Float variable to HEX in Arduino - arduino

I want to convert my float variables into HEX value like 0x00466 or etc. but when I try all the things that I saw in the internet my Serial Console just turns out crazy :D like "' #gA".
I tried this code below
float gyrox, gyroy, gyroz, accelx, accely, accelz, enlem, boylam, sicaklik, yukseklik, basinc;
byte ByteArray[11];
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
gyrox = 1.5;
gyroy = 2.5;
gyroz = 2.0;
accelx = 5.3;
accely = 3.2;
accelz = 6.1;
enlem = 39.9250506;
boylam = 32.8369756;
sicaklik = 35.0;
yukseklik = 103.0;
basinc = 65.31455;
ByteArray[0]=(gyrox,HEX);
ByteArray[1]=(gyroy,HEX);
ByteArray[2]=(gyroz,HEX);
ByteArray[3]=(accelx,HEX);
ByteArray[4]=(accely,HEX);
ByteArray[5]=(accelz,HEX);
ByteArray[6]=(enlem,HEX);
ByteArray[7]=(boylam,HEX);
ByteArray[8]=(sicaklik,HEX);
ByteArray[9]=(yukseklik,HEX);
ByteArray[10]=(basinc,HEX);
}
void loop() {
Serial.println((char*)ByteArray);
}
and the result is ""(:D) I want the result like "0x000466 or anything likte HEX value" so what should I do?

You can cast the float to an array of bytes to get its internal representation. Then you can loop over all of the bytes and print each of them individually.
void printFloat(float const f)
{
// cast the float to an array of bytes
uint8_t const * const byteArray = (uint8_t const *)&f;
// print the start
Serial.print("0x");
// loop over the bytes, sizeof(f) tells us how many bytes make up the float
for (size_t idx = 0; idx != sizeof(f); ++idx)
{
// get the byte for this position
uint8_t const b = byteArray[idx];
// print a zero if b < 16,
// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19127945/how-to-serial-print-full-hexadecimal-bytes
Serial.print(b>>4, HEX);
Serial.print(b&0x0F,HEX);
}
}

A float is 32 bits long (4 bytes). You can try this:
float f;
Serial.print("0x"); Serial.print(*(uint32_t*)&f, HEX);
If you really need leading zeroes, try this:
void hex_print(uint32_t x)
{
Serial.print("0x");
for (uint32_t mask = 0x0FFFFFFFul; mask && mask > x; mask >>= 4)
Serial.print('0');
Serial.print(x, HEX);
}
// calling as:
float f = 123.456f;
hex_print(*(uint32_t*)&f);

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How to print a number on with HT1632 only accepting text

I just bought a 8x32 lattice board (led matrix) and I control it with Arduino. The problem is that I can only use text with the library I got on github. But not numbers, how can I do it?
I'm going to put the code below, the code of the scrolling text and the part of the code in the library that specifies the function used to set the text.
The arduino code that program the scrolling text is here:
#include <HT1632.h>
#include <font_5x4.h>
#include <images.h>
int i = 0;
int wd;
char disp[] = "Hello, how are you?";
int x = 10;
void setup() {
HT1632.begin(A5, A4, A3);
wd = HT1632.getTextWidth(disp, FONT_5X4_END, FONT_5X4_HEIGHT);
}
void loop() {
HT1632.renderTarget(1);
HT1632.clear();
HT1632.drawText(disp, OUT_SIZE - i, 2, FONT_5X4, FONT_5X4_END,
FONT_5X4_HEIGHT);
HT1632.render();
i = (i + 1) % (wd + OUT_SIZE);
delay(100);
}
The library code that specifies the printing of the text is this:
void HT1632Class::drawText(const char text[], int x, int y, const byte font[],
int font_end[], uint8_t font_height,
uint8_t gutter_space) {
int curr_x = x;
char i = 0;
char currchar;
// Check if string is within y-bounds
if (y + font_height < 0 || y >= COM_SIZE)
return;
while (true) {
if (text[i] == '\0')
return;
currchar = text[i] - 32;
if (currchar >= 65 &&
currchar <=
90) // If character is lower-case, automatically make it upper-case
currchar -= 32; // Make this character uppercase.
if (currchar < 0 || currchar >= 64) { // If out of bounds, skip
++i;
continue; // Skip this character.
}
// Check to see if character is not too far right.
if (curr_x >= OUT_SIZE)
break; // Stop rendering - all other characters are no longer within the
// screen
// Check to see if character is not too far left.
int chr_width = getCharWidth(font_end, font_height, currchar);
if (curr_x + chr_width + gutter_space >= 0) {
drawImage(font, chr_width, font_height, curr_x, y,
getCharOffset(font_end, currchar));
// Draw the gutter space
for (char j = 0; j < gutter_space; ++j)
drawImage(font, 1, font_height, curr_x + chr_width + j, y, 0);
}
curr_x += chr_width + gutter_space;
++i;
}
}
You need to look at snprintf. This allows you to format a string of characters just like printf. It allows you to convert something like a int into a part of a string.
an example:
int hour = 10;
int minutes = 50;
char buffer[60];
int status = snprintf(buffer, 60, "the current time is: %i:%i\n", hour, minutes);
buffer now contains:"the current time is: 10:50" (and several empty characters past the \0).

