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Weigh Objects with an Arduino Scale

Weigh Objects with an Arduino Scale © GPL3+

Weigh objects, and make decisions based on weight.

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Components and supplies

HX711
×1
Ph a000066 iso (1) ztbmubhmho
Arduino UNO
×1
Load Cell
×1

Necessary tools and machines

09507 01
Soldering iron (generic)

About this project

I found a dead scale at work, the electronics were fried. I figured the load cell inside was still good, and would be fun to hack. I stripped out the load cell, and connected it to an Arduino with a HX711 amplifier / 24 bit ADC.

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Load Cell SketchC/C++
Copy into Arduino IDE and upload to your Arduino. Don't forget to install library (see code line 4)
/* sample for digital weight scale of hx711
 * library design: Weihong Guan (@aguegu)
 * library host on
 *https://github.com/aguegu/ardulibs/tree/3cdb78f3727d9682f7fd22156604fc1e4edd75d1/hx711
 */
 // See original article and code / library link at http://arduinotronics.blogspot.com/2015/06/arduino-hx711-digital-scale.html

// Hx711.DOUT - pin #A2
// Hx711.SCK - pin #A3

#include <Hx711.h>
Hx711 scale(A2, A3);

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
  Serial.print(scale.getGram(), 1);
  Serial.println(" g");
  delay(200);
}

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