I am very new to Arduino; just received my first bundles of Arduino UNO and components. It looks very nice and software shall be okay (C++ programmer).
However, I never touched hardware before; a guidance on how to wire would be appreciated. I might look at the wrong place... I have not managed to find even the descriptions what pins mean and I received Spanish documentation.
The goal:
To have a distance sensor installed what shows distance in millimeters on a 4 digits interface and at a certain distance move the little motor.
As far as I understand, I need to connect the Arduino board to the motor controller and that to the motor. Not sure where the distance sensor goes neither about the 4 display.
I have UNO R3, breadboard, ultrasonic proximity sensor (HCSR04), wires, resistors, 74HC595N, 4 digits tube (D5641CSR) and some others what might not be needed.
You have been given good information on how to do what you want to do. Just because you are too lazy to read the information supplied does not make the forum unhelpful.
If you cannot bother to read what is suggested, why should we think you will read our answer in this thread?
You don't seriously expect us to list the Arduino pinout here? Your request for that was what I was replying to. You even said you might have looked in the wrong place, so I told you the right one. I would have been glad to help you with the other stuff before you came back with that silly complaint.
A Google search for"D5641CSR" comes up with no usable information. How are we then supposed to know anything about it?
A search for "HCSR04 " in the search box at top of page comes up with many posts for you to read and research how to use it.
If you want an "out of the box" solution, you are in the wrong place. We help those that are prepared to actually help themselves rather than those that complain because we told them where to look.
fatfairy:
Most unhelpful forum ever.
Look here, look there, 0 specifics.
I have done something similar to what you are trying to do.
I won't do it for you, but I will guide.
So let's start with where you are at.
Tell me what you have working so far and what you want to do next.
Post any code you have and links to your hardware.
She (isn't a fairy always a she?) hasn't been able to do any code as she doesn't know how to connect stuff.
(I'm almost afraid to say this:)
Have a look in the examples that came with your IDE, which always is a good advice.
Lots of them have wiring instructions included as comments on the top of the sketches.
Never mind. Found the spec here: datasheet.sparkgo.com.br/LD3361BS.pdf page 36; if someone else runs into the same issue ever.
After all it was not that complicated, still took like two full days. I wonder why there is no standard pin default mfg standard and why RFC/spec numbers are not printed on parts (I would expect that as a bare minimum).
Solution was connecting two 595 mcs (not enough pins on UNO). Actually everything else works like a charm. I personally found strange that this was the most difficult part.
Anyone else - I would recommend you to order LCDs as this LED design is - at the very least with all the multiplexing is extremely complicated and just does not worth the time unless you go for mass production.
Just one hint on being helpful:
You have like 500K entries in the forum and search shows like 500 pages. When replying to an actual question is read docs or forums, now, that is not helping at all. Thank you anyways.
fatfairy:
Just one hint on being helpful:
You have like 500K entries in the forum and search shows like 500 pages. When replying to an actual question is read docs or forums, now, that is not helping at all. Thank you anyways.
The forum search uses Google. It returns about that many no matter what you type in. I did as in reply #7 and found useful information in the first 3 hits.
fatfairy:
Just one hint on being helpful:
You have like 500K entries in the forum and search shows like 500 pages. When replying to an actual question is read docs or forums, now, that is not helping at all. Thank you anyways.
You seem to forget, nobody HAS to help you.
Just be thankful for any help you DO get.
Whinging is not going to endear you to the community.
Never burn your bridges, you may be back for more help....
