This one’s a bit abstract. Remember those LCD games that became quite popular sometime in the 1990’s? You know, the ones that had only one game, usually a character that could be moved … ...

Renesas’ RL78/L23 16-bit MCUs provide LCD control and capacitive touch for responsive HMIs in smart appliances, electronics, and meters.

Whereas a typical scale would then simply show the resulting number on an LCD display, [Mirko] decided to use a moving coil meter driven by the Arduino’s analog output.