DIGITAL ALTIMETER

A Mini Project report submitted to

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

ANANTHAPUR, ANANTHAPURAMU
in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of degree of
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY

IN
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
Submitted by

D AMULYA REDDY (199X1A0417)

CHENNURU PAVITHRA (199X1A0413)
G SIVA PRAKASH REDDY (199X1A0458)

Under the esteemed guidance of

Dr. M.V.R VITTAL, M.Tech., Ph.D

Associate Professor, ECE Department

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

G.PULLA REDDY ENGINEERING COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS): KURNOOL

(Accredited by NBA of AICTE and NAAC of UGC with A+ grade)

(AFFILIATED TO JNTUA, ANANTHAPURAMU)

2022-2023
 G.PULLA REDDY ENGINEERING COLLEGE (Autonomous), Kurnool

(Accredited by NBA of AICTE and NAAC of UGC with A+ grade)

(Affiliated to JNTUA, Ananthapuramu)

Kurnool-518007

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the mini project work entitled
DIGITAL ALTIMETER

is the bonafide record of work carried out by

D AMULYA REDDY (199X1A0417)

CHENNURU PAVITHRA (199X1A0413)
G SIVA PRAKASH REDDY (199X1A0458)

Under my guidance and supervision in fulfillment of the requirements for the award of
degree
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNCATION ENGINEERING

PROJECTGUIDE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

Dr. M.V.R VITTAL, M.Tech., Ph.D Dr. S. NAGARAJA RAO, M.Tech.,Ph.D
Associate Professor, Professor and Head of the Department,
Department of ECE, Department of ECE,
G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College, G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College
(Autonomous),Kurnool. (Autonomous),Kurnool.
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We express our sincere thanks to our principal Dr.B.Sreenivasa Reddy garu, for
providing for the facilities extended to work on the project during the project sessions.

We would like to express our sincere thanks to Dr.S.Nagaraja Rao garu, Head of
the Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, G.Pulla Reddy Engineering
College for providing requisite facilities and helping us providing such a good
environment.

We are extremely grateful to our project guide Dr.M.V.R Vittal garu, Associate
Professor, ECE Department, G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College, who has been a source
of inspiration throughout the course and for extending all support to us in the form of the
technical literature and excellent guidance.

We also extend our sincere thanks to entire faculty and staff members of ECE
Department, who have been a source of information throughout the course and for
extending all support to us in the form of technical literature and excellent guidance.
 DECLARATION

We hereby declare that the mini project titled “DIGITAL ALTIMETER” is an

authenticated work carried out by us as the students of G. PULLA REDDY
ENGINEERING COLLEGE(Autonomous), Kurnool, during 2022- 2023 and has not
been submitted elsewhere for the award of any degree or diploma in part or in full to any
institute.

D AMULYA REDDY
(199X1A0417)

CHENNURU PAVITHRA
(199X1A0413)

G SIVA PRAKASH REDDY

(199X1A0458)
 ABSTRACT

Altimeter is able to measure the altitude of a place using the readings taken by the air
pressure sensor. As we all know, the air pressure of a place varies according to its height
with respect to the atmosphere. Air pressure decreases with an increase in height and vice-
versa. So it detects the change in air pressure and calculates the altitude from sea level.

Generally, all altimeters use the same principle. Since they highly rely on the reading
from the pressure sensor to measure the altitude, varying seasonal cycles and different
weather conditions might affect those readings. To get accurate and reliable data, we need
to continuously update the altimeters with the current environmental conditions.

The BMP is a precise, low-power, low-noise absolute barometric pressure sensor that
measures absolute pressure and temperature. Because pressure changes with altitude, we
can also estimate altitude with great accuracy.

This Digital Altimeter project features the BMP180 atmospheric pressure sensor by
Bosch. Because atmospheric pressure is directly related to altitude above sea level, we can
use this sensor to determine current height with respect to the height of the oceans. The
height is given in meters and is displayed on LCD.

