//source: @https://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Motor-Speed-Tester-Tachometer/
#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>
LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x27,16,2); // set the LCD address to 0x27 for a 16 chars and 2 line display
const int dataIN = 3; //IR sensor INPUT
unsigned long prevmillis; // To store time
unsigned long duration; // To store time difference
unsigned long lcdrefresh; // To store time for lcd to refresh
int rpm; // RPM value
boolean currentstate; // Current state of IR input scan
boolean prevstate; // State of IR sensor in previous scan
void setup()
{
pinMode(dataIN,INPUT);
lcd.init();
lcd.backlight();
prevmillis = 0;
prevstate = LOW;
}
void loop()
{
// RPM Measurement
currentstate = digitalRead(dataIN); // Read IR sensor state
if( prevstate != currentstate) // If there is change in input
{
if( currentstate == HIGH ) // If input only changes from LOW to HIGH
{
duration = ( micros() - prevmillis ); // Time difference between revolution in microsecond
rpm = (60000000/duration); // rpm = (1/ time millis)*1000*1000*60;
prevmillis = micros(); // store time for next revolution calculation
}
}
prevstate = currentstate; // store this scan (prev scan) data for next scan
// LCD Display
if( ( millis()-lcdrefresh ) >= 100 )
{
lcd.setCursor(0,0);
lcd.print("Speed of Motor");
lcd.setCursor(0,1);
lcd.print("RPM = ");
lcd.print(rpm);
lcd.print(" ");
lcdrefresh = millis();
}
}