors are widely used in industrial, medical, consumer electronics application. In simple words, anywhere precision rotation or positioning
PIR sensor based burglar alarm with SMS alert. This project is about a PIR sensor based burglar alarm with SMS alert. The circuit senses the intrusion using a PIR sensor and sends an SMS to to the given mobile number when an intrusion occurs. The number of intrusions taken place is also displayed on an LCD
This article is about interfacing GSM module to 8051 microcontroller. GSM module has become a very commonly occurring hardware in embedded system applications and the knowledge on how to interface GSM module with microcontroller is very essential if you want to become a good embedded system designer. GSM module GSM (Global System for Mobile communications)
Humidity sensor using 8051 Â (Hygrometer) This project is about a simple humidity sensor based on 8051 microcontroller. Humidity sensor is also called hygrometer. This circuit can sense relative humidity (RH) Â from 20% to 95% at an accuracy of 5%. The humidity information is displayed on a 16×2 LCD display. A relay is also provided which
Microcontroller Based Programmable Data-cum-Temperature Display. LCD display are most widely used in applications like token display machine in malls, supermarkets, restaurants, cafe-houses etc. The project presented here demonstrates the working through wireless by use of Bluetooth technique. This circuit is designed by Mr. Vivek Kumar Kamboj from Haryana. Circuit and working. This circuit uses microcontroller
LiPo battery charger. Li-Po battery or Lithium-Polymer battery is a rechargeable battery based on the Lithium-ion technology enclosed in a flexible pouch. This soft, flexible pouch makes them very light with a compromise in mechanical strength. Li-Po batteries are widely used in applications where weight is a critical factor. The common applications are radio controlled
Ultrasonic water level controller using 8051 microcontroller. A simple water level controller using ultrasonic  range finder module and 8051 microcontroller is discussed in this article.Many projects based on ultrasonic range finder and water level controllers have bee already discussed here. This is just another application of the ultrasonic ranging module. This water level controller can
Interfacing RFID  to 8051 . RFID or Radio Frequency Identification is a method in which electromagnetic waves are used for transmitting data for the purpose of identifying tags attached to objects. An RFID system consists of a transmitter (tag) and a reader.The tag is encrypted with a unique code and the reader scans this code for the identification
This article is divided into two sections Interfacing PIR sensor to 8051 DIY intruder alarm circuit Interfacing PIR sensor to 8051 microcontroller PIR sensors are widely used in motion detecting devices. This article is about interfacing a PIR sensor to 8051 microcontroller. A practical intruder alarm system using PIR sensor and 8051 microcontroller is also
Interfacing SPD005G pressure sensor to arduino This article is about interfacing pressure sensor to Arduino. The pressure sensor used here is SPD005G from Smartec . SPD (Smart Pressure Device) is a series of silicon based pressure sensors suitable for industrial as well as house hold applications. These sensors are generally available in plastic inline or
We have published a digital code lock using arduino some weeks before. This one is a little different. The earlier version was based on a defined password, where the user can not change it. Moreover there was no LCD display interfaced with the project to output lock status. This project is a much improved version
Interfacing gyroscope to arduino uno. This article is about interfacing gyroscope to arduino. Gyroscope is a device used for measuring the angular velocity in the three axes. It works under the concepts of angular momentum and can be used to determine the orientation of an object. Typical applications of gyroscope includes missile guidance, flight control,
LPG sensor using arduino with alarm and cutoff. A simple LPG sensor using arduino is shown in this article. This circuit indicates the amount of LPG in the air. The circuit sounds an alarm and trips a relay when the concentration is above a predetermined level. MQ2 is the gas sensor used in this project.
Auto ranging ohmmeter using arduino. This article is about a simple auto ranging ohmmeter using arduino. The measured resistance is displayed using a 16×2 LCD display. The circuit is sufficiently accurate and uses minimum number of external components possible. Before going into the details of this project, lets have a look at the basic resistance
Arduino water level controller / indicator. This article is a about a fully functional water level controller using Arduino. The circuit displays the level of water in the tank and switches the motor ON when the water level goes below a predetermined level. The circuit automatically switches the motor OFF when the tank is full.
Digital tachometer using arduino plus speed control. Tachometer is a device used for measuring the number of revolutions of an object in a given interval of time. Usually it is expressed in revolutions per minute or RPM. Earlier tachometers purely mechanical where the revolution is transferred to the tachometer through mechanical coupling (cable or shaft)
In this guide, we’re learning how to interface LCD to Arduino and display text characters on LCD screen. We’re interfacing 16×2 LCD to Arduino as a demonstration with circuit and code. Let’s begin. A Liquid Crystal Display commonly abbreviated as LCD is basically a display unit built using Liquid Crystal technology. When we build real
PWM motor speed control using Arduino. PWM or pulse width modulation is a very common method used for controlling the power across devices like motor, light etc. In PWM method the power across the load  is controlled by varying the duty cycle of the drive signal. More the duty cycle more power is delivered across
Simple digital code lock using arduino. Digital code lock or digital combination lock are a type of  digital locks where a combination of digits/characters or both are used for unlocking the lock. This article is about a simple digital code lock using arduino. Here the code consists of a combination of  digits from 1 to
Interfacing hex keypad to arduino uno. This article is about how to interface a hex keypad to arduino. Hex keypad is a very important component in embedded systems and the typical applications are code locks, calculators, automation systems or simply any thing that requires a character or numeric input. This project will display the pressed
Digital thermometer using arduino and LM35. This article is about a simple three digit digital thermometer using arduino. Range of this thermometer is from 0°C to 99.9°C. There is also a provision for displaying the temperature in °F scale. Three terminal analog temperature sensor LM35 is used as the sensor here. LM35 can measure temperatures
Simple temperature logger using arduino (°C & °F). This project is about a simple USB temperature logging system using arduino uno and the serial monitor function in the arduino IDE. The system monitors the temperature every 2 seconds and shows it on the arduino serial monitor. The temperature is shown in °Celsius  and °Fahrenheit. The system is interfaced
Ultrasonic range finder using arduino. Ultrasonic range finder using 8051 mictrocontroller has been already published by me in this website. This time it is an ultrasonic range finder using arduino. HC-SR04 ultrasonic range finder module is used as the sensor here. The display consists of a three digit multiplexed seven segment display. This range finder
