In this tutorial i will show you how to interface Ultrasonic Distance Sensor With Raspberry Pi Pico. The HC-SR04 ultrasonic distance sensor is a great addition to any Raspberry Pi Pico-based project. This sensor can be used to measure the distance between the sensor and an object and can be used in projects such as detecting when someone is close to the sensor or measuring the height of an object.
Table of Contents
Components
- Raspberry Pi Pico
- USB cable
- HC- SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor
- jumper wires
What is Ultrasonic Sensor?
An ultrasonic sensor is a device that uses sound waves to measure distance. It works by sending out a sound wave and then measuring how long it takes for the wave to bounce back. The sensor can then use this information to calculate the distance to the object. Ultrasonic sensors are used in a variety of applications, including automotive safety systems, security systems, and industrial automation.
What is Raspberry Pi Pico ?
The Raspberry Pi Pico is a microcontroller board based on the RP2040 chip developed by Raspberry Pi. It was announced in January 2021. The Pico is similar to other microcontroller boards, such as the Arduino, but it has a unique feature: it can be programmed using the Python programming language. This makes it a great board for beginners who want to learn to program in Python.
The Pico is a great board for projects that need a small, inexpensive microcontroller. It is also a great board for learning to program in Python.
Schematic diagram – Ultrasonic Distance Sensor With Raspberry Pi Pico
The most common way is to use the Raspberrypi pico board and an ultrasonic sensor module. The module has three pins: VCC, GND, and Echo.
The SSD1306 Oled display module connections with Raspberry Pi Pico SCL and SDA pins of the SSD1306 Oled Display module are connected with GP17 and GP16 pins of the Pico Board.
- The VCC pin is connected with the VBus which is Pin40 of the Raspberry Pi Pico.
- The trigger pin is connected with GP3.
- The echo pin is connected with GP2
- The GND pin of the ultrasonic sensor is connected with the GND pin of the Raspberry Pi Pico board.
Programming – Ultrasonic Distance Sensor With Raspberry Pi Pico
ssd1306.py
# MicroPython SSD1306 OLED driver, I2C and SPI interfaces
from micropython import const
import framebuf
# register definitions
SET_CONTRAST = const(0x81)
SET_ENTIRE_ON = const(0xA4)
SET_NORM_INV = const(0xA6)
SET_DISP = const(0xAE)
SET_MEM_ADDR = const(0x20)
SET_COL_ADDR = const(0x21)
SET_PAGE_ADDR = const(0x22)
SET_DISP_START_LINE = const(0x40)
SET_SEG_REMAP = const(0xA0)
SET_MUX_RATIO = const(0xA8)
SET_IREF_SELECT = const(0xAD)
SET_COM_OUT_DIR = const(0xC0)
SET_DISP_OFFSET = const(0xD3)
SET_COM_PIN_CFG = const(0xDA)
SET_DISP_CLK_DIV = const(0xD5)
SET_PRECHARGE = const(0xD9)
SET_VCOM_DESEL = const(0xDB)
SET_CHARGE_PUMP = const(0x8D)
# Subclassing FrameBuffer provides support for graphics primitives
# http://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/pyboard/library/framebuf.html
class SSD1306(framebuf.FrameBuffer):
def __init__(self, width, height, external_vcc):
self.width = width
self.height = height
self.external_vcc = external_vcc
self.pages = self.height // 8
self.buffer = bytearray(self.pages * self.width)
super().__init__(self.buffer, self.width, self.height, framebuf.MONO_VLSB)
self.init_display()
def init_display(self):
for cmd in (
SET_DISP, # display off
# address setting
SET_MEM_ADDR,
