March 23: Code-a-palooza

Two different sketches today. Click “read more” to see them, starting with the random movement sketch, and then continuing with our limit switch demo.

// PROJECT 18: MOTOR MAYHEM!
// This sketch makes our motor rotate in a random direction, at a random speed, for a random duration.
// It uses the motor controller chip included in your class kit.
#define A_IN1 5          // motor controller pins
#define A_IN2 4
#define A_PWM 3

#define H_SPEED 200
#define L_SPEED 40

#define H_DELAY 200
#define L_DELAY 10

#define speed_pot 0     // potentiometer

void setup(){
pinMode(A_IN1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(A_IN2, OUTPUT);
pinMode(A_PWM, OUTPUT);
}

void loop(){
random_speed(L_SPEED, H_SPEED);  // choose a random speed
random_direction();              // choose a random direction
random_delay(L_DELAY, H_DELAY);  // wait a random amount
a_brake();                       // stop
random_delay(L_DELAY, H_DELAY);  // wait a random amount

}

void a_cw(){
digitalWrite(A_IN1, HIGH);
digitalWrite(A_IN2, LOW);
}

void a_ccw(){
digitalWrite(A_IN1, LOW);
digitalWrite(A_IN2, HIGH);
}

void a_brake(){
digitalWrite(A_IN1, HIGH);
digitalWrite(A_IN2, HIGH);
}

void a_off(){
digitalWrite(A_IN1, LOW);
digitalWrite(A_IN2, LOW);
}

void random_speed(int low_val, int high_val){
int r_val;

r_val = random(low_val, high_val);
analogWrite(A_PWM, r_val);
}

void random_direction(){
int r_val;
r_val = random(2);
if (r_val ==0){
a_cw();
}
else{
a_ccw();
}
}

void random_delay(int low_val, int high_val){
int r_val;

r_val = random(low_val, high_val);
delay(r_val);
}
//XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
// THE WORLD'S MOST BORING TENNIS MATCH
// This sketch uses inputs from limit switches to send a motor back and forth, switching directions once
// it hits the switch at the terminus of either direction.

#define A_IN1 5          // motor controller pins
#define A_IN2 4
#define A_PWM 3

#define LS 7
#define RS 8

#define speed_pot 0     // potentiometer

void setup(){
pinMode(A_IN1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(A_IN2, OUTPUT);
pinMode(A_PWM, OUTPUT);
pinMode(LS, INPUT);
pinMode(RS, INPUT);
pinMode(speed_pot, INPUT);
}

void loop(){
int a_speed;
int switch_a, switch_b;

pot_val = analogRead(speed_pot);
a_speed = map(pot_val, 0, 1024, 20, 230);

analogWrite(A_PWM, a_speed);  // set speed
switch_a = digitalRead(LS);
switch_b = digitalRead(RS);

if (switch_a == 0){
a_cw();
}

else if(switch_b == 0){
a_ccw():
}
}

}

void a_cw(){
digitalWrite(A_IN1, HIGH);
digitalWrite(A_IN2, LOW);
}

void a_ccw(){
digitalWrite(A_IN1, LOW);
digitalWrite(A_IN2, HIGH);
}

void a_brake(){
digitalWrite(A_IN1, HIGH);
digitalWrite(A_IN2, HIGH);
}

void a_off(){
digitalWrite(A_IN1, LOW);
digitalWrite(A_IN2, LOW);
}

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