Simple Vu Meter Using Arduino
by EDISON SCIENCE CORNER in Circuits > Arduino
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Simple Vu Meter Using Arduino
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A volume unit (VU) meter or standard volume indicator (SVI) is a device displaying a representation of the signal level in audio equipment.so in this tutorial lets build a VU meter using Arduino
Things Needed
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- Arduino
- led
- aux cable
- jumper wire
- breadboard
Circuit Diagram
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just add an aux cable to pin a0
Connections
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connect anodes of less to pin 2-13
connect cathodes together and connect to ground
connect aux cable a0 and ground
SOLDERING ON a DOT PCB
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arrange in a round shape and solder
Code
Happy Making
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if you have any doubt, please let me know.