0x00, # horizontal
# resolution and layout
SET_DISP_START_LINE, # start at line 0
SET_SEG_REMAP | 0x01, # column addr 127 mapped to SEG0
SET_MUX_RATIO,
self.height - 1,
SET_COM_OUT_DIR | 0x08, # scan from COM[N] to COM0
SET_DISP_OFFSET,
0x00,
SET_COM_PIN_CFG,
0x02 if self.width > 2 * self.height else 0x12,
# timing and driving scheme
SET_DISP_CLK_DIV,
0x80,
SET_PRECHARGE,
0x22 if self.external_vcc else 0xF1,
SET_VCOM_DESEL,
0x30, # 0.83*Vcc
# display
SET_CONTRAST,
0xFF, # maximum
SET_ENTIRE_ON, # output follows RAM contents
SET_NORM_INV, # not inverted
SET_IREF_SELECT,
0x30, # enable internal IREF during display on
# charge pump
SET_CHARGE_PUMP,
0x10 if self.external_vcc else 0x14,
SET_DISP | 0x01, # display on
): # on
self.write_cmd(cmd)
self.fill(0)
self.show()
def poweroff(self):
self.write_cmd(SET_DISP)
def poweron(self):
self.write_cmd(SET_DISP | 0x01)
def contrast(self, contrast):
self.write_cmd(SET_CONTRAST)
self.write_cmd(contrast)
def invert(self, invert):
self.write_cmd(SET_NORM_INV | (invert & 1))
def rotate(self, rotate):
self.write_cmd(SET_COM_OUT_DIR | ((rotate & 1) << 3))
self.write_cmd(SET_SEG_REMAP | (rotate & 1))
def show(self):
x0 = 0
x1 = self.width - 1
if self.width != 128:
# narrow displays use centred columns
col_offset = (128 - self.width) // 2
x0 += col_offset
x1 += col_offset
self.write_cmd(SET_COL_ADDR)
self.write_cmd(x0)
self.write_cmd(x1)
self.write_cmd(SET_PAGE_ADDR)
self.write_cmd(0)
self.write_cmd(self.pages - 1)
self.write_data(self.buffer)
class SSD1306_I2C(SSD1306):
def __init__(self, width, height, i2c, addr=0x3C, external_vcc=False):
self.i2c = i2c
self.addr = addr
self.temp = bytearray(2)
self.write_list = [b"\x40", None] # Co=0, D/C#=1
super().__init__(width, height, external_vcc)
def write_cmd(self, cmd):
self.temp[0] = 0x80 # Co=1, D/C#=0
self.temp[1] = cmd
self.i2c.writeto(self.addr, self.temp)
def write_data(self, buf):
self.write_list[1] = buf
self.i2c.writevto(self.addr, self.write_list)
class SSD1306_SPI(SSD1306):
def __init__(self, width, height, spi, dc, res, cs, external_vcc=False):
self.rate = 10 * 1024 * 1024
dc.init(dc.OUT, value=0)
res.init(res.OUT, value=0)
cs.init(cs.OUT, value=1)
self.spi = spi
self.dc = dc
self.res = res
self.cs = cs
import time
self.res(1)
time.sleep_ms(1)
self.res(0)
time.sleep_ms(10)
self.res(1)
super().__init__(width, height, external_vcc)
def write_cmd(self, cmd):
self.spi.init(baudrate=self.rate, polarity=0, phase=0)
self.cs(1)
self.dc(0)
self.cs(0)
self.spi.write(bytearray([cmd]))
self.cs(1)
def write_data(self, buf):
self.spi.init(baudrate=self.rate, polarity=0, phase=0)
self.cs(1)
self.dc(1)
self.cs(0)
self.spi.write(buf)
self.cs(1)
ultrasonic.py
from machine import Pin, I2C
from ssd1306 import SSD1306_I2C
import utime
WIDTH = 128
HEIGHT = 64
i2c = I2C(0, scl = Pin(17), sda = Pin(16), freq=400000)
display = SSD1306_I2C(WIDTH, HEIGHT, i2c)
trigger = Pin(3, Pin.OUT)
echo = Pin(2, Pin.IN)
def ultra():
trigger.low()
utime.sleep_us(2)
trigger.high()
utime.sleep_us(5)
trigger.low()
while echo.value() == 0:
signaloff = utime.ticks_us()
while echo.value() == 1:
signalon = utime.ticks_us()
timepassed = signalon - signaloff
distance = (timepassed * 0.0343) / 2
distance = "{:.1f}".format(distance)
print(distance + " cm")
return str(distance)
print("fok")
ngf = ultra()
print(ngf)
while True:
display.text(ultra(),0,0)
display.show()
display.fill(0)
utime.sleep(1)
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