New Project - is it possible on arduino?

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Hi everyone!

So I’m wanting to start a project with my arduino however I have no idea if the arduino will handle what i want to do.

What I'm wanting to connect to the arduino:

5 potentiometers
5 small square screens 1-1.5”
10 buttons (not required)

Will it be possible way to some how connect these all up to an arduino? If not what would you recommend and if i can connect these up how would i go about it?

Thanks in advance!
Joe

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Which one of all the Arduinos do You have in mind?

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It totally depends on what these 'small square screens 1-1.5"' actually are and what it is you want to do.

Perhaps read the instructions for posting, give the Web links to the screens and explain your purpose - in detail. :grinning:

4

It appears possible but you will need some additional hardware. The screens and the external hardware to control them probably be your problem point. To give you an accurate Yes or No a lot more information is needed. That is like asking what color my brother's wife's lipstick is without all the needed information. This response is to help you get started in solving your problem, not solve it for you.
Good Luck & Have Fun!
Gil

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The physical size of the screens is not really important. The important part is how many pins you need to drive one and what you want to use them for, which may affect how much processing power and memory you need.

But 5 poentiometers and 10 buttons, no real problem.

Steve

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Yes

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"Will it be possible way to some how connect these all up to an arduino? If not what would you recommend and if i can connect these up how would i go about it?"

I recommend hot glue over duct tape.

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Hi guys,

Thanks for the replies and apologies for the lack of detail.

The reason I didnt link any screens is because im not 100% sure on what im looking for and what I need.

What I need the screens to display is a computer icon.

So what I want to do is: have 5 screens that start blank, below each screen have 2 buttons for left and right. When pressing the buttons the screen will cycle through displaying the icon of a open program. One you have picked a program icon the potentiometer will allow you to change the volume up and down of the chosen program. I already have the code working for the sound adjustment however have never worked with screens and dont want to buy the wrong thing.

Thanks,
Joe

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The problem with screens is that they take up a lot of data memory which is in short supply on most 5V Arduinos.
Now I know what you are doing I would use a very small 64 by 32 OLED display. They are cheap enough on eBay. You might have to do something to cope with the wiring of them all up to the one bus but that is not difficult.