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CHAPTERS PAGE.NO
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 INTRODUCTION TO ARDUINO UNO 2
1.2 INTRODUCTION TO THE MINI PROJECT 2
2. LITERATUREREVIEW 4

3. PROJECTMETHODOLOGY
3.1 BLOCK DIAGRAM 6
3.2 METHODOLOGY 6
3.3 WORKING 7
4. DESCRIPTION OF ON-BOARDCOMPONENTS
4.1 HARDWARE COMPONENTS 9
4.1.1 ARDUINO UNO BOARD 9

4.1.2 BMP180 SENSOR 11

4.1.3 LCD DISPLAY 13

4.1.4 JUMPER WIRES 16

4.1.5 BREADBOARD 17

4.1.6 POWER SUPPLY 17

5. SOFTWARE TOOLS
5.1 ARDUINO IDE 19
6. RESULTS 22
7. ADVANTAGES AND APPLICATIONS 25
8. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE SCOPE 27
9. REFERENCES
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LIST OF FIGURES PAGE.NO

FIGURE 3.1 BLOCK DIAGRAM 6
FIGURE 3.2 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM 7
FIGURE 4.1 ARDUINO UNO PIN DESCRIPTION 10
FIGURE 4.2 ARDUINO UNO 11
FIGURE 4.3 BMP180 SENSOR 11
FIGURE 4.4 16X2 LCD DISPLAY 13
FIGURE 4.5 FRONT VIEW OF 16X2 LCD DISPLAU 13
FIGURE 4.6 BACK VIEW OF 16X2 LCD DISPLAY 13
FIGURE 4.7 JUMPER WIRES 16
FIGURE 4.8 BREADBOARD 17
FIGURE 4.9 POWER SUPPLY INTERNAL CIRCUIT 17
FIGURE 5.1 OPERATING ARDUINO IDE 19
FIGURE 5.2 CREATING A NEW PROJECT 20
FIGURE 5.3 PROJECT EXAMPLE 20
FIGURE 5.4 PROJECT SETUP 21
FIGURE 6.1 RESULT 1 23
FIGURE 6.2 RESULT 2 23
FIGURE 6.3 RESULT 3 24
FIGURE 6.4 RESULT 3 24

LIST OF TABLES
TABLE 4.1 BMP180 SENSOR PIN DESCRIPTION 12
TABLE 4.2 PIN DESCRIPTION OF 16x2 LCD 14
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1.INTRODUCTION

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1.INTRODUCTION
1.1 INTRODUCTION TO ARDUINO UNO:

Arduino Uno is a microcontroller board based on the ATmega328P. It has 14 digital

input/output pins (of which 6 can be used as PWM outputs), 6 analog inputs, a 16 MHz ceramic
resonator (CSTCE16M0V53-R0), a USB connection, a power jack, an ICSP header and a reset
button. It contains everything needed to support the microcontroller; simply connect it to a
computer with a USB cable or power it with a AC-to-DC adapter or battery to get started.. You
can tinker with your Uno without worrying too much about doing something wrong, worst case
scenario you can replace the chip for a few dollars and start over again.

"Uno" means one in Italian and was chosen to mark the release of Arduino Software (IDE) 1.0.
The Uno board and version 1.0 of Arduino Software (IDE) were the reference versions of
Arduino, now evolved to newer releases. The Uno board is the first in a series of USB Arduino
boards, and the reference model for the Arduino platform; for an extensive list of current, past
or outdated boards see the Arduino index of boards.

The Arduino UNO is the best board to get started with electronics and coding. The Arduino
Uno can be programmed with the (Arduino Software (IDE)). If this is your first experience
tinkering with the platform, the UNO is the most robust board you can start playing with. The
UNO is the most used and documented board of the whole Arduino family.

1.2 INTRODUCTION TO THE MINI PROJECT:

An altimeter is a device that measures altitude of a location, the distance of a point above sea
level. Simple digital altimeter that can be effectively used for all the relevant purposes uses
arduino and BMP180 sensor as the main components. The BMP180 sensor is a precise, low-
power, low-noise absolute barometric pressure sensor that measures absolute pressure and
temperature. The variations in the absolute pressure and temperature can determine the altitude
accurately based on the principle that pressure changes with variation in altitude. Digital
altimeter not only measures the altitude from mean sea level but also measures the temperature
and pressure at a particular location.

