Simple Arduino Stopwatch

by kohlinea26 in Circuits > Arduino

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Simple Arduino Stopwatch

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This is a stopwatch that starts when you press a button and stops by pressing that same button.

Supplies

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The materials you will need are a lcd screen, potentiometer, a push button, breadboard, around 20 wires(can be any color) and Arduino circuit board.

Place Potentiometer and Push Button on Bread Board

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Make sure the the push button is on both rails and the potentiometer lines up with the correct position as in the photo above.

Place LCD Screen on Breadboard

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Add the lcd screen to display the stopwatch and place it behind the potentiometer so it can control the brightness of the lcd screen.

Complete Wiring of the Circuit

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Enter the Code

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The code is 36 lines long and to get the full code look at both pictures.

Send Code to Arduino and Observe Final Project

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