Hardik Rathod
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Create GUI To Visualize Temp And Humidity For Arduino

Simplest way to create a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to visualize Temperature and Humidity using Arduino and DHT sensor in Processing.

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Create GUI To Visualize Temp And Humidity For Arduino

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino Nano
×1
DHT22
×1
Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
×1
Jumper Wires
×1

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
Processing

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Schematics

Schematic

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Code

Arduino code

Arduino
You need 'SimpleDHT' library to run this code successfully. Just go to library manager and search for 'SimpleDHT'. Very simple, Right?
// Download 'SimpleDHT' library from the library manager to run this
// code successfully.
#include <SimpleDHT.h>

// for DHT22, 
//      VCC: 5V or 3V
//      GND: GND
//      DATA: 2
int pinDHT22 = 2;
SimpleDHT22 dht22;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
  // start working...
  
  // read without samples.
  // @remark We use read2 to get a float data, such as 10.1*C
  //    if user doesn't care about the accurate data, use read to get a byte data, such as 10*C.
  float temperature = 0;
  float humidity = 0;
  int err = SimpleDHTErrSuccess;
  if ((err = dht22.read2(pinDHT22, &temperature, &humidity, NULL)) != SimpleDHTErrSuccess) {
    Serial.print("Read DHT22 failed, err="); Serial.println(err);delay(2000);
    return;
  }
  
  Serial.print((float)temperature);
  Serial.print(",");
  Serial.println((float)humidity);
  
  // DHT22 sampling rate is 0.5HZ.
  delay(2500);
}

Processing code

Processing
/***********************************
 First upload the Arduino code to the Arduino and then run this code.
 Make sure that the Port number and baudrate are the same.
***********************************/
import meter.*;
import processing.serial.*;

Serial port;
String[] list;

Meter m, m2;

void setup() {
  size(950, 400);
  background(0);
  
  port = new Serial(this, "COM4", 9600);

  fill(120, 50, 0);
  m = new Meter(this, 25, 100);
  // Adjust font color of meter value  
  m.setTitleFontSize(20);
  m.setTitleFontName("Arial bold");
  m.setTitle("Temperature (C)");
  m.setDisplayDigitalMeterValue(true);
  
  // Meter Scale
  String[] scaleLabelsT = {"0", "10", "20", "30", "40", "50", "60", "70", "80"};
  m.setScaleLabels(scaleLabelsT);
  m.setScaleFontSize(18);
  m.setScaleFontName("Times New Roman bold");
  m.setScaleFontColor(color(200, 30, 70));
  
  m.setArcColor(color(141, 113, 178));
  m.setArcThickness(10);
  m.setMaxScaleValue(80);
  
  m.setNeedleThickness(3);
  
  m.setMinInputSignal(0);
  m.setMaxInputSignal(80);

  // A second meter for reference
  int mx = m.getMeterX();
  int my = m.getMeterY();
  int mw = m.getMeterWidth();
  
  m2 = new Meter(this, mx + mw + 20, my);
  m2.setTitleFontSize(20);
  m2.setTitleFontName("Arial bold");
  m2.setTitle("Humidity (%)");
  m2.setDisplayDigitalMeterValue(true);
  
  String[] scaleLabelsH = {"0", "10", "20", "30", "40", "50", "60", "70", "80", "90", "100"};
  m2.setScaleLabels(scaleLabelsH);
  m2.setScaleFontSize(18);
  m2.setScaleFontName("Times New Roman bold");
  m2.setScaleFontColor(color(200, 30, 70));
  
  m2.setArcColor(color(141, 113, 178));
  m2.setArcThickness(10);
  m2.setMaxScaleValue(100);
  
  m2.setNeedleThickness(3);
  
  m2.setMinInputSignal(0);
  m2.setMaxInputSignal(100);
  
}

public void draw() {
  
  textSize(30);
  fill(0, 255, 0);
  text("Temperature and Humidity", 270, 50);
  
  if (port.available() > 0) {
    String val = port.readString();
    list = split(val, ',');
    float temp = float(list[0]);
    float hum = float(list[1]);
    
    println("Temperature: " + temp + " C  " + "Humidity: " + hum + " %");
    
    m.updateMeter(int(temp));
    m2.updateMeter(int(hum));
  }
}


/*
// Arduino code

#include <SimpleDHT.h>

// for DHT22, 
//      VCC: 5V or 3V
//      GND: GND
//      DATA: 2
int pinDHT22 = 2;
SimpleDHT22 dht22;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
}

void loop() {
  // start working...
  