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2.LITERATURE REVIEW

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2. LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Altimeters

Title of the paper is “Altimeters” and was published by “Halit Eren”. This paper mainly
explains about the various types of pressure altimeters that make use of properties of
atmosphere. This paper also focuses on radio and radar altimeters that are based on
electromagnetic wave propagation, and optical altimeters that use optical properties of light and
lasers. This research paper explained that altimeters have applications in several fields like
industry, aviation, military, navigational aids, land surveying, remote sensing, recreations, and
sports
2.2 Electronic barometric altimeter in real time correction

The title of the paper is “Electronic barometric altimeter in real time correction” and was
published by “Chin E .Lin”. This paper explained about the significant errors due to
atmospheric pressure variations with respect to weather and time in barometric altitude
measurement. This paper presented unique airborne altitude measurement technology using
barometric measurement and real time calibration through GPRS uplink. This paper focused on
increasing the static and dynamic accuracy of the electronic barometric altimeter with almost
less than 2% errors in real time.
2.3 Digital Transformation

In the research paper “Digital Transformation”, Brian Solis from Altimeter explains what
digital transformation is, how companies are embracing change, and the challenges and
opportunities that emerge throughout the process. Although not specific to Insurance, the
research paper findings represent important recent trends and milestones in digital
transformation that can benefit insurers who are seeking to adapt to digital markets in
meaningful ways. Key findings of the research paper are as follows. Social, mobile, real-time,
and other disruptive technologies are aligning to necessitate bigger changes than initially
anticipated. Digital transformation is quickly becoming a priority for many leading
organizations. Mapping and understanding the customer experience is becoming critical in
guiding transformation efforts. While gaining momentum, digital transformation as a formal
process is still in its infancy. Digital transformation is driven partly by technology and also by
the evolution of customer behavior.

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3.PROJECT METHODOLOGY

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3.PROJECT METHODOLOGY

3.1 BLOCK DIAGRAM:

Fig 3.1 Block Diagram

3.2 METHODOLOGY:

The present existing system which is shown in figure 3.1 is used in obtaining various
values like altitude, temperature etc., based on the code written in arduino IDE. BMP180 sensor
provides absolute measurements for temperature and pressure, but do not give a direct output
for the altitude. Since the atmospheric pressure reduces with altitude, you can find out the
vertical displacement of the sensor by knowing the reference pressure value at the ground. For
example, in order to compute the sensor altitude, say from the sea level, you need to know the
current mean sea level pressure at your local place. The mean sea-level pressure is not a
constant and varies diurnally with ambient temperature and weather patterns. An easiest way to
find out the current sea-level pressure would be to check the website of your nearest airport or
the national weather service. The below formulae is used in the code to obtain the results.

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3.3 WORKING

CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:

Fig 3.2 Circuit Diagram

Digital Altimeter as shown in the Fig 3.2 is a device with an ability to measure the altitude,
pressure, temperature and many other values of a place using the readings taken by the air
pressure sensor in accordance to the relation between height and pressure. Accurate and reliable
results can be found by continuously updating the altimeters with the current environmental
conditions. This digital altimeter is designed by interfacing the BMP180 pressure sensor with
Arduino UNO. The Vin and ground pins of the BMP sensor are connected to 3.3V out and a
ground pin of Arduino UNO. The SCL and SDA pins of the sensor can be connected to A5 and
A4 pins of Arduino board. The SCL and SDA pins of the sensor are also connected to the SCL
and SDA pins present in the Arduino board. The required output consisting of values like
height, temperature, pressure of a particular location will be displayed on the serial monitor
upon giving the power supply as shown in the Fig 3.1. With a few advancements in the circuit
and the code we can even visualize all the above specified values in the liquid crystal display.

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4.DESCRIPTION OF ON - BOARD
HARDWARE
COMPONENTS

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4.DESCRIPTION OF ON-BOARD HARDWARE COMPONENTS

COMPONENTS REQUIRED:

1. Arduino UNO Board

2. BMP180 sensor
3. LCD display
4. Jumper wires
4. Breadboard
5. Power supply

4.1 ARDUINO UNO BOARD:

The Arduino Uno which is shown in the figure 4.1 is an open-source microcontroller board
based on the Microchip ATmega328P microcontroller and developed by Arduino.cc. The board
is equipped with sets of digital and analog input/ output(I/O)pins that may be interfaced to
various expansion boards (shields) and other circuits. The board has14 digital I/O pins (six
capable of PWM output), 6 analog I/O pins, and is programmable with the Arduino IDE
(Integrated Development Environment), via type B USB cable. It can be powered by the USB
cable or by an external 9-voltbattery, though it accepts voltages between 7 and 20 volts. It is
similar to the Arduino Nano and Leonardo. The hardware reference design is distributed under
a Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.5 license and is available on the Arduino
website. Layout and production files for some versions of the hardware are also available.
4.1.1 Pin Description:

