What is the most widely used program for visualizing sensor outputs for people that use Arduino.
I need to visualize sensor data and maybe be able to filter out some of the signals the sensor receives.
It seems like Matlab or Processing come up the most in video tutorials. Also it should be user friendly because i'm a beginner.
Thanks for any help pointing me in the right direction.
Hi David, I'm also looking for a "program for visualizing sensor outputs" on the Arduino. In the past I have worked with several different data acquisition programs and hardware, in an engineering lab setting. Expensive programs such as LabVIEW coupled with National Instruments hardware such as Compact RIO and an embedded control board sbRIO The Arduino is in many ways very similar to this hardware. I have recently started to work with the Arduino Uno board. It was great fun to learn using the compiler. I have even written a few applications for my job. Simple control programs that input sensor data and output PWM or digital lines that control processes such as heating, control valves, or remotely controlling the voltage or current of a power supply. I can even save csv data files on an SD card! Moreover, all these are from examples that are on the Arduino Forum and Tutorials. Well, you get the idea. So the next obvious step (for me) is to be able to View these sensor inputs and control outputs on a Graphic User Interface (GUI). I am, perhaps, a slow learner because I have been reading about Processing, QT, and Visual Micro for Visual Studio 13/15 Community, Firmata (not the hair product), there are many applications out there but I just can’t seem to get a grip onto anyone of them. I’m still trying! But if anyone out there can bring an “Interfacing 101” tutorial for Arduino boards with a PC to visualize the data that the Arduino boards access it would be GREAT!
Finally, I started to learn about the Raspberry Pi and it is also a very exciting project that I hope to include in my “Maker Toolbox” I am pursuing these things for a hobby (not just my job) like making a weather station or pointing a solar panel directly at the sun …The options are limitless. Ultimately, I realize I should just pick one of the many options for a PC-Arduino interface and try very hard to understand it. I would really like to hear some suggestions on which one I should try.
justGene
You guys need to then read a thread in this section, not sure how you may have missed it.
The developer has done quite a nice job of making the sort of things you speak possible.
Link SerialComGrapher - Graphical Visualize Serial Data - Interfacing w/ Software on the Computer - Arduino Forum
Paul
Hi Paul I went to the web site and it looks very interesting very well done indeed! But not in English (some English?) Still poking around though. This is exactly the type of GUI I am looking for.
justGene
If that is all you are looking for, there are a number of simple options. Livegraph is a freebie. If you have an older version of Excel you can use PX-DAQ, which effectively turns Excel into a terminal that will take a data feed direct from Arduino and give you a live graph as well as live update to spreadsheets. Another simple option is to use Bluetooth Graphics Terminal.
rockwallaby:
You guys need to then read a thread in this section, not sure how you may have missed it.
The developer has done quite a nice job of making the sort of things you speak possible.
Link SerialComGrapher - Graphical Visualize Serial Data - Interfacing w/ Software on the Computer - Arduino Forum
Paul
It looks good but i'm a beginner and using software that is probably not all in english and has next to no support in these forums doesn't seem like a good choice.
MatLab seems to always popup but i'm not ready to shell out $100 bucks or so to find out if i can even use it.