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Arduioscillo- The Arduino VoltMeter/Frequency Generator

by BeamNeuron on April 14, 2013

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Arduioscillo- The Arduino VoltMeter/Frequency Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Intro: Arduioscillo- The Arduino VoltMeter/Frequency Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 1: Bill Of Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Step 2: Schematic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Step 3: Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

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Intro: Arduioscillo- The Arduino VoltMeter/Frequency Generator
What Did I Make? The purpose of this project is to create an affordable and practical voltmeter/frequency generator out of materials lying around on your workbench. The
picture above is the final project and I am entering this instructable in the Make-To-Learn Contest so a vote would be appreciated along with what you think about this
project. How Did I Make It? I originally got the idea from other instructables that show you how to turn an Arduino into an oscilliscope but they were to complicated and
either needed expensive LCDs or a seperate computer. So I got the idea to build a small, cheap, and portable voltmeter that is based of of common items that would be
sitting on someones lab bench. Those items would be an Arduino, small LCD, a couple of LED's, some capacitors, a potentiometer, and a small female sudio socket (the
ones which would be in a phone or computer). As I was working I had the great idea to add a frequency generator usinging the PWM pins on the Arduino. Where Did I
Make It? I made this project on my lab bench which is really just a regular plastic table with various componets and tools on it. This project will help me generate
frequencies that I can't normally generate and measure voltage all within the same package. What Did I Learn? I learned how to program and solder more effectively and
my greatess success was just getting my project to work. If I had to do this project again I would build it on a special made PCB so there are not ugly wires hanging
everyehere and so it can be soldered easier.

Image Notes
1. LED Display
2. Switch capacitor Buffer for analog pin 0
3. Freq out

4. Freq tuner
5. LCD feedback

Step 1: Bill Of Materials

Here are the materials needed for this project in the picture above:

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 Step 2: Schematic
Below is a schematic of the entire project and anything in dashed lines is optional because it is an astetic piece or is not required for general operation.

Step 3: Code
Once you have the Arduino software plug your Arduino into the computer and upload the sketch provided below after you have unzipped it.

File Downloads

Arduino.zip (501 bytes)

[NOTE: When saving, if you see .tmp as the file ext, rename it to 'Arduino.zip']

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