As seen in the Fig 4.1 the description of pins is as follows

 LED: There is a built-in LED driven by digital pin 13. When the pin is high value, the LED is
on, when the pin is low, it is off.
 3.3V: A 3.3 volt supply generated by the on-board regulator. Maximum current draw is 50mA.

 5V: This pin outputs are regulated 5V from the regulator on the board. The board can be
supplied with power either from the DC power jack (7 - 20V), the USB connector (5V), or the
VIN pin of the board (7-20V). Supplying voltage via the 5V or 3.3Vpins bypasses the regulator,
and can damage the board.
 GND: Ground pins.

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 IOREF: This pin on the Arduino/Genuino board provides the voltage reference with which the
microcontroller operates. A properly configured shield can read the IOREF pin voltage and
select the appropriate power source, or enable voltage translators on the outputs to work with
the 5V or3.3V.
 Reset: Typically used to add a reset button to shields that block the one on the board.

Fig 4.1 Arduino UNO pin description

4.1.2 Communication:

The Arduino Uno as in Fig 4.2 has a number of facilities for communicating with a computer,
another Arduino/Genuino board, or other microcontrollers. TheATmega328 provides UART
TTL (5V) serial communication, which is available on digital pins 0 (RX) and 1 (TX). An
ATmega16U2 on the board channels this serial communication over USB and appears as a
virtual com port to software on the computer. The 16U2 firmware uses the standard USB COM
drivers, and no external driver is needed. However, on Windows, a.inf file is required. Arduino
Software(IDE) includes a serial monitor which allows simple textual data to be sent to and from
the board.

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The RX and TX LEDs on the board will flash when data is being transmitted via the USB-to-
serial chip and USB connection to the computer (but not for serial communication on pins 0
and 1). A Software Serial library allows serial communication on any of the Uno's digital pins.

Fig 4.2 Arduino UNO

4.2 BMP180 SENSOR:

BMP180 is an atmospheric pressure sensor. The BMP180 sensor as shown in Fig 4.3 is mainly
used to measure atmospheric pressure or biometric pressure. The working principle of the air
pressure sensor is very simple, it works based on the weight of air. Because the air around us
has a certain weight, and this weight has a specific pressure. The BMP180 is an economical
basic sensor that is designed specifically for measuring barometric pressure. Pressure
measuring using this sensor can be used to measure altitude and to predict weather conditions.
The BMP180 offers a pressure measuring range of 300 to 1100 Hecta Pascal. It's based on
piezo-resistive technology for high accuracy, ruggedness and long term stability.

Fig 4.3 BMP180 sensor

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4.2.1 Pin Description:

BMP180 is available in two modules. One is Five pin module and other is Four pin module.
With Five pin module we have additional +3.3V pin which is absent in four pin module. Other
than that the functioning is same. In our project we are using four pin module, so the
description of four pin module is given in the table 4.4

Table 4.1 BMP180 PIN DESCRIPTION

Pin name Description
Vcc Connected to supply voltage(3.3V or 5V)
Gnd Ground connect to ground voltage
SCL Serial Clock pin (I2C Interface)
SDA Serial Data pin (I2C Interface)

4.2.2 Features of BMP180 sensor:

• Can measure temperature and altitude.

• Pressure range: 300 to 1100hPa
• High relative accuracy of ±0.12hPa
• Can work on low voltages
• 3.4Mhz I2C interface
• Low power consumption (3uA)
• Pressure conversion time: 5msec
• Potable size

4.3 LCD DISPLAY:

A liquid-crystal display (LCD) is a flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical
device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals combined with polarizer.
Liquid crystals do not emit light directly, instead using a backlight or reflector to produce
images in color or monochrome. Figure 4.5 and Figure 4.6 are the front and back views of
16X2 LCD display. Table 4.2 gives the clear picture of pin description. LCDs are available to
display arbitrary images (as in a general-purpose computer display) or fixed images with low
information content, which can be displayed or hidden. The 16X2 LCD display and its pins are
as in figure 4.4. For instance: preset words, digits, and seven-segment displays, as in a digital

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clock, are all good examples of devices with these displays. They use the same basic
technology, except that arbitrary images are made from a matrix of small pixels, while other
displays have larger elements.

