3.1.5 Battery Indicator

Introduction

In this course, we will make a battery indicator device that can visually display the battery level on the LED Bargraph.

Components

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Schematic Diagram

T-Board Name

physical

wiringPi

BCM

GPIO17

Pin 11

0

17

GPIO18

Pin 12

1

18

GPIO27

Pin 13

2

27

GPIO25

Pin 22

6

25

GPIO12

Pin 32

26

12

GPIO16

Pin 36

27

16

GPIO20

Pin 38

28

20

GPIO21

Pin 40

29

21

GPIO5

Pin 29

21

5

GPIO6

Pin 31

22

6

GPIO13

Pin 33

23

13

GPIO19

Pin 35

24

19

GPIO26

Pin 37

25

26

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Experimental Procedures

Step 1: Build the circuit.

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For C Language Users

Step 2: Go to the folder of the code.

cd ~/davinci-kit-for-raspberry-pi/c/3.1.5/

Step 3: Compile the code.

gcc 3.1.5_BatteryIndicator.c -lwiringPi

Step 4: Run the executable file.

sudo ./a.out

After the program runs, give the 3rd pin of ADC0834 and the GND a lead-out wire separately and then lead them to the two poles of a battery separately. You can see the corresponding LED on the LED Bargraph is lit up to display the power level (measuring range: 0-5V).

Note

If it does not work after running, or there is an error prompt: "wiringPi.h: No such file or directory", please refer to C code is not working?.

Code Explanation

void LedBarGraph(int value){
    for(int i=0;i<10;i++){
        digitalWrite(pins[i],HIGH);
    }
    for(int i=0;i<value;i++){
        digitalWrite(pins[i],LOW);
    }
}

This function works for controlling the turning on or off of the 10 LEDs on the LED Bargraph. We give these 10 LEDs high levels to let they are off at first, then decide how many LEDs are lit up by changing the received analog value.

int main(void)
{
    uchar analogVal;
    if(wiringPiSetup() == -1){ //when initialize wiring failed,print messageto screen
        printf("setup wiringPi failed !");
        return 1;
    }
    pinMode(ADC_CS,  OUTPUT);
    pinMode(ADC_CLK, OUTPUT);
    for(int i=0;i<10;i++){       //make led pins' mode is output
        pinMode(pins[i], OUTPUT);
        digitalWrite(pins[i],HIGH);
    }
    while(1){
        analogVal = get_ADC_Result(0);
        LedBarGraph(analogVal/25);
        delay(100);
    }
    return 0;
}

analogVal produces values (0-255) with varying voltage values (0-5V), ex., if a 3V is detected on a battery, the corresponding value 152 is displayed on the voltmeter.

The 10 LEDs on the LED Bargraph are used to display the analogVal readings. 255/10=25, so every 25 the analog value increases, one more LED turns on, ex., if “analogVal=150 (about 3V), there are 6 LEDs turning on.”

For Python Language Users

Step 2: Go to the folder of the code.

cd ~/davinci-kit-for-raspberry-pi/python/

Step 3: Run the executable file.

sudo python3 3.1.5_BatteryIndicator.py

After the program runs, give the 3rd pin of ADC0834 and the GND a lead-out wire separately and then lead them to the two poles of a battery separately. You can see the corresponding LED on the LED Bargraph is lit up to display the power level (measuring range: 0-5V).

Code

Note

You can Modify/Reset/Copy/Run/Stop the code below. But before that, you need to go to source code path like davinci-kit-for-raspberry-pi/python.

import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import ADC0834
import time

ledPins = [25, 12, 16, 20, 21, 5, 6, 13, 19, 26]

def setup():
    GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
    ADC0834.setup()
    for i in ledPins:
        GPIO.setup(i, GPIO.OUT)
        GPIO.output(i, GPIO.HIGH)

def LedBarGraph(value):
    for i in ledPins:
        GPIO.output(i,GPIO.HIGH)
    for i in range(value):
        GPIO.output(ledPins[i],GPIO.LOW)

def destroy():
    GPIO.cleanup()

def loop():
    while True:
        analogVal = ADC0834.getResult()
        LedBarGraph(int(analogVal/25))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    setup()
    try:
        loop()
    except KeyboardInterrupt: # When 'Ctrl+C' is pressed, the program destroy() will be executed.
        destroy()

Code Explanation

def LedBarGraph(value):
    for i in ledPins:
        GPIO.output(i,GPIO.HIGH)
    for i in range(value):
        GPIO.output(ledPins[i],GPIO.LOW)

This function works for controlling the turning on or off of the 10 LEDs on the LED Bargraph. We give these 10 LEDs high levels to let they are off at first, then decide how many LEDs are lit up by changing the received analog value.

def loop():
    while True:
        analogVal = ADC0834.getResult()
        LedBarGraph(int(analogVal/25))

analogVal produces values (0-255) with varying voltage values (0-5V), ex., if a 3V is detected on a battery, the corresponding value 152 is displayed on the voltmeter.

The 10 LEDs on the LED Bargraph are used to display the analogVal readings. 255/10=25, so every 25 the analog value increases, one more LED turns on, ex., if “analogVal=150 (about 3V), there are 6 LEDs turning on.”

Phenomenon Picture

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