reading digital calipers with arduino zero

Hi all, I am having great trouble getting an accurate reading from my digital calipers that I want to use as a lathe DRO I have two types of caliper one uses a 3volt battery which I would expect to generate an active high signal and the other a 1.2 volt battery and I have connected clock pin 13 and data pin 12 when I use the 3volt the readings work but are not correct the 1.2 volt does not trigger an active high and so does notwork at all. I have tried connecting the power for the caliper to the arduino 3.3volt pin and ground but still I get incorrect readings.I enclose my edited copy of the files I have used can anyone please help.

/* Read the caliper data with Arduino and display mm on serial monitor and LCD
Tutorial on: 3D filament meter caliper Arduino i2c tutorial
Schematic: 3D filament meter caliper Arduino i2c tutorial
This version of mine is a combination of the above sketch adapted to print on an I2C 20 x 4 lcd

Caliper | Arduino

GND (black) GND + 200 ohm used only for the 1.2volt caliper
DAT (purple) D12
CLK (orange) D13
VCC 3.3V (red) 3.3V
*/

#include <Wire.h>
#include <Scheduler.h>
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27, 20, 4); // Set the LCD address to 0x27 for a 16 chars and 2 line display

void setup()
{
#define CLOCK_PIN 13
#define DATA_PIN 12
#define CLOCK1_PIN 11
#define DATA1_PIN 10

pinMode(CLOCK_PIN, INPUT);
pinMode(DATA_PIN, INPUT);
pinMode(CLOCK1_PIN, INPUT);
pinMode(DATA1_PIN, INPUT);
lcd.begin(); // initialize the LCD
lcd.clear();
lcd.backlight();
lcd.setCursor(3, 0);
lcd.print("My Digital DRO");
lcd.setCursor(3, 1);
lcd.print("Bed: 0.00 mm.");
lcd.setCursor(0, 2);
lcd.print("Xslide: 0.00 mm.");
lcd.setCursor(1, 3);
lcd.print("Powered by Arduino");
Scheduler.startLoop(loop1);
}

void loop()
{
char buf[20];
unsigned long tmpTime;
while(digitalRead(CLOCK_PIN)==LOW) {} //if clock is high wait until it turns to high
tmpTime=micros();
while(digitalRead(CLOCK_PIN)==HIGH) {} //wait for the end of the low pulse
if((micros()-tmpTime)<500) return; //if the HIGH pulse was longer than 500 micros we are at the start of a new bit sequence
readCaliper();
buf[0]=' ';

}
void readCaliper()
{
char buf[20];
int sign;
//int inches;
long value;
float result;
bool mm = true; //define mm to false if you want inces values
sign=1;
value=0;
//inches=0;
for(int i=0;i<24;i++) {
while(digitalRead(CLOCK_PIN)==LOW) {}
while(digitalRead(CLOCK_PIN)==HIGH) {}
if(digitalRead(DATA_PIN)==HIGH) {
if(i<20) value|=(1<<i);
if(i==20) sign=-1;
//if(i==23) inches=1;

}
}
if(mm)
{

result=((valuesign)/100.0);
lcd.setCursor(3, 1);lcd.print(" ");
lcd.setCursor(3, 1);lcd.print("Bed: ");lcd.print(result);lcd.print(" mm. ");
delay(100);
}
else
{
// result=(value
sign)/(inches?2000.0:100.0); //We map the values for inches, define mm to false if you want inces values
}

}

void loop1()
{
char buf1[20];
unsigned long tmp1Time;
while(digitalRead(CLOCK1_PIN)==LOW) {} //if clock is high wait until it turns to high
tmp1Time=micros();
while(digitalRead(CLOCK1_PIN)==HIGH) {} //wait for the end of the low pulse
if((micros()-tmp1Time)<500) return; //if the HIGH pulse was longer than 500 micros we are at the start of a new bit sequence
readCaliper1();
buf1[0]=' ';

}
void readCaliper1()
{
char buf1[20];
int sign1;
//int inches;
long value1;
float result1;
bool mm = true; //define mm to false if you want inces values
sign1=1;
value1=0;
//inches=0;
for(int i=0;i<24;i++) {
while(digitalRead(CLOCK1_PIN)==LOW) {}
while(digitalRead(CLOCK1_PIN)==HIGH) {}
if(digitalRead(DATA1_PIN)==HIGH) {
if(i<20) value1|=(1<<i);
if(i==20) sign1=-1;
//if(i==23) inches=1;

}
}
if(mm)
{

result1=((value1sign1)/100.0);
lcd.setCursor(3, 1);lcd.print(" ");
lcd.setCursor(0, 2);lcd.print("Xslide: ");lcd.print(result1);lcd.print(" mm. "); //intended to use for 2nd caliper
delay(100);
}
else
{
// result=(value
sign)/(inches?2000.0:100.0); //We map the values for inches, define mm to false if you want inces values
}

}

Please edit your post to add code tags, as described in "How to use this forum"

Post links to the calipers, and post a wiring diagram.

Hi,
Welcome to the forum.

Please read the first post in any forum entitled how to use this forum.
http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php/topic,148850.0.html .
Then look down to item #7 about how to post your code.
It will be formatted in a scrolling window that makes it easier to read.

Can you please post a copy of your circuit, in CAD or a picture of a hand drawn circuit in jpg, png?

Did you try the unedited version of the code, that is before you added the LCD?

Tom.... :slight_smile: