COURSE PROJECT

ECT 206

Anandhavishnu R
Athul Anilkumar
Athira Anilkumar
Alshan Martin
Aleena Mary Antony
Course project-ECT206

Design and implementation of a

voltmeter using an arduino
microcontroller
 ABSTRACT

This tutorial is about making a voltmeter using an Arduino. Yes, it is possible and more
testing equipment can be created using Arduino. Voltmeter which is also known as voltage
meter is an instrument that measures the voltage or potential difference among two points
of an electronic or electrical circuit. Using an Arduino to measure voltages is relatively
simple. Inside the Arduino, there are multiple analog input pins connecting to an analog-to-
digital converter (ADC). The Arduino ADC is a ten-bit converter, and the output value
ranges from 0 to 1023. We will obtain this value using the analogRead() function. If you
know the reference voltage you can easily calculate the voltage present at the analog
input.
 INTRODUCTION

Voltmeter which is also known as voltage meter is an instrument that measures the voltage
or potential difference among two points of an electronic or electrical circuit. Usually, the
voltmeter is used for Alternating Current (AC) circuits or Direct Current (DC) circuits.
Alternatively, Radio Frequency (RF) voltage can also be measured by specialized
voltmeters. Today, a lot of the voltmeters are digital which given the readings as numerical
displays. However, analogue forms are also available and this type of voltmeter gives
readings wherein a pointer starts moving in some direction indicating voltage on a scale.
Digital voltmeters are preferred because they generally have a higher order of accuracy
than analogue voltmeters.

In this project we are implementing a simple voltmeter using an arduino microcontroller

BLOCK DIAGRAM
CIRCUIT DIAGRAM
MATERIALS REQUIRED

● Arduino UNO
● Resistor 1k ohm
● Resistor 10k ohm
● Breadboard
(generic)
ARDUINO UNO
● The Arduino Uno 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 has 14 digital I/O pins (six
capable of PWM output), 6 analog I/O
pins,
● It is programmable with the Arduino IDE
(Integrated Development Environment), via
a type B USB cable.it can be powered by
the USB cable or by an external 9-volt
battery.
 WORKING
● In a digital voltmeter, the voltages to be measured, which are in analog form, are converted to
digital form with the help of Analog to Digital Converters (ADC).
● In the first circuit, which is used to measure a maximum voltage of 5V, the input voltage is
given to the analog input pin of the Arduino. The reference voltage of the ADC is 5V. The ADC
in Arduino UNO is of 10-bit resolution. Hence, the input voltage is calculated by multiplying
the analog value at the analog pin with 5 and dividing the value with 210 i.e. 1024.
● The range of voltages for Arduino UNOs analog input is 0V to 5V. Hence, in order to increase
this range, a voltage divider circuit must be used.
● The range of the analog input of Arduino UNO is increased up to 50V by using a voltage
divider consisting of 100KΩ resistor and 10KΩ resistor. With the help of the voltage divider
circuit, the input voltage being measured is brought down to the range of Arduino UNOs
analog input.
The rest of the calculations are made in the programming part of the Arduino UNO.
 CONCLUSION

● Arduino senses the input voltage, converts the analog voltage into
digital value and displays the value through a liquid crystal display.
● The developed system is easy to operate and reliable. It has been
designed using the components that are readily available in the
local market and the cost of the developed system is very less
than the price of readymade portable voltage meter.
 REFERENCE

● https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/SetNFix/arduino-voltmeter-c2a4f2
● https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/next-tech-lab/voltmeter-using-ard
uino-00e7d1?ref=platform&ref_id=424_trending___&offset=168
● YouTube
● Wikipedia
● Google
 PROJECT PROGRESS

● Acquired all components