Divided and duplicated frame capture output for ADNS 9800 Arduino

I am trying to interface an ADNS 9800 mouse chip which I took from "Sharkoon SHARK ZONE M50" . The original PCB is still in place.
I am trying to obtain a framecapture, which should be 30 x 30 pixels. I have connected the ADNS 9800 with SPI to an Arduino UNO Rev 3 (i.e. 5V operating voltage). I.e. MISO, MOSI, SCLK, DGND, AGND, NCS. I did not connect any voltage, since I concluded from previous attempts that that did not yield a good frame capture.
The current problem is that I get a frame capture that is divided in 3 parts: square top left (with a good image of the surroundings), square bottom left (which is a duplicate of top left) and a rectangle on the right half of the screen of monotone grey colour (which does change depending on light conditions). See image. I want the full screen to be one image, not the divided mess it is now. Therefore, it may be a question of the resolution that is used, it may be that it is 15x15 instead of 30x30. However I do not know where this is determined/set.
Also, I find it strange that no input voltage seems to be needed to obtain an image from the camera.
See attachments for frame capture and code (arduino + processing).
Frame output
Arduino code
#include
#include
// Registers
#define REG_Product_ID 0x00
#define REG_Revision_ID 0x01
#define REG_Motion 0x02
#define REG_Delta_X_L 0x03
#define REG_Delta_X_H 0x04
#define REG_Delta_Y_L 0x05
#define REG_Delta_Y_H 0x06
#define REG_SQUAL 0x07
#define REG_Pixel_Sum 0x08
#define REG_Maximum_Pixel 0x09
#define REG_Minimum_Pixel 0x0a
#define REG_Shutter_Lower 0x0b
#define REG_Shutter_Upper 0x0c
#define REG_Frame_Period_Lower 0x0d
#define REG_Frame_Period_Upper 0x0e
#define REG_Configuration_I 0x0f
#define REG_Configuration_II 0x10
#define REG_Frame_Capture 0x12
#define REG_SROM_Enable 0x13
#define REG_Run_Downshift 0x14
#define REG_Rest1_Rate 0x15
#define REG_Rest1_Downshift 0x16
#define REG_Rest2_Rate 0x17
#define REG_Rest2_Downshift 0x18
#define REG_Rest3_Rate 0x19
#define REG_Frame_Period_Max_Bound_Lower 0x1a
#define REG_Frame_Period_Max_Bound_Upper 0x1b
#define REG_Frame_Period_Min_Bound_Lower 0x1c
#define REG_Frame_Period_Min_Bound_Upper 0x1d
#define REG_Shutter_Max_Bound_Lower 0x1e
#define REG_Shutter_Max_Bound_Upper 0x1f
#define REG_LASER_CTRL0 0x20
#define REG_Observation 0x24
#define REG_Data_Out_Lower 0x25
#define REG_Data_Out_Upper 0x26
#define REG_SROM_ID 0x2a
#define REG_Lift_Detection_Thr 0x2e
#define REG_Configuration_V 0x2f
#define REG_Configuration_IV 0x39
#define REG_Power_Up_Reset 0x3a
#define REG_Shutdown 0x3b
#define REG_Inverse_Product_ID 0x3f
#define REG_Snap_Angle 0x42
#define REG_Motion_Burst 0x50
#define REG_SROM_Load_Burst 0x62