  // read without samples.
  // @remark We use read2 to get a float data, such as 10.1*C
  //    if user doesn't care about the accurate data, use read to get a byte data, such as 10*C.
  float temperature = 0;
  float humidity = 0;
  int err = SimpleDHTErrSuccess;
  if ((err = dht22.read2(pinDHT22, &temperature, &humidity, NULL)) != SimpleDHTErrSuccess) {
    Serial.print("Read DHT22 failed, err="); Serial.println(err);delay(2000);
    return;
  }
  
  Serial.print((float)temperature);
  Serial.print(",");
  Serial.println((float)humidity);
  
  // DHT22 sampling rate is 0.5HZ.
  delay(2500);
}
*/

Processing code

Processing
// Lets create a simple meter

// Import Meter library
import meter.*;

// Import serial library
import processing.serial.*;

Serial port; // Define a port

Meter m, m2;

void setup(){
  // First we need to create a empty window
  size(950, 400); // Size of the window (width, height)
  background(0, 0, 0); // Background color of window (R,G,B)
  
  // Create new port
  port = new Serial(this, "COM3", 9600); //name of the port would be different for linux
  
  // Lets add a default meter to empty window
  // TEMPERATURE METER
  m = new Meter(this, 25, 80);  // here 25, 10 are x and y coordinates of meter's upper left corner
  
  m.setTitleFontSize(20);
  m.setTitleFontName("Arial bold");
  m.setTitle("Temperature (C)");
  
  // Change meter scale values
  String[] scaleLabels = {"0", "10", "20", "30", "40", "50", "60", "70", "80"};
  m.setScaleLabels(scaleLabels);
  m.setScaleFontSize(18);
  m.setScaleFontName("Times new roman bold");
  m.setScaleFontColor(color(200, 30, 70));
  
  // We can also display the value of meter
  m.setDisplayDigitalMeterValue(true);
  
  // Lets do some more modifications so our meter looks nice
  m.setArcColor(color(141, 113, 178));
  m.setArcThickness(15);
  
  m.setMaxScaleValue(80);
  
  m.setMinInputSignal(0);
  m.setMaxInputSignal(80);
  
  m.setNeedleThickness(3);
  
  // HUMIDITY METER
  // lets take some refference from first meter
  int mx = m.getMeterX(); // x coordinate of m
  int my = m.getMeterY(); // y coordinate of m
  int mw = m.getMeterWidth();
  
  m2 = new Meter(this, mx + mw + 20, my);
  
  m2.setTitleFontSize(20);
  m2.setTitleFontName("Arial bold");
  m2.setTitle("Humidity (%)");
  
  // Change meter scale values
  String[] scaleLabels2 = {"0", "10", "20", "30", "40", "50", "60", "70", "80", "90", "100"};
  m2.setScaleLabels(scaleLabels2);
  m2.setScaleFontSize(18);
  m2.setScaleFontName("Times new roman bold");
  m2.setScaleFontColor(color(200, 30, 70));
  
  // We can also display the value of meter
  m2.setDisplayDigitalMeterValue(true);
  
  // Lets do some more modifications so our meter looks nice
  m2.setArcColor(color(141, 113, 178));
  m2.setArcThickness(15);
  
  m2.setMaxScaleValue(100);
  
  m2.setMinInputSignal(0);
  m2.setMaxInputSignal(100);
  
  m2.setNeedleThickness(3);
}

void draw(){
  // Lets give title to our window
  textSize(30);
  fill(0, 255, 0); // Font color , (r,g,b)
  text("Temperature and Humidity", 250, 40); // ("text", x, y)
  
  if (port.available() > 0){
    String val = port.readString(); // read incoming string on serial port
    // First we need to separate temperature and humidity values
    String[] list = split(val, ','); // splits value separated by ','
    float temp = float(list[0]); // first value is Temperature
    float hum = float(list[1]);  // second value is Humidity
    
    m.updateMeter(int(temp)); // int is used due to updateMeter accepts only int values
    m2.updateMeter(int(hum));
    
    println("Temperature: " + temp + " C  " + "Humidity: " + hum+ "%");
  }
}

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Hardik Rathod

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