Tag Archives: SSD1306

In this video lesson we take you through the project of building an Arduino Barometric Pressure Weather Station. It builds on the last two lessons in this series. We measure and display instantaneous Barometric Pressure, normalized to Sea Level. Then in the lower portion on the OLED SSD1306 display, we show a graph of the barometric pressure over the last 24 hours.

Arduino Altimeter — Schematic for the Portable Arduino Barometric Pressure Sensor

When using the breadvolt, or any battery power supply on a breadboard project, do not turn the power supply on while the Raspberry Pi Pico is connected to USB, as you could generate voltage conflicts. It is an either or. If the USB is connected, the power supply should be OFF. Or if you are going to connect the USB, first turn off the power supply.

Below we include the code we develop in the above video. Make sure to set the ‘alt’ variable to your elevation at your location, in meters.

#include <SPI.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>
#include <Adafruit_BMP085.h>

int lastUpdate = 0;
int updateInterval = 600000;

float rawXdata[128];
int normXdata[128];

float rawYdata[128];
int normYdata[128];

float xMin = 0;
float xMax = 127;

float yMin = 28;
float yMax = 31;

float Pt = 14;
float Pb = 63;

float Pl = 0;
float Pr = 127;

int numPoints = 128;

Adafruit_BMP085 BP;
bool BMPconnected = false;

float BarPress = 30;
float BarPressNow = 30;
float alt = 1127;

int screenWidth = 128;
int screenHeight = 64;
int oledReset = -1;
#define SCREEN_ADDRESS 0x3C
Adafruit_SSD1306 oled(screenWidth, screenHeight, &Wire, oledReset);

void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  BMPconnected = BP.begin();
  if (BMPconnected == true) {
    Serial.println("BMP180 found and Connected");
  }
  if (BMPconnected == false) {
    Serial.println("BMP180 not found, Check Connections");
  }
  oled.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, SCREEN_ADDRESS);
  oled.clearDisplay();
  oled.display();
  for (int i = 0; i < numPoints; i= i + 1) {
    rawXdata[i] = i;
  }
}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
  BarPressNow = normPress(alt);
  BarPress = .95 * BarPress + .05 * BarPressNow;
  if (millis() - lastUpdate >= updateInterval) {
    for (int i = 0; i < numPoints - 1; i = i + 1) {
      rawYdata[i] = rawYdata[i + 1];

    }
    lastUpdate=millis();
    rawYdata[numPoints-1]=BarPress;
    normData();
    oled.clearDisplay();
    plotGraph();
  }
  oled.clearDisplay();
  oled.setCursor(0, 0);
  oled.setTextColor(WHITE);
  oled.setTextSize(2);
  oled.print(BarPress);
  oled.setTextSize(1);
  oled.println(" In HG");
  normData();
  plotGraph();
  oled.display();
  delay(.1);
}

float normPress(float elev) {
  float BPRaw;
  float BPNorm;
  float T0 = 288.15;
  float L = .0065;
  float R = 8.3144598;
  float M = .0289644;
  float g = 9.8;
  float c = M * g / (R * L);
  BPRaw = BP.readPressure() * .0002953;
  BPNorm = BPRaw / pow(1 - L * elev / T0, c);
  return BPNorm;
}
void normData() {
  for (int i = 0; i < numPoints; i = i + 1) {
    normYdata[i] = (Pb - Pt) / (yMin - yMax) * (rawYdata[i] - yMax) + Pt;
    normXdata[i] = (Pr - Pl) / (xMax - xMin) * (rawXdata[i] - xMin) + Pl;
  }
}
void plotGraph() {
  oled.drawLine(Pl, Pt, Pl, Pb, WHITE);
  oled.drawLine(Pl, Pb, Pr, Pb, WHITE);
  int MID = (Pb - Pt) / (yMin - yMax) * (29.92 - yMax) + Pt;
  oled.drawLine(Pl, MID, Pr, MID, WHITE);
  for (int i = 0; i < numPoints - 1; i = i + 1) {
    oled.drawLine(normXdata[i], normYdata[i], normXdata[i + 1], normYdata[i + 1], WHITE);
  }
}

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#include <SPI.h>

#include <Wire.h>

#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>

#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>

#include <Adafruit_BMP085.h>

int lastUpdate = 0;

int updateInterval = 600000;

float rawXdata[128];

int normXdata[128];

float rawYdata[128];

int normYdata[128];

float xMin = 0;

float xMax = 127;

float yMin = 28;

float yMax = 31;

float Pt = 14;

float Pb = 63;

float Pl = 0;

float Pr = 127;

int numPoints = 128;

