/* Arduino Starter Kit example Project 3 - Love-O-Meter This sketch is written to accompany Project 3 in the Arduino Starter Kit Parts required: 1 TMP36 temperature sensor 3 red LEDs 3 220 ohm resistors Created 13 September 2012 by Scott Fitzgerald http://www.arduino.cc/starterKit This example code is part of the public domain */ // named constant for the pin the sensor is connected to const int sensorPin = A0; // room temperature in Celcius const float baselineTemp = 20.0; void setup() { // open a serial connection to display values Serial.begin(9600); // set the LED pins as outputs // the for() loop saves some extra coding for (int pinNumber = 2; pinNumber < 5; pinNumber++) { pinMode(pinNumber, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(pinNumber, LOW); } } void loop() { // read the value on AnalogIn pin 0 // and store it in a variable int sensorVal = analogRead(sensorPin); // send the 10-bit sensor value out the serial port Serial.print("sensor Value: "); Serial.print(sensorVal); // convert the ADC reading to voltage float voltage = (sensorVal / 1024.0) * 5.0; // Send the voltage level out the Serial port Serial.print(", Volts: "); Serial.print(voltage); // convert the voltage to temperature in degrees C // the sensor changes 10 mV per degree // the datasheet says there's a 500 mV offset // ((volatge - 500mV) times 100) Serial.print(", degrees C: "); float temperature = (voltage - .5) * 100; Serial.println(temperature); // if the current temperature is lower than the baseline // turn off all LEDs if (temperature < baselineTemp + 2) { digitalWrite(2, LOW); digitalWrite(3, LOW); digitalWrite(4, LOW); } // if the temperature rises 2-4 degrees, turn an LED on else if (temperature >= baselineTemp + 2 && temperature < baselineTemp + 4) { digitalWrite(2, HIGH); digitalWrite(3, LOW); digitalWrite(4, LOW); } // if the temperature rises 4-6 degrees, turn a second LED on else if (temperature >= baselineTemp + 4 && temperature < baselineTemp + 6) { digitalWrite(2, HIGH); digitalWrite(3, HIGH); digitalWrite(4, LOW); } // if the temperature rises more than 6 degrees, turn all LEDs on else if (temperature >= baselineTemp + 6) { digitalWrite(2, HIGH); digitalWrite(3, HIGH); digitalWrite(4, HIGH); } delay(1); }