The project also consists of the 8 – bit Analog to Digital Converter ADC0804, which uses the successive approximation conversion technique. The ADC0804 is controlled by the microcontroller, which processes its output to display the resultant temperature reading on an LCD display. This article gives details about the microcontroller program, circuit design and the circuit operation.
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Principle behind the Circuit
The circuit works on the principle of Analog to Digital conversion. The temperature is sensed by an analog temperature sensor (LM35) and this analog value is converted in to a digital value using an ADC (ADC0804). A microcontroller (AT89C51) then processes the digital signal to display the temperature reading in Celsius on the display screen (16×2 LCD).
Circuit Diagram of Celsius Scale Thermometer
Components Required
8051 Microcontroller (AT89C51) 8051 Development Board 8051 Programmer 16 x 2 LCD Display 10KΩ Potentiometer ADC0804 – ADC IC 10KΩ Resistor (1/4 Watt) 150pF Capacitor (Ceramic Disc Type) – Code: 151 LM35 – Temperature Sensor Connecting Wires Power Supply Keil µVision IDE Willar Software You may need the following components if you do not have an 8051 Development board 11.0592 MHz Quartz Crystal 2 x 33pF Capacitor 2 x 10KΩ Resistor (1/4 Watt) 10µF Capacitor (Polarized) Push Button
Celsius Scale Thermometer Circuit Design
Designing the circuit mostly involves designing the microcontroller circuit, interfacing the ADC, LM35 and LCD to the microcontroller AT89C51.
Microcontroller Circuit Design
Oscillator Circuit: The oscillator circuit consists of a crystal oscillator with oscillation frequency of 11.0592 MHz and two ceramic capacitors, each of 33pF, to ensure stability. Reset Circuit: The reset circuit is designed using a push button, a 10KΩ resistor and an electrolyte capacitor of 10µF to ensure a reset pulse width of 100ms and a reset voltage of 1.2V. EA Pin: Since we are not using any external memory, EA Pin is pulled high using a 10KΩ Resistor.
Interfacing ADC and LM35
LM35 Temperature Sensor IC and ADC0804 ADC IC form the input part of the circuit. LM35 consists of three pins: GND, VOUT and VS. VOUT of LM35 is connected to Analog In Pin VIN (+) of the ADC0804 IC (Pin 6). Pin 20 (VCC) of ADC0804 is connected to +5V supply. Pins 1, 2, 7, 8 and 10 (CS’, RD’, VIN (-), AGND and GND) of ADC0804 are connected to GND. A 10KΩ Resistor is connected between the clock pins CLKR and CLKIN (Pins 19 and 4) of ADC0804. A 150pF Ceramic Capacitor is connected between CLKIN (Pin 4) and GND. Pins 3 and 5 i.e. WR’ and INTR’ are connected together. The eight data out pins DB0 – DB7 (Pins 11 to 18) of ADC0804 are connected to PORT2 Pins of the 8051 Microcontroller.
Interfacing LCD
The RS, RW and EN pins are connected to port pins P3.6, GND and P3.7 respectively. The data pins are connected to PORT1 of the microcontroller. Celsius Scale Thermometer – Step by step process along with code, Free signup and you can do your own project at home after complete this course.
Working of Celsius Scale Thermometer Circuit
The ambient temperature is sensed by LM35 temperature sensor which produces an output voltage that is proportional to the temperature at a rate of 10mV per degree Celsius. This analog voltage is fed to the Analog to Digital Converter (ADC0804), which is an 8 – bit ADC working on the principle of successive approximation conversion. The Analog to Digital Converter ADC0804 is configured to continuously read the input Analog signals and also continuously produces the Digital Output at its Digital Out Pins. In order to make the ADC0804 to continuously read the Analog Input values, we need to tie the INTR’ pin and WR’ pin together. Also, to continuously make the digital data available at the Digital Out pins of the ADC0804, CS’ and RD’ pins must be pulled low. The Analog to Digital Converter, continuously takes the analog signal from LM35 and converts it in to digital values. The digital output of the ADC0804 is in the form of 8 – bit binary data and these are also continuously available. 8051 Microcontroller takes this digital data and performs a simple mathematical calculation. This calculation will convert the received digital data from the ADC0804 to Temperature in Degree Celsius. Now, the microcontroller will send this data to the LCD and display it. Since the ADC is continuously reading the Analog Data from the LM35 Temperature Sensor and sending it to the Microcontroller through the Digital Pins, the temperature will be updated at all times and the same is displayed on the LCD.
Algorithm Steps to Write Circuit code for Celsius Scale Thermometer
The following algorithm needs to be followed to write the code in C language.
Applications of Celsius Scale Thermometer Circuit
Limitations of the Circuit
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