A minimal 3D-printed scale

By Boris Landoni on September 18, 2023

A load cell is a sensor designed to measure the weight of an object.

Essentially, it is an aluminum bar containing 4 resistive strain gauges that are measured through a Wheatstone bridge to detect the weight of the object.

In this project, using a small Microchip ATtiny1614 and a 5kg load cell, a 3D-printed scale was created with a truly minimal and attractive design.

About Boris Landoni

Boris Landoni is the technical manager of Open-Electronics.org. Skilled in the GSM field, embraces the Open Source philosophy and its projects are available to the community.

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