Hello I'm fairly new to Arduino. I'm wondering if there's a way to use four beam break IR sensors connected with one LCD screen, or would each sensor need it's own screen? I'm trying to come up with a way to make an Arduino controlled Hogwarts house points system. (I attached an image if you don't know what that is.) So I was thinking for my project, instead of having that top compartment where the gems sit before they fall, I would just drop them in manually into the glass cylinders, but each cylinder would have a beam break sensor somewhere at the top which would count the number of gems I drop in and all four cylinders would display their number on the same screen. Is this feasible? Is there a different type of sensor that would also work? And because I don't really know how to code at this point, would it be very complicated to find different codes and sort of combine them to do what I want? And one more thing, is it possible for the LCD screen to then trigger something to happen when any of the numbers gets to 100? I realize this is probably really ambitious for a beginner but any advice would be appreciated!
I don't want to be nosy but You would do better adjusting the terminology slightly.
Sensors can be read by a controller, like an Arduino. That controller can read the sensors and output info to the display. Small details in communication like this can have a huge impact on understanding, and the advice given.
To me it looks like the glasses filled with sand that slowly passes the narrow passage. What is it You want to do?
You might give us more detail, as I understand it you want to monitor 4 sensors and show the status on a LCD screen. The LCD has a given number of characters and you can make them anything you want. You can also cycle and show several LCD screens in sequence, all of this is part of the design process. Almost all Arduinos could do this. Start by breaking your project into elements and test each one independently first then group. This will get you there and you will understand how it works.
The trickiest part will likely be counting the objects. Do a site search on "seed counter" to see what others have done. Including the double quotes will narrow the search.
chichi8:
I realize this is probably really ambitious for a beginner but any advice would be appreciated!
Get a grasp of the essentials by getting to know the first five demos in IDE -> file/examples/digital.
Learn the terminology: Arduino reference page IDE reference page
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