Fig 4.4 16X2 LCD display

Fig 4.5 Front view of 16X2 LCD display

Fig 4.6 Back view of 16X2 LCD display

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4.3.1 Pin Description:

Table 4.2 Pin description of 16X2 LCD

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4.3.2 Features of 16×2 LCD module:

 Operating Voltage is 4.7V to5.3V.

 Current consumption is 1mA without backlight.

 Alphanumeric LCD display module, meaning can display alphabets and number.

 Consists of two rows and each row can print 16characters.

 Each character is build by a 5×8 pixel box

 Can work on both 8-bit and 4-bitmode

 It can also display any custom generated characters

4.4 JUMPER WIRES:

Jumper wires are simply wires as in figure 4.7 that have connector pins at each end, allowing
them to be used to connect two points to each other without soldering. Jumper wires are
typically used with breadboards and other prototyping tools in order to make it easy to change a
circuit as needed.

Commonly referred to as a "Jumper", "Jumper Bar", or "Terminal Block Jumper" It is a short

length or conductor (commonly copper) that is used to connect two or more points in a
electrical circuit.

Jumper wires should be placed on the component side of the circuit board assembly when
possible. Of course, many circuit board designs have components on both sides, but, since
jumper wires are considered components, they should be placed on the side of the circuit board
with the majority of large components. In a computer, a jumper is a pair of prongs that are
electrical contact points set into the computer motherboard or an adapter card. When you set a
jumper, you place a plug on the prongs that completes a contact. In effect, the jumper acts as a
switch by closing (or opening) an electrical circuit.

Jumper wires come in three versions:

• Male-to-male jumper

• Male-to-female jumper

• Female-to-female jumper

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Fig 4.7 Jumper wires

4.5 BREADBOARD:

A breadboard is used to build and test circuits quickly before finalizing any circuit design. The
breadboard has many holes into which circuit components like ICs and resistors can be
inserted. A typical breadboard is shown in figure 4.8. The bread board has strips of metal which
run underneath the board and connect the holes on the top of the board.

The metal strips are laid out as shown below. Note that the top and bottom rows of holes are
connected horizontally while the remaining holes are connected vertically. To use the bread
board, the legs of components are placed in the holes. Each set of holes connected by a metal
strip underneath forms a node. A node is a point in a circuit where two components are
connected. Connections between different components are formed by putting their legs in a
common node. The long top and bottom row of holes are usually used for power supply
connections. The rest of the circuit is built by placing components and connecting them
together with jumper wires. ICs are placed in the middle of the board so that half of the legs are
on one side of the middle line and half on the other.

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Fig 4.8 Breadboard

4.6 POWER SUPPLY:

A power supply is an electrical device that supplies electric power to an electrical load as seen
in Fig 4.9. The main purpose of a power supply is to convert electric current from a source to
the correct voltage , current and frequency to power the load. As a result, power supplies are
sometimes referred to as electric power converters. Some power supplies are separate
standalone pieces of equipment, while others are built into the load appliances that they power.
Examples of the latter include power supplies found in desktop computers and consumer
electronics devices. Other functions that power supplies may perform include limiting the
current drawn by the load to safe levels, shutting off the current in the event of an electrical
fault, power conditioning to prevent electronic noise or voltage surges on the input from
reaching the load, power-factor correction, and storing energy so it can continue to power the
load in the event of a temporary interruption in the source power .

Fig 4.9 Power supply internal circuit

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5.SOFTWARE TOOLS

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5.SOFTWARE TOOLS

5.1 ARDUINO IDE:

Arduino UNO uses Lua scripting language to program. Here, we are go in to learn how to
program Arduino using C++ language. Arduino is a prototype platform (open-source) based on
easy-to-use hardware and software. It consists of a circuit board, which can be programmed
(referred to as a microcontroller) and a ready-made software called Arduino IDE(Integrated
Development Environment), which is used to write and upload the computer code to the
physical board. Arduino IDE is operated as in figure 5.1.

