How to Make a Wind Vane
by cristinepotu7171 in Circuits > Arduino
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How to Make a Wind Vane
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A simple project for beginners, displaying the wind direction on an oled display and Arduino board
What You Will Need
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1x1k resistor
1xArduino nano (or any oder Arduino board)
1xpush button
1xoLed display
1xrotary potentiometer
Visuino software
or
IDE for Arduino
Wirring Diagram
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Make the connections of the components according to the diagram below
Start Visuino Software or Arduino IDE and Upload the Code
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The code is generated in the Visuino software, but you can find it below in IDE format for Arduino.Upload the code to the Arduino board' To start programming the Arduino, you will need to have the Arduino IDE installed from here: https://www.arduino.cc/. For Visuino download here:https://www.visuino.eu
Project Testing, Execution Ideas
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At this point, tests are done and assembly in the housing
Play Project
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If you power the Arduino board,the circle with the cardinal points and the indicator arrow will appear on the screen, which will indicate the wind direction depending on the position of the potentiometer. Thank you for following me here. I hope you like my project, there will be other interesting ones. Good luck with your projects!