Lily pad arduino flex sensor calibration codeing

Hello,

I'm new to Arduino and I wanted to calibrate 5 flex sensors, I have the code to do so but whenever I open up the serial monitor I get this:

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847
808
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what does this mean, am I supposed to get these values?
They are different from what I've seen online

If there is a better or easier code that can help me find the min and max values for the servos I'm using can you please share that with me.

Hello,

I'm new to arduino and for a project I need to use flex sensors to move servos, 5 flex sensors and 5 servos. I was wondering if there was any code that code that could help me to accomplish this. I tried to us one of the example codes for a potentiometer but I got some weird out puts in the serial monitor. What's should I be looking for. Also how can I desperate each sensor to find what each max and min values is?

what does this mean

It means that the code contains some Serial.print() statements.

am I supposed to get these values?

Yes.

They are different from what I've seen online

So?

If there is a better or easier code that can help me find the min and max values for the servos I'm using can you please share that with me.

Better, or easier, than what?

So then I'm guessing when unflexed 808 is the min. If I run the same code flexing the sensor fully then that will give me a higher number being the max right? Now is this the data for one flex sensor or all 5.

So then I'm guessing when unflexed 808 is the min. If I run the same code flexing the sensor fully then that will give me a higher number being the max right?

As far as I know, those numbers are generated randomly.

Now is this the data for one flex sensor or all 5.

Probably.

Apparently, you did NOT read the stickies in this section of the forum - the ones you were supposed to read BEFORE you posted here. Now is a good time to remedy that.

minimum = sensorvalue;

if (sensorvalue < minimum) minimum = sensorvalue;

for maximum similar code and that 5 times

please try it first for 1 sensor

Or measure max and min for each one using a DMM, and then compare your results with what the sensor datasheet says you should expect. Then use those results to calculate (by "hand") what the expected analogReads should be and compare with what your Lillypad tells you.

Also, see this, especially items 4, 11, 13, and 15; and especially the bold text of those items.

@StickProject, stop cross-posting. Other threads removed.

@StickProject, stop cross-posting. Threads merged.