how to get the hcsr04 ultrasonic sensor distance on desktop via php

Question

I want to get the distance from the HC-Sr04 ultrasonic sensor and the color of the led light displayed on my laptop via PHP can anyone please help i am stuck here.. Thanks in advance

My php code..

<?php
echo "<p>Control Page</p><p>";
$port = fopen("COM4", "w+"); 
sleep(2);
?>
<br>
</form>
<?php
if ($_GET['distance']<30)
{
$data = $_GET['distance'];
echo '<td bgcolor="#FF0000"> red';
}
else if ($_GET['distance']>35){
    $data = $_GET['distance'];
    echo '<td bgcolor="#00FF00"> green';
}
else {
    echo "Empty";
    echo '<td bgcolor="#00FF00"> green';
}
fclose($port);
?>
</body>
</html>

my Arduino code:...

#define trigPin 10
#define echoPin 2
#define led 4
#define led2 6

void setup() {
  Serial.begin (9600);
  pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);
  pinMode(led, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(led2, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
  long duration, distance;
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);  // Added this line
  delayMicroseconds(2); // Added this line
  digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(10); // Added this line
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH);
  delay(1000);
  distance = (duration/2) / 29.1;
  if (distance < 30) {  // This is where the LED On/Off happens
    digitalWrite(led,HIGH); // When the Red condition is met, the Green LED should turn off
  digitalWrite(led2,LOW);
}
  else  if(distance >35) {
    digitalWrite(led,LOW);
    digitalWrite(led2,HIGH);
  }
  else{
    digitalWrite(led,LOW);
    digitalWrite(led2,LOW);
  }
  }

Henri Henri · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-24T08:05:22

I assume you work with linux.

first of all you have to set up your serial port:

stty -F /dev/ttyACM0 cs8 9600 ignbrk -brkint -imaxbel -opost -onlcr -isig -icanon -iexten -echo -echoe -echok -echoctl -echoke noflsh -ixon -crtscts

Then you can use fread/fwrite

$fp =fopen("/dev/ttyACM0", "w+");
if( !$fp) {
        echo "Error";die();
}

fwrite($fp, $_SERVER['argv'][1] . 0x00);
echo fread($fp, 10);

fclose($fp);

Arduino will restart every time you connect.

Use the serial monitor of arduino to debug!

Good luck!

for more info: https://systemsarchitect.net/2013/01/26/connecting-php-with-arduino-via-serial-port-on-linux/

how to get the hcsr04 ultrasonic sensor distance on desktop via php

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