Hey Raspberry Pi community!
This is my first post to the forums and was wondering if you guys can help me out!
Project Goal: Real-Time Weight Sensor
For part of my undergraduate research, I would like to be able to use my Raspberry Pi 3 to be able to weigh samples in real time - meaning that if the weight changes on the scale that I hooked up to the Raspberry Pi, it would send that change in weight as data to the Pi.
In my research and questions across other forums, I have found that I need a wheatstone bridge that converts force to a change in electrical resistance (which then correlates to weight), an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC), and a code to take the data. I have identified an ADC called an MCP3008 and am learning how to do the circuitry involved in that. A concern that I have is I have no idea how to write the code (I would be using Python 3) to connect the RPi3 to a sensor. Could anyone help me with that?
My biggest concern is if anyone would like to help me on this project. I really do not know too much of what to do, but I am getting a better idea from my research. Would there be anyone interested in guiding me along in this project and if we could communicate on it every now and again? Thank you guys and I look forward to your responses.
P.S. Here is a similar question I asked on Quora that may be helpful to understanding more my situation:
https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-step ... berry-Pi-3