Visitor Counter Using Arduino and Ultrasonic Sensor
Visitor Counter Using Arduino and Ultrasonic Sensor
•Software:
•Arduino IDE
Working Principle
•Ultrasonic Sensor: Uses sound waves to detect objects within a specific range.
•Visitor Counting Logic: When an object (a person) is detected within a set
• distance by the sensor, the counter increments.
Circuit Diagram
Connections
LCD display to arduino
•Vss = Arduino GND
Potentiometer to arduino
•VDD = Arduino 5V
• Left pin = Arduino GND
•V0 = Potentiometer center pin
• Right pin = Arduino 5v
•RS = Digital pin 3
•center pin = Display VO
•RW = Arduino GND
•E = Digital pin 4
Ultrasonic sensor to Arduino
•D4 = Arduino digital pin 5
•Sensor VCC = Arduino 5V
•D5 = Arduino digital pin 6
•Sensor GND = Arduino GND
•D6 = Arduino digital pin 7
•Sensor Trig = Arduino D10
•D7 = Arduino digital pin 8
•Sensoe Echo = arduino D9
•A = Arduino 5V
•K = Arduino GND
Code Overview
FLOW CHART
Sensor
Object
Start Checks for Yes
Detected?
Object
Display Increase
Count Counter
RESULTS
Applications
•Retail stores for customer tracking
•Office spaces for managing foot traffic
•Events for tracking attendees
CONCLUSTION