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title: "IoT Weighing Scale with Cayenne Dashboard using HX711, Load Cell, W5100 Ethernet Shield, and Arduino"
url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/rena/projects/iot-weighing-scale-with-cayenne-dashboard-using-hx711%2C-load-cell%2C-w5100-ethernet-shield%2C-and-arduino/"
markdown_url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/rena/projects/iot-weighing-scale-with-cayenne-dashboard-using-hx711%2C-load-cell%2C-w5100-ethernet-shield%2C-and-arduino/md"
type: "UCC: User Created Content"
author: "Kim Ceda"
author_url: "https://createlabz.store/blogs/createlabz-tutorials/iot-weighing-scale-featuring-cayenne-dashboard-using-load-cell-hx711-module-w5100-arduino-ethernet-shield-and-arduino"
editor: "WIZnet"
editor_url: "https://maker.wiznet.io/"
original_author: "Kim Ceda"
original_url: "https://createlabz.store/blogs/createlabz-tutorials/iot-weighing-scale-featuring-cayenne-dashboard-using-load-cell-hx711-module-w5100-arduino-ethernet-shield-and-arduino"
published: "2022-10-20"
language: "en"
tags: ["Arduino"]
hardware: ["Arduino UNO", "Arduino Ethernet Shield", "SparkFun Load Cell Amplifier - HX711"]
likes: 9
views: 8101
comments: 2
source: "WIZnet Makers (https://maker.wiznet.io/)"
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# IoT Weighing Scale with Cayenne Dashboard using HX711, Load Cell, W5100 Ethernet Shield, and Arduino

> This project will teach you how to create your very own IoT device using a load cell to collect weight data

Original author: Kim Ceda (source: https://createlabz.store/blogs/createlabz-tutorials/iot-weighing-scale-featuring-cayenne-dashboard-using-load-cell-hx711-module-w5100-arduino-ethernet-shield-and-arduino)

## Components

- **Arduino UNO** x 1 ([docs](https://www.farnell.com/datasheets/1682209.pdf))
- **Arduino Ethernet Shield** x 1 ([docs](https://docs.arduino.cc/retired/shields/arduino-ethernet-shield-without-poe-module))
- **SparkFun Load Cell Amplifier - HX711** x 1 ([docs](https://cdn.sparkfun.com/assets/b/f/5/a/e/hx711F_EN.pdf))
- Software: **myDevices Cayenne** ([docs](https://developers.mydevices.com/cayenne/docs/intro/))

## Article

This project will teach you how to create your very own IoT device using a load cell to collect weight data.

The project consists of building a digital weighing scale and connecting it with an online IoT Dashboard to display real-time measurements.

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Source: https://maker.wiznet.io/rena/projects/iot-weighing-scale-with-cayenne-dashboard-using-hx711%2C-load-cell%2C-w5100-ethernet-shield%2C-and-arduino/