Button Load Cell with Arduino and LCD

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Hi there,

I would like to test the compressive load on a test rig I’ve built.

I would like to use 1000kg button load cell: robotshop.com/uk/1000kg-butt … l#Supplier Product Code

Will this work with the RB-Onl-38 wheastone bridge shield, Arduino Uno R3 and LCD Shield Kit?

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance,

Marc

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Hi Marc,

Yes the 1000kg Button Load Cell should work with the Load Cell Shield and the Arduino UNO Board.
This tutorial can guide you through it.

Regards,

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Thanks for your response!

Marc

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Hi there,

I went ahead and purchased the equipment above ^. Having now plugged it all and gone through the correct tutorials I have run into a problem.

When I use the ‘Wheatstone_Bridge_Interface_Serial’ example I’m able to see changing ACD when a force is applied to the load cell. However when I try the ‘Strain_Gauge_and_lcd_arduino_uno_code’ and go through the calibration steps there is no increase in ADC when I apply force to load cell. Do you know why this might be?

Thanks in advance,
Marc

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Hi,

Could you post clear pictures of your wiring ?
Also, which strain are you using ? Strain 1 (A0 analog pin) or Strain 2 (A1 analog pin)

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I managed to correct the issue. I was connected to strain 1 not strain 2. Thanks for your reply.

Marc