Portable USB based device for height measurement

Published Aug 27, 2021
 1 hours to build
 Beginner

The device is able to measure the height and the measurements are displayed on the mobiles screen. The device is battery independent and highly portable.

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Components Used

Ultrasonic Module HC-SR04
Ultrasonic module HC-SR04 is generally used for finding distance value and obstacle detection. It can operate in the range 2cm-400cm.
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ATtiny85
ATtiny85
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Description

Description

There are many day-to-day works in which the height needs to be measured. This measurement can be for various purposes. It becomes a tedious task to measure the height with the help of measuring tapes and scales. In this digital era of IoT many works can be done simply with the help of some speciffic systems. In this device, the ultrasonic sensor is interfaced with the digispark attiny 85 microcontrollers which measure the distance and then print the data in the text format on the device with which it is connected. The device does not require any kind of battery as it takes power from the USB port which makes the device highly portable. Also, the device works with any system which supports keyboard interfacing like with the pc, laptops, etc.

 

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Results

The device is able to print the distances measured on the screen. 

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