Adafruit_BMP085 BP;

bool BMPconnected = false;

float BarPress = 30;

float BarPressNow = 30;

float alt = 1127;

int screenWidth = 128;

int screenHeight = 64;

int oledReset = -1;

#define SCREEN_ADDRESS 0x3C

Adafruit_SSD1306 oled(screenWidth, screenHeight, &Wire, oledReset);

void setup() {

// put your setup code here, to run once:

Serial.begin(9600);

BMPconnected = BP.begin();

if (BMPconnected == true) {

Serial.println("BMP180 found and Connected");

}

if (BMPconnected == false) {

Serial.println("BMP180 not found, Check Connections");

}

oled.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, SCREEN_ADDRESS);

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.display();

for (int i = 0; i < numPoints; i= i + 1) {

rawXdata[i] = i;

}

void loop() {

// put your main code here, to run repeatedly:

BarPressNow = normPress(alt);

BarPress = .95 * BarPress + .05 * BarPressNow;

if (millis() - lastUpdate >= updateInterval) {

for (int i = 0; i < numPoints - 1; i = i + 1) {

rawYdata[i] = rawYdata[i + 1];

}

lastUpdate=millis();

rawYdata[numPoints-1]=BarPress;

normData();

oled.clearDisplay();

plotGraph();

}

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.setCursor(0, 0);

oled.setTextColor(WHITE);

oled.setTextSize(2);

oled.print(BarPress);

oled.setTextSize(1);

oled.println(" In HG");

normData();

plotGraph();

oled.display();

delay(.1);

}

float normPress(float elev) {

float BPRaw;

float BPNorm;

float T0 = 288.15;

float L = .0065;

float R = 8.3144598;

float M = .0289644;

float g = 9.8;

float c = M * g / (R * L);

BPRaw = BP.readPressure() * .0002953;

BPNorm = BPRaw / pow(1 - L * elev / T0, c);

return BPNorm;

}

void normData() {

for (int i = 0; i < numPoints; i = i + 1) {

normYdata[i] = (Pb - Pt) / (yMin - yMax) * (rawYdata[i] - yMax) + Pt;

normXdata[i] = (Pr - Pl) / (xMax - xMin) * (rawXdata[i] - xMin) + Pl;

}

void plotGraph() {

oled.drawLine(Pl, Pt, Pl, Pb, WHITE);

oled.drawLine(Pl, Pb, Pr, Pb, WHITE);

int MID = (Pb - Pt) / (yMin - yMax) * (29.92 - yMax) + Pt;

oled.drawLine(Pl, MID, Pr, MID, WHITE);

for (int i = 0; i < numPoints - 1; i = i + 1) {

oled.drawLine(normXdata[i], normYdata[i], normXdata[i + 1], normYdata[i + 1], WHITE);

}

Arduino

Plot any Data or Graph on any OLED

March 6, 2025 admin

In this video I show you how you can easily plot any graph or data onto any OLED display. We create a mathematical function which will map the raw data onto the screen. We demonstrate the function with a sin wave, but the function will work with any equation or data. This is the code which we developed in the video.

#include <SPI.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>

float rawXdata[128];
int normXdata[128];

float rawYdata[128];
int normYdata[128];

float xMin = 0;
float xMax = 2 * 3.1415;

float yMin = -1;
float yMax = 1;

float Pt = 0;
float Pb = 63;

float Pl = 0;
float Pr = 127;

float pi = 3.14159265;

int numPoints = 128;

int screenWidth = 128;
int screenHeight = 64;
int oledReset = -1;
#define SCREEN_ADDRESS 0x3C
Adafruit_SSD1306 oled(screenWidth, screenHeight, &Wire, oledReset);

int j=0;

void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
  Serial.begin(115200);
  oled.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, SCREEN_ADDRESS);
  oled.clearDisplay();
  oled.display();
}
void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:

  for (int i = 0; i < numPoints; i = i + 1) {
    rawXdata[i] = i * (2 * pi / 127);
    rawYdata[i] = sin(rawXdata[i]);
    Serial.println(rawYdata[i]);
    delay(100);
  }
normData();
plotGraph();
oled.display();
}

void normData() {
  for (int i = 0; i < numPoints; i = i + 1) {
    normYdata[i] = (Pb - Pt) / (yMin - yMax) * (rawYdata[i] - yMax) + Pt;
    normXdata[i] = (Pr - Pl) / (xMax - xMin) * (rawXdata[i] - xMin) + Pl;
  }
}
void plotGraph(){
    oled.drawLine(Pl,Pt,Pl,Pb,WHITE);
    oled.drawLine(Pl,Pb,Pr,Pb,WHITE);
  for (int i=0;i<numPoints-1;i=i+1){
  oled.drawLine(normXdata[i],normYdata[i],normXdata[i+1],normYdata[i+1],WHITE);
  }
}

