Practical: 9
AIM: Use ultrasonic sensor and monitor distance on Thingspeak cloud.
#define TRIG_PIN 2 // Trigger pin
#define ECHO_PIN 4// Echo pin
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600); // Start serial communication
pinMode(TRIG_PIN, OUTPUT); // Set trigger pin as OUTPUT
pinMode(ECHO_PIN, INPUT); // Set echo pin as INPUT
}
void loop() {
long duration, distance;
// Clear the trigger
digitalWrite(TRIG_PIN, LOW);
delayMicroseconds(2);
// Set the trigger HIGH for 10 microseconds
digitalWrite(TRIG_PIN, HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(10);
digitalWrite(TRIG_PIN, LOW);
// Read the echo pin
duration = pulseIn(ECHO_PIN, HIGH);
// Calculate distance in cm
distance = (duration * 0.034) / 2;
// Print distance to the serial monitor
Serial.print("Distance: ");
Serial.print(distance);
Serial.println(" cm");
delay(1000); // Wait for a second before next measurement
}
Using Thingspeak:
#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <ThingSpeak.h>
const char* ssid = "Jash"; // Your WiFi SSID
const char* password = "jash1234"; // Your WiFi password
const char* apiKey = "FDBFJOHGMJX7ECJD"; // ThingSpeak Write API Key
const long channelID = 2677746; // Your ThingSpeak channel ID
#define TRIG_PIN 2 // Trigger pin
#define ECHO_PIN 4 // Echo pin
WiFiClient client;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200); // Start serial communication
pinMode(TRIG_PIN, OUTPUT); // Set trigger pin as OUTPUT
pinMode(ECHO_PIN, INPUT); // Set echo pin as INPUT
// Connect to WiFi
WiFi.begin(ssid, password);
while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
delay(500);
Serial.print(".");
}
Serial.println("Connected to WiFi");
ThingSpeak.begin(client); // Initialize ThingSpeak
}
void loop() {
long duration, distance;
// Clear the trigger
digitalWrite(TRIG_PIN, LOW);
delayMicroseconds(2);
// Set the trigger HIGH for 10 microseconds
digitalWrite(TRIG_PIN, HIGH);
delayMicroseconds(10);
digitalWrite(TRIG_PIN, LOW);
// Read the echo pin
duration = pulseIn(ECHO_PIN, HIGH);
// Calculate distance in cm
distance = (duration * 0.034) / 2;
// Print distance to the serial monitor
Serial.print("Distance: ");
Serial.print(distance);
Serial.println(" cm");
// Upload distance to ThingSpeak
ThingSpeak.setField(1, distance);
int httpCode = ThingSpeak.writeFields(channelID, apiKey);
if (httpCode == 200) {
Serial.println("Data updated successfully");
} else {
Serial.print("Error updating data: ");
Serial.println(httpCode);
}
delay(2000);
}
