NodeMCU with DS18B20 Temperature Sensor and Nokia 5110 LCD

This tutorial shows how to implement a simple temperature measurement station using ESP8266 NodeMCU board and DS18B20 digital temperature sensor.
The NodeMCU microcontroller (ESP8266EX) reads temperature value from the DS18B20 sensor and prints it (in °C) on Nokia 5110 LCD display (84×48 pixel resolution).

To see how to interface NodeMCU board with Nokia 5110 LCD, visit this post:
Interfacing ESP8266 NodeMCU with Nokia 5110 LCD

The DS18B20 temperature sensor is a 3-pin electronic component (like a simple transistor) from Maxim (formerly Dallas) which uses 1-wire protocol to communicate with master device (microprocessor, microcontroller ….). Each DS18B20 device has a unique 64-bit serial code, which allows multiple DS18B20s to function on the same 1-wire bus and controlled with one master device.
The DS18B20 sensor provides 9-bit to 12-bit Celsius temperature measurement resolution (programmable resolution).

Hardware Required:

  • NodeMCU development board
  • Nokia 5110 LCD module
  • DS18B20 temperature sensor    —->   datasheet
  • 4.7k ohm resistor
  • Micro USB cable (for programming and powering the whole circuit)
  • Breadboard
  • Jumper wires

NodeMCU with DS18B20 sensor and Nokia 5110 LCD circuit:
The image below shows project circuit diagram.

The DS18B20 sensor has 3 pins (from right to left): VCC (or VDD), data and GND where:
VCC (VDD): sensor power supply pin, connected to NodeMCU 3V3 pin,
data pin: connected to NodeMCU digital pin D5 and
GND: connected to NodeMCU GND pin.

A pull-up resistor of 4.7k ohm is required because the DS18B20 output is open drain.

ESP8266 NodeMCU Nokia 5110 DS18B20 circuit

The Nokia 5110 LCD which is shown in the circuit diagram has 8 pins (from left to right): RST (reset), CE (chip enable), DC (or D/C: data/command), Din (data in), Clk (clock), VCC (3.3V), BL (back light) and Gnd (ground).

The Nokia 5110 LCD is connected to the NodeMCU board as follows:
RST (reset) pin is connected to pin D0 (ESP8266EX GPIO16),
CE (chip enable) pin is connected to pin D1 (ESP8266EX GPIO5),
DC (data/command) pin is connected to pin D2 (ESP8266EX GPIO4),
DIN (data in)  pin is connected to pin D3 (ESP8266EX GPIO0),
CLK (clock) pin is connected to pin D4 (ESP8266EX GPIO2),
VCC and BL are connected to pin 3V3,
GND is connected to pin GND.

NodeMCU with DS18B20 sensor and Nokia 5110 LCD code:
The following Arduino code requires 2 libraries from Adafruit Industries:
The first library is a driver for the Nokia 5110 LCD (PCD8544 controller), download link is below:
Adafruit Nokia 5110 LCD library

The 2nd library is Adafruit graphics library which can be downloaded from the following link
Adafruit graphics library             —->  direct link

After the download, go to Arduino IDE —> Sketch —> Include Library —> Add .ZIP Library … and browse for the .zip file (previously downloaded).
The same thing for the other library file.

The previous 2 libraries are included in the main code as follows:

The DS18B20 sensor data pin is connected to NodeMCU pin D5, it’s defined in the code as:

Functions used in the code:
bool ds18b20_start(): used to know if the DS18B20 sensor is correctly connected to the circuit, returns 1 if OK and 0 if error.
ds18b20_write_bit(bool value): writes (sends) 1 bit to the DS18B20 sensor, the bit is ‘value‘ which may be 1 or 0.
ds18b20_write_byte(byte value): writes 1 byte (8 bits) to the DS18B20 sensor, this function is based on the previous function. This function writes LSB first.
bool ds18b20_read_bit(void): reads 1 bit from the DS18B20 sensor, returns the read value (1 or 0).
byte ds18b20_read_byte(void): reads 1 byte from the DS18B20 sensor, this function is based on the previous function. This function reads LSB first.
bool ds18b20_read(int *raw_temp_value): reads the temperature raw data which is 16-bit long (two 8-bit registers), the data is stored in the variable raw_temp_value, returns 1 if OK and 0 if error.

The value of the temperature in degree Celsius is equal to the raw value divided by 16 (in case of 12-bit resolution). The default resolution of the DS18B20 is 12 bits ( ==> thermometer resolution = 0.0625°C).

Full Arduino code:

NodeMCU with DS18B20 sensor and Nokia 5110 (3310) LCD


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