#include <SPI.h>

#include <Wire.h>

#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>

#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>

float rawXdata[128];

int normXdata[128];

float rawYdata[128];

int normYdata[128];

float xMin = 0;

float xMax = 2 * 3.1415;

float yMin = -1;

float yMax = 1;

float Pt = 0;

float Pb = 63;

float Pl = 0;

float Pr = 127;

float pi = 3.14159265;

int numPoints = 128;

int screenWidth = 128;

int screenHeight = 64;

int oledReset = -1;

#define SCREEN_ADDRESS 0x3C

Adafruit_SSD1306 oled(screenWidth, screenHeight, &Wire, oledReset);

int j=0;

void setup() {

// put your setup code here, to run once:

Serial.begin(115200);

oled.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, SCREEN_ADDRESS);

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.display();

}

void loop() {

// put your main code here, to run repeatedly:

for (int i = 0; i < numPoints; i = i + 1) {

rawXdata[i] = i * (2 * pi / 127);

rawYdata[i] = sin(rawXdata[i]);

Serial.println(rawYdata[i]);

delay(100);

}

normData();

plotGraph();

oled.display();

}

void normData() {

for (int i = 0; i < numPoints; i = i + 1) {

normYdata[i] = (Pb - Pt) / (yMin - yMax) * (rawYdata[i] - yMax) + Pt;

normXdata[i] = (Pr - Pl) / (xMax - xMin) * (rawXdata[i] - xMin) + Pl;

}

void plotGraph(){

oled.drawLine(Pl,Pt,Pl,Pb,WHITE);

oled.drawLine(Pl,Pb,Pr,Pb,WHITE);

for (int i=0;i<numPoints-1;i=i+1){

oled.drawLine(normXdata[i],normYdata[i],normXdata[i+1],normYdata[i+1],WHITE);

}

Raspberry Pi Pico

Portable Distance Measurement Project With HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor

February 11, 2025 admin

In this video lesson we explore creating a portable distance measurement widget using the Raspberry Pi Pico W, the HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor, and the SSD1306 OLED display.

The schematic we use for this project is as follows:

In this work, we use the State Machines on the Pi Pico to ensure precise timing. Below, we include the code developed in the lesson above:

import rp2
from machine import Pin,I2C  #***************
import time
from ssd1306 import SSD1306_I2C  #**************

i2c2=I2C(1,sda=Pin(2), scl=Pin(3), freq=400000)
dsp=SSD1306_I2C(128,64,i2c2)

@rp2.asm_pio(set_init=rp2.PIO.OUT_LOW)
def pulse_program():
    wrap_target()
    pull(block)
    mov(x,osr)
    set(pins,1)[31-1]
    set(pins,0)
    wait(1,pin,0)
    label("land")
    in_(pins,1) # 1 Cycle
    mov(y,isr)  # 1 Cycle
    jmp(not_y,"moveOn") # 1 Cycle
    jmp(x_dec,"land")  # 1 Cycle
    label("moveOn")
    mov(isr,invert(x))
    push()
    wrap()
triggerPin = Pin(18,Pin.OUT)
echoPin = Pin(19, Pin.IN)
sm=rp2.StateMachine(0,pulse_program, freq=1000000, set_base=triggerPin,in_base=echoPin)
sm.active(1)
while True:
    sm.put(0xFFFFFFFF)
    print("Pulse Launched")
    clockCycles=(sm.get())*4/2
    distance=clockCycles*.0342
    print("Distance to Target: ",distance)
    dsp.text("Distance: "+str(distance),0,16)
    dsp.show()
    dsp.fill(0)
    time.sleep(.25)

import rp2

from machine import Pin,I2C #***************

import time

from ssd1306 import SSD1306_I2C #**************

i2c2=I2C(1,sda=Pin(2), scl=Pin(3), freq=400000)

dsp=SSD1306_I2C(128,64,i2c2)