When you use the Arduino UNO with the Arduino IDE, it will write directly to the firmware of
Arduino UNO erasing the original firmware, so if you want back the Lua SDK, and use the
“flasher” to re-install the firmware. For installing the flasher you need to follow the steps
discussed.

The Arduino UNO automatically draws power from either the USB connection to the computer
or an external power supply. Connect the Arduino UNO board to your computer using the USB
cable. The power LED (labeled PWR) should glow. After your Arduino IDE software is
downloaded, you need to unzip the folder. Inside the folder, you can find the application icon
with an infinity label (application.exe).

Fig 5.1 Operating Arduino IDE

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Once the software starts, you have two options –

● Create a new project as shown in figure 5.2.
● Open an existing project example. create a new project, select File →new as shown in figure
5.3.

Fig 5.2 Creating a new project

Fig 5.3 Project example

The window to write the code is present as shown in the figure 5.4

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Fig 5.4 Project setup

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6.RESULTS

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RESULTS

The Fig 5.1 and Fig 5.2 demonstrate the results obtained in serial monitor after executing the code in
Arduino IDE by interfacing the Arduino with BMP180 sensor.

Fig 6.1 Result 1

Fig 6.2 Result 2

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Fig 5.3 and Fig 5.4 clearly shows the snaps of circuit connected and circuit
along with power supply

Fig 6.3 Result 3

Fig 6.4 Result 4

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7.ADVANTAGES
AND
APPLICATIONS

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7.ADVANTAGES AND APPLICATIONS

ADVANTAGES:

 Digital altimeter is one of the basic and most essential devices.

 It is very simple and fairly easy to build.

 Digital altimeter is considered as an economical device.

 It is an instrument used to measure altitude of object above fixed level.

 Ease of Implementation.

 Accurate values can be measured using this digital altimeter.

APPLICATIONS:

 The altimeter is used in-flight systems, drones, space rockets, and submarines to
measure the altitude of a location.
 Digital altimeters can be used for navigation purposes and are also be placed in air
balloons.
 Digital altimeter is used in lift, elevator and in indoor positioning.
 The digital altimeter is used to measure altitude above sea level, and also to
determine current height with respect to the height of the oceans.
 This digital altimeter can be used for weather forecasting purposes and vertical
velocity calculations.

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8.CONCLUSION
AND
FUTURE SCOPE

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8.CONCLUSION AND FUTURE SCOPE

CONCLUSION:

In a Nutshell the project Digital Altimeter can be concluded as follows. The project Digital
Altimeter is a very useful and simple project which has really many applications. The main
component used to get the accurate outputs in this project is BMP180 pressure sensor. This
barometric pressure sensor basically senses the air pressure and with the obtained values the
other values like temperature, altitude, absolute pressure, relative pressure, can be found for a
particular location by writing the suitable code in
the software tool Arduino IDE.

FUTURE SCOPE:

The Digital Altimeters have a very good scope of advancement as they are used for vivid range
of applications. They can be used in Manufacturers in the altimetry market are developing
digital altimeters utilized in modern aircraft, which offer a graphical display and provide
information on a single screen for the pilot to view. The digital altimeter is a critical part of
flight control and instrumentation. It assists in the calculation of true altitude of an airplane
relative to the ground. Pilots use this altitude calculation for landing safely on the runway.
Businesses can use the research report to create a profitable business expansion strategy and has
a better grasp of the Aviation Altimeter market

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REFERENCES

• www.electronicsforu.com
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224358008_Electronic_barometric_altimeter_in
_real_time_correction
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/295072491_Altimeters
• https://www.engineersgarage.com/arduino-bmp180-ssd1306-oled-altitude-meter/
• https://how2electronics.com/bmp180-altitude-pressure-temperature-measurement/
• https://www.the-digital-insurer.com/library/digital-transformation-a-research-paper-from-
altimeter-by-brian-solis/
• www.youtube.com
• www.google.com

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APPENDIX

DATASHEET OF ARDUINO UNO:

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DATA SHEET OF BMP180 SENSOR:

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JUMPER WIRES DATA SHEET:

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BREADBOARD DATASHEET:
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16X2 LCD DISPLAY DATA SHEET:

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