Here to make an IoT based garbage bin level monitoring system. In this level monitoring using canvas gauge in HTML page and OLED. The real time garbage fill level can be monitored via internet. The IOT system uses non-contact method (ultrasonic sensor based) for measuring garbage level and it can detect solid, semi-solid and liquid waste level up to 20cm and capable of 400cm.
Circuit diagram
Components required
NodeMCU ESP826612E
Ultrasonic Distance Sensor HC-SR04
OLED SSD1306 - 4 PIN I2C 128X64 Display Module 0.96
Jumper wires
HC-SR04
This is the HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensor. This economical sensor provides 2cm to 400cm of non-contact measurement functionality with a ranging accuracy that can reach up to 3mm. Each HC-SR04 module includes an ultrasonic transmitter, a receiver and a control circuit.
There are only four pins that you need to worry about on the HC-SR04:
VCC (Power) to NodeMCU VinPin
Trig (Trigger) to NodeMCU D5 Pin
Echo (Receive) to NodeMCU D6 Pin
GND (Ground) to NodeMCU GND Pin.
OLED SSD1306-I2C 128X64 Display Module 0.96 inch
This is a 0.96 inch Blue-Yellow OLED display module. The display module can be interfaced with any microcontroller using SPI/IIC protocols. It is having a resolution of 128x64. The package includes display board,display, 4 pin male header presoldered to board.
OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) is a self light-emitting technology composed of a thin, multi-layered organic film placed between an anode and cathode. In contrast to LCD technology, OLED does not require a backlight. OLED possesses high application potential for virtually all types of displays and is regarded as the ultimate technology for the next generation of flat-panel displays.
Specifications :
Viewing angle : greater than 160 degrees
Supported platforms : for arduino, 51 series, MSP430 series, STIM32 / 2, SCR chips
Low power consumption : 0.04W during normal operation
Support wide voltage : 3.3V-5V DC
Driver IC : SSD1306
Communication : IIC, only two I / O ports
No font : The software takes word modulo
Backlight : OLED self light, no backlight
Interface: VCC: 3.3-5V GND: Ground SCL: Serial Clock SDA: Serial
Installing the ESP8266 Arduino Library
Installing SSD1306 OLED Library – ESP8266
There are several libraries available to control the OLED display with the ESP8266. In this tutorial we’ll use two Adafruit libraries:
Adafruit_SSD1306 library Download
Adafruit_GFX library. Download
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Follow the next steps to install those libraries.
1. Open your Arduino IDE and go to Sketch > Include Library > Manage Libraries. The Library Manager should open.
2. Type “SSD1306” in the search box and install the Adafruit SSD1306 library version 1.2.9 library from Adafruit.
3. After installing the SSD1306 library from Adafruit GFX version 1.4.13 in the search box and install the library.
4. After installing the libraries, restart your Arduino IDE.
After installing the required libraries, copy the following code to your Arduino IDE.
Arduino Code
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