Hi everyone
I would like to use the laser meter sensor module of the Parkside PLEM C3 for taking measurements and read them from the Arduino IDE serial monitor.
There's a guy that reverse engineered this device and build the integration for esphome.
I'm quite new to Arduino coding stuffs, so if you could help I will be glad.
Cheers
The linked description seems pretty complete. What do you need help with? I notice the original device has a calibration function that is NOT implemented in the GitHub description. That is rather important when doing ACTUAL measurements.
Also having this repo I don’t know where I have to start coding from. Furthermore is not esphome using yaml language instead of c++/arduino, or it’s just a simplified way to code thru home assistant?
Can you send me something for figuring out how to start coding? I was looking for sending the right tension impulse with arduino digital pin for switching the laser module on
Yes I have, I believe the function you are talking about is needed for adding a gap at the measurement. This because the Parkside unit has a small foldable plastic piece at the bottom for taking measurements in thinner spaces.
Ok, good! Then if this was my project, I would study the yami code and it's logic until I fully understood what and why it was doing what it does, and only then begin to convert that to "C" for your Arduino.