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Arduino PC Monitor

I'll show you, how to monitor some hardware variables.

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Arduino PC Monitor

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino Leonardo
Arduino Leonardo
or other Arduino device or even Atmega with UART converter
×1
LCD 16x2
×1
Jumper wires (generic)
Jumper wires (generic)
×1

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Schematics

Schematics

Code

Arduino Code

Arduino
#include <Wire.h> 
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>

LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x3F,16,2);
String inData;

void setup() {
    Serial.begin(9600);
    lcd.init();
    lcd.backlight();
}

void loop() {

    while (Serial.available() > 0)
    {
        char recieved = Serial.read();
        inData += recieved; 
        
        if (recieved == '*')
        {
            inData.remove(inData.length() - 1, 1);
            lcd.setCursor(0,0);
            lcd.print("GPU Temp.: " + inData + char(223)+"C ");
            inData = ""; 
            
            if(inData == "DIS")
            {   
              lcd.clear();
              lcd.setCursor(0,0);
              lcd.print("Disconnected!");
            }
        } 
        
        if (recieved == '#')
        {
            inData.remove(inData.length() - 1, 1);
            lcd.setCursor(0,1);
            lcd.print("CPU Temp.: " + inData + char(223)+"C ");
            inData = ""; 
        }
    }
}

C# Application

C#
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO.Ports;
using OpenHardwareMonitor.Hardware;

namespace Arduino_Controll
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        static string data;
        Computer c = new Computer()
        {
            GPUEnabled = true,
            CPUEnabled = true 
        };

        float value1, value2;
        
        private SerialPort port = new SerialPort();
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
            Init();
        }


        private void Init()
        {
            try
            {
                notifyIcon1.Visible = false;
                port.Parity = Parity.None;
                port.StopBits = StopBits.One;
                port.DataBits = 8;
                port.Handshake = Handshake.None;
                port.RtsEnable = true;
                string[] ports = SerialPort.GetPortNames();
                foreach (string port in ports)
                {
                    comboBox1.Items.Add(port);
                }
                port.BaudRate = 9600;

            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
        }

   
        private void button3_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                port.Write("DIS*");
                port.Close();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }         
            label2.Text = "Disconnected";
            timer1.Enabled = false;
            toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "Connect to Arduino...";
            data = "";
        }
        

        private void button5_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            try
            {
                if (!port.IsOpen)
                {
                    port.PortName = comboBox1.Text;
                    port.Open();
                    timer1.Interval = Convert.ToInt32(comboBox2.Text);
                    timer1.Enabled = true;
                    toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "Sending data...";
                    label2.Text = "Connected";
                }
                
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
            }
        }


        private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            Status();         
        }

        private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            c.Open();
        }

        private void Form1_Resize(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (FormWindowState.Minimized == this.WindowState)
            {
                notifyIcon1.Visible = true;
                try
                {
                    notifyIcon1.ShowBalloonTip(500, "Arduino", toolStripStatusLabel1.Text, ToolTipIcon.Info);

                }catch(Exception ex)
                {

                }
                this.Hide();
            }
               
                      
        }


        private void notifyIcon1_DoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            
            this.Show();
            this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
            notifyIcon1.Visible = false;
        }


        private void Status()
        {
            foreach (var hardwadre in c.Hardware)
            {

                if (hardwadre.HardwareType == HardwareType.GpuNvidia)
                {
                    hardwadre.Update();
                    foreach (var sensor in hardwadre.Sensors)
                        if (sensor.SensorType == SensorType.Temperature)
                        {
                           
                            value1 = sensor.Value.GetValueOrDefault();
                        }

                }

                if (hardwadre.HardwareType == HardwareType.CPU)
                {
                    hardwadre.Update();
                    foreach (var sensor in hardwadre.Sensors)
                        if (sensor.SensorType == SensorType.Temperature)
                        {
                            value2 = sensor.Value.GetValueOrDefault();

                        }

                }

            }
            try
            {
                port.Write(value1 + "*" + value2 + "#");
            }catch(Exception ex)
            {
                timer1.Stop();
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
                toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "Arduino's not responding...";
            }
        }
 
    }
}

    

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