Arduino UNO: HX711 and Load Cell Punching Bag is a cool project for measuring how much you can damage an opponent using fists:
If you are bored at home &
want to enjoy real fist fighting, then why not build a very cool project that
allows you to test your fist power. Isn’t it a cool idea? If your answer is yes,
then check out how you can build one for yourself below:
In Arduino UNO Punching Bag project,
you can learn about the power you have in your punch & a load cell combined
with HX711 can calculate it.
Do you know how much force you
have in your punch? Why not try it yourself by punching a bag & a force
gauge will calculate your punch power.
Equipment:
Equipment required for Arduino UNO: HX711 and Load Cell Punching Bag
are mentioned below:
- Arduino UNO
- Load cell can act as weight sensor & measure the value between 0 to 50 kg
- ADC for HX711 load cell
- LCD used in this project is 16 x 2 matrix
- Arduino IDE App is required to upload code & run the project
- PC / Laptop is required for connecting Arduino UNO
Load Cell:
A load cell is used for
calculating force of punch. When you apply a force on this sensor then it is
converted into a weak signal which shows on its output wires. Load cell sensor
acts as transducer which changes force into a signal which can be measured
using Arduino.
Load cell can produce output in
millivolts which requires an amplifier to change this signal into a level that
user can change into a signal & run it. So we need HX711 amplifier with an
ADC. This amplifier is used to increase the small value coming from load cell
& sends this amplified output to Arduino UNO which can run a program for
calculating force from the information it receives.
If you are satisfied till this
point, then you can easily build this cool project which does not need
expertise & anyone following a step by step tutorial can build it. Check
out the complete project here: Arduino UNO: HX711 and Load Cell Punching Bag
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