ESP8266 - LM35 Temperature Sensor OLED
This tutorial instructs you how to use ESP8266 to obtain the temperature from an LM35 sensor and show it on an OLED.
Hardware Preparation
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Overview of OLED and LM35 Temperature Sensor
If you are unfamiliar with OLED and LM35 Temperature Sensor (including pinout, functionality, and programming), the following tutorials can help:
- ESP8266 - OLED tutorial
- ESP8266 - LM35 Temperature Sensor tutorial
Wiring Diagram
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See more in ESP8266's pinout and how to supply power to the ESP8266 and other components.
ESP8266 Code - LM35 Temperature Sensor - OLED
/*
* This ESP8266 NodeMCU code was developed by newbiely.com
*
* This ESP8266 NodeMCU code is made available for public use without any restriction
*
* For comprehensive instructions and wiring diagrams, please visit:
* https://newbiely.com/tutorials/esp8266/esp8266-lm35-temperature-sensor-oled
*/
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>
#define OLED_WIDTH 128 // OLED display width, in pixels
#define OLED_HEIGHT 64 // OLED display height, in pixels
#define ADC_VREF_mV 5000.0 // in millivolt
#define ADC_RESOLUTION 1024.0
#define PIN_LM35 A0 // pin connected to LM35 temperature sensor
Adafruit_SSD1306 oled(OLED_WIDTH, OLED_HEIGHT, &Wire, -1); // create SSD1306 display object connected to I2C
String temperature_str;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
// initialize OLED display with address 0x3C for 128x64
if (!oled.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C)) {
Serial.println(F("SSD1306 allocation failed"));
while (true);
}
delay(2000); // wait for initializing
oled.clearDisplay(); // clear display
oled.setTextSize(2); // text size
oled.setTextColor(WHITE); // text color
oled.setCursor(0, 10); // position to display
temperature_str.reserve(10); // to avoid fragmenting memory when using String
}
void loop() {
// get the ADC value from the LM35 temperature sensor
int adcVal = analogRead(PIN_LM35);
// convert the ADC value to voltage in millivolt
float milliVolt = adcVal * (ADC_VREF_mV / ADC_RESOLUTION);
// convert the voltage to the temperature in Celsius
float temperature_C = milliVolt / 10;
temperature_str = String(temperature_C, 2); // two decimal places
temperature_str += "°C";
Serial.println(temperature_str); // print the temperature in Celsius to Serial Monitor
oled_display_center(temperature_str); // display temperature on OLED
}
void oled_display_center(String text) {
int16_t x1;
int16_t y1;
uint16_t width;
uint16_t height;
oled.getTextBounds(text, 0, 0, &x1, &y1, &width, &height);
// center the display both horizontally and vertically
oled.clearDisplay(); // clear display
oled.setCursor((OLED_WIDTH - width) / 2, (OLED_HEIGHT - height) / 2);
oled.println(text); // text to display
oled.display();
}
Detailed Instructions
To get started with ESP8266 on Arduino IDE, follow these steps:
- Check out the how to setup environment for ESP8266 on Arduino IDE tutorial if this is your first time using ESP8266.
- Wire the components as shown in the diagram.
- Connect the ESP8266 board to your computer using a USB cable.
- Open Arduino IDE on your computer.
- Choose the correct ESP8266 board, such as (e.g. NodeMCU 1.0 (ESP-12E Module)), and its respective COM port.
- Click to the Libraries icon on the left bar of the Arduino IDE.
- Search for “SSD1306” and locate the SSD1306 library from Adafruit.
- Click the Install button to add the library.
- You will be prompted to install some additional library dependencies.
- To install all of them, click the Install All button.
- Copy the code above and open it in the Arduino IDE.
- Click the Upload button in the Arduino IDE to send the code to the ESP8266.
- Place the sensor in hot and cold water or hold it in your hand.
- Check out the results on the OLED display and the Serial Monitor.
※ NOTE THAT:
The code in question will center the text both horizontally and vertically on an OLED display.