@rp2.asm_pio(set_init=rp2.PIO.OUT_LOW)

def pulse_program():

wrap_target()

pull(block)

mov(x,osr)

set(pins,1)[31-1]

set(pins,0)

wait(1,pin,0)

label("land")

in_(pins,1) # 1 Cycle

mov(y,isr) # 1 Cycle

jmp(not_y,"moveOn") # 1 Cycle

jmp(x_dec,"land") # 1 Cycle

label("moveOn")

mov(isr,invert(x))

push()

wrap()

triggerPin = Pin(18,Pin.OUT)

echoPin = Pin(19, Pin.IN)

sm=rp2.StateMachine(0,pulse_program, freq=1000000, set_base=triggerPin,in_base=echoPin)

sm.active(1)

while True:

sm.put(0xFFFFFFFF)

print("Pulse Launched")

clockCycles=(sm.get())*4/2

distance=clockCycles*.0342

print("Distance to Target: ",distance)

dsp.text("Distance: "+str(distance),0,16)

dsp.show()

dsp.fill(0)

time.sleep(.25)

Arduino

Arduino Project for a Portable Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

January 30, 2025 admin

In this video lesson we create a portable distance measuring prototype, using an Arduino Uno R4 WiFi. This project incorporates a HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor, a ‘Go’ button, and the SSD1306 OLED Display. The project is powered by the Sunfounder Breadboard power bank. The arduino is powered by the power bank as well, so the project can operate totally portable. When the device is turned on, the OLED prompts the user to position the device. When the ‘Go’ button is pushed, the device measures the distance to the target, then displays the distance on the OLED display.

Schematic of the Portable Arduino Uno R4 WiFi Distance Sensor

The video above gives all the details of the project, with step-by-step instructions.

For your convenience, the code developed in the video is presented below. Enjoy!

#include <SPI.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>

int butPin = 2;
int butVal = 1;
int butValOld = 1;

int trigPin = 4;
int echoPin = 3;
int pingTime;
float targDist;
int ft;
float in;

int screenWidth = 128;
int screenHeight = 64;
int oledReset = -1;
#define SCREEN_ADDRESS 0x3C
Adafruit_SSD1306 oled(screenWidth, screenHeight, &Wire, oledReset);

void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(butPin, INPUT_PULLUP);
  pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);
  oled.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, SCREEN_ADDRESS);
  oled.clearDisplay();
  oled.display();
}
void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
  oled.setCursor(0, 12);
  oled.setTextColor(WHITE);
  oled.setTextSize(1);
  oled.println("Point the ");
  oled.println("DistoMatic at");
  oled.println("Target and Press");
  oled.println("Go");
  oled.display();
  butVal = digitalRead(butPin);
  if (butValOld == 0 && butVal == 1) {
    targDist = findDistance();
    ft = targDist/12;
    in = targDist - ft*12;
    oled.clearDisplay();
    oled.setCursor(0, 0);
    oled.setTextColor(WHITE);
    oled.setTextSize(2);
    Serial.println(targDist);
    Serial.println(ft);
    Serial.println(in);
    oled.println(String(ft)+" Ft.");
    oled.println(String(in)+" In.");
    oled.display();
    delay(5000);
    oled.clearDisplay();
    oled.display();
  }
  butValOld = butVal;
}

float findDistance() {
  float d;
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  delayMicroseconds(2);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(10);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  d = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH) / 2. * .0135;
  return d;
}

#include <SPI.h>

#include <Wire.h>

#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>

#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>

int butPin = 2;

int butVal = 1;

int butValOld = 1;

int trigPin = 4;

int echoPin = 3;

int pingTime;

float targDist;

int ft;

float in;

int screenWidth = 128;

int screenHeight = 64;

int oledReset = -1;

#define SCREEN_ADDRESS 0x3C

Adafruit_SSD1306 oled(screenWidth, screenHeight, &Wire, oledReset);

void setup() {

// put your setup code here, to run once:

Serial.begin(9600);

pinMode(butPin, INPUT_PULLUP);

pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT);

pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);

oled.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, SCREEN_ADDRESS);

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.display();

}

void loop() {

// put your main code here, to run repeatedly:

oled.setCursor(0, 12);

oled.setTextColor(WHITE);

oled.setTextSize(1);

oled.println("Point the ");

oled.println("DistoMatic at");

oled.println("Target and Press");

oled.println("Go");

oled.display();

butVal = digitalRead(butPin);

if (butValOld == 0 && butVal == 1) {

targDist = findDistance();

ft = targDist/12;

in = targDist - ft*12;

