Development of an Automated Estimating Electronic Weighing Scale

Analog weighing scales suffer from a lack of precision while reading the output and they can easily be manipulated by any technically biased individual. This paper presents the development of an automated estimating electronic weighing indicator. It aims at developing a means to a framework to eval...

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Main Authors: Olalekan OGUNBIYI, Oloruntoba C. MOHAMMED, Lambe Mutalub ADESINA
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Language:English
Published: College of Engineering of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Ekiti State, Nigeria 2023-06-01
Series:ABUAD Journal of Engineering Research and Development
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Online Access:https://journals.abuad.edu.ng/index.php/ajerd/article/view/97
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Oloruntoba C. MOHAMMED
Lambe Mutalub ADESINA
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description Analog weighing scales suffer from a lack of precision while reading the output and they can easily be manipulated by any technically biased individual. This paper presents the development of an automated estimating electronic weighing indicator. It aims at developing a means to a framework to evaluate estimated weight in analogue to digital forms, such as to obtain higher precision in estimation and calibration. The circuit consists of a Load Cell, Hx711 Load Cell amplifier, Atmega328 microcontroller, LCD module and a few additional glue components. The 20 kg load cell sends signals of the projected loads to the Hx711 module, which magnifies and sends the corresponding output to the microcontroller. The system uses the 4x3 keyboard to input the unit cost per kg to the electronic scale. The microcontroller automatically adjusts the signals with the load cell amplifier module's guide, thus sending the estimated cost in digital form to the LCD module for display. The circuit was designed, constructed, and tested to show that a computerized electronic weighing system can accurately be calibrated without errors.
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spelling doaj-art-03a7608d3ca8436fafefd68bcef2176b2025-08-20T02:52:47ZengCollege of Engineering of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Ekiti State, NigeriaABUAD Journal of Engineering Research and Development2756-68112645-26852023-06-016110.53982/ajerd.2023.0601.08-j75Development of an Automated Estimating Electronic Weighing ScaleOlalekan OGUNBIYI0Oloruntoba C. MOHAMMED1Lambe Mutalub ADESINA2Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara StateElectrical and Computer Engineering Department, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara StateElectrical and Computer Engineering Department, Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State Analog weighing scales suffer from a lack of precision while reading the output and they can easily be manipulated by any technically biased individual. This paper presents the development of an automated estimating electronic weighing indicator. It aims at developing a means to a framework to evaluate estimated weight in analogue to digital forms, such as to obtain higher precision in estimation and calibration. The circuit consists of a Load Cell, Hx711 Load Cell amplifier, Atmega328 microcontroller, LCD module and a few additional glue components. The 20 kg load cell sends signals of the projected loads to the Hx711 module, which magnifies and sends the corresponding output to the microcontroller. The system uses the 4x3 keyboard to input the unit cost per kg to the electronic scale. The microcontroller automatically adjusts the signals with the load cell amplifier module's guide, thus sending the estimated cost in digital form to the LCD module for display. The circuit was designed, constructed, and tested to show that a computerized electronic weighing system can accurately be calibrated without errors. https://journals.abuad.edu.ng/index.php/ajerd/article/view/97Weighing scaleMicrocontrollerLoad cellDisplayCalibration
spellingShingle Olalekan OGUNBIYI
Oloruntoba C. MOHAMMED
Lambe Mutalub ADESINA
Development of an Automated Estimating Electronic Weighing Scale
ABUAD Journal of Engineering Research and Development
Weighing scale
Microcontroller
Load cell
Display
Calibration
title Development of an Automated Estimating Electronic Weighing Scale
title_full Development of an Automated Estimating Electronic Weighing Scale
title_fullStr Development of an Automated Estimating Electronic Weighing Scale
title_full_unstemmed Development of an Automated Estimating Electronic Weighing Scale
title_short Development of an Automated Estimating Electronic Weighing Scale
title_sort development of an automated estimating electronic weighing scale
topic Weighing scale
Microcontroller
Load cell
Display
Calibration
url https://journals.abuad.edu.ng/index.php/ajerd/article/view/97
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