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.setCursor(0, 0);

oled.setTextColor(WHITE);

oled.setTextSize(2);

Serial.println(targDist);

Serial.println(ft);

Serial.println(in);

oled.println(String(ft)+" Ft.");

oled.println(String(in)+" In.");

oled.display();

delay(5000);

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.display();

}

butValOld = butVal;

}

float findDistance() {

float d;

digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);

delayMicroseconds(2);

digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);

delayMicroseconds(10);

digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);

d = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH) / 2. * .0135;

return d;

}

Arduino

Using the SSD1306 OLED With an Arduino

January 23, 2025 admin

In this Video Tutorial we show you how to incorporate the SSD1306 OLED into your Arduino project. This is a versatile, low power display that makes it easy for you to incorporate a nice display into your Arduino projects. For this project, we connect the OLED via I2C. The schematic for our project is presented below:

Our physical build looked like this:

The video above shows in depth description of the code development, but for your convenience, we include the code below.

#include <SPI.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>

int screenWidth = 128;
int screenHeight = 64;
int oledReset = -1;
#define SCREEN_ADDRESS 0x3C
Adafruit_SSD1306 oled(screenWidth,screenHeight,&Wire,oledReset);

void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:
Serial.begin(9600);
oled.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, SCREEN_ADDRESS);
}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
oled.clearDisplay();
oled.display();
oled.setCursor(0,12);
oled.setTextColor(WHITE);
oled.setTextSize(3);
oled.println(" Hello");
oled.println(" World!");
oled.display();
delay(1000);
oled.invertDisplay(1);
delay(1000);
oled.invertDisplay(0);
delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();
oled.drawPixel(64,32,WHITE);
oled.display();
delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();
oled.drawLine(0,0,127,63,WHITE);
oled.display();
delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();
oled.drawLine(0,32,127,32,WHITE);
oled.drawLine(64,0,64,63,WHITE);
oled.display();
delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();
oled.drawRect(0,0,128,64,WHITE);
oled.display();
delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();
oled.fillRect(0,0,128,64,WHITE);
oled.display();
delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();
oled.fillRect(0,0,128,64,WHITE);
oled.fillRect(5,5,118,54,BLACK);
oled.display();
delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();
oled.drawCircle(64,32,31,WHITE);
oled.display();
delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();
oled.fillCircle(64,32,31,WHITE);
oled.fillCircle(64,32,24,BLACK);
oled.display();
delay(1000);

}

#include <SPI.h>

#include <Wire.h>

#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>

#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>

int screenWidth = 128;

int screenHeight = 64;

int oledReset = -1;

#define SCREEN_ADDRESS 0x3C

Adafruit_SSD1306 oled(screenWidth,screenHeight,&Wire,oledReset);

void setup() {

// put your setup code here, to run once:

Serial.begin(9600);

oled.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, SCREEN_ADDRESS);

}

void loop() {

// put your main code here, to run repeatedly:

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.display();

oled.setCursor(0,12);

oled.setTextColor(WHITE);

oled.setTextSize(3);

oled.println(" Hello");

oled.println(" World!");

oled.display();

delay(1000);

oled.invertDisplay(1);

delay(1000);

oled.invertDisplay(0);

delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.drawPixel(64,32,WHITE);

oled.display();

delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.drawLine(0,0,127,63,WHITE);

oled.display();

delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.drawLine(0,32,127,32,WHITE);

oled.drawLine(64,0,64,63,WHITE);

oled.display();

delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.drawRect(0,0,128,64,WHITE);

oled.display();

delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.fillRect(0,0,128,64,WHITE);

oled.display();

delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.fillRect(0,0,128,64,WHITE);

oled.fillRect(5,5,118,54,BLACK);

oled.display();

delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.drawCircle(64,32,31,WHITE);

oled.display();

delay(1000);

oled.clearDisplay();

oled.fillCircle(64,32,31,WHITE);

oled.fillCircle(64,32,24,BLACK);

oled.display();

delay(1000);

}

Technology Tutorials

Tag Archives: SSD1306

Portable Arduino Barometric Weather Station

Plot any Data or Graph on any OLED

Portable Distance Measurement Project With HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor

Arduino Project for a Portable Ultrasonic Distance Sensor

Using the SSD1306 OLED With an Arduino

Making The World a Better Place One High Tech Project at a Time. Enjoy!