#define REG_Pixel_Burst 0x64
byte initComplete=0;
byte testctr=0;
unsigned long currTime;
unsigned long timer;
volatile int xdat;
volatile int ydat;
volatile byte movementflag=0;
const int ncs = 10;
const int lsPin = 4;//ANALOG
const int linearActPin = 9;
extern const unsigned short firmware_length;
extern const unsigned char firmware_data[];
String parseChar = ".";
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
//For first parse put LF and CR there
Serial.println("");
//pinMode(ls, INPUT);
//ADNS 9800 setup
pinMode (ncs, OUTPUT);
SPI.begin();
SPI.setDataMode(SPI_MODE3);
SPI.setBitOrder(MSBFIRST);
//Set clock to 2 MHz
SPI.setClockDivider(8);
performStartup();
dispRegisters();
delay(100);
//Pin modes
pinMode(linearActPin, OUTPUT);
Serial.print("Ready");
Serial.println(parseChar);
//Serial.println("Device is ready");
//FrameCapture();
}
/* DO NOT EDIT BELOW; NECESSARY FOR ADNS9800 */
void performStartup(void){
// reset the chip
adns_com_end(); // ensure that the serial port is reset
adns_com_begin(); // ensure that the serial port is reset
adns_com_end(); // ensure that the serial port is reset
adns_write_reg(REG_Power_Up_Reset, 0x5a); // force reset
delay(50); // wait for it to reboot
// read registers 0x02 to 0x06 (and discard the data)
adns_read_reg(REG_Delta_X_L);
adns_read_reg(REG_Delta_X_H);
adns_read_reg(REG_Delta_Y_L);
adns_read_reg(REG_Delta_Y_H);
// upload the firmware
adns_upload_firmware();
delay(10);
//enable laser(bit 0 = 0b), in normal mode (bits 3,2,1 = 000b)
// reading the actual value of the register is important because the real
// default value is different from what is said in the datasheet, and if you
// change the reserved bytes (like by writing 0x00...) it would not work.
byte laser_ctrl0 = adns_read_reg(REG_LASER_CTRL0);
adns_write_reg(REG_LASER_CTRL0, laser_ctrl0 & 0xf1 );
//0x08 = enable fixed framerate, leave rest standard
//0x10 = disable AGC, leave rest standard
adns_write_reg(REG_Configuration_II, 0x08);
//Set resolution; cpi = REG_value x50
//Min: 0x01 50 cpi
//Max: 0xA4 8200 cpi
adns_write_reg(REG_Configuration_I, 0xA4);
//Set fixed framerate: FR = clk_freq/REG_value = 2000 fps
adns_write_reg(REG_Frame_Period_Max_Bound_Lower, 0xa8);
adns_write_reg(REG_Frame_Period_Max_Bound_Upper, 0x61);
//Set shutter time
adns_write_reg(REG_Shutter_Max_Bound_Lower,0x00);
adns_write_reg(REG_Shutter_Max_Bound_Upper,0x08);
//adns_write_reg(REG_Snap_Angle, 0x80);
delay(1);
Serial.print("Initialized");
Serial.println(parseChar);
}
void adns_com_begin(){
digitalWrite(ncs, LOW);
}
void adns_com_end(){
digitalWrite(ncs, HIGH);
}
byte adns_read_reg(byte reg_addr){
adns_com_begin();
// send adress of the register, with MSBit = 0 to indicate it's a read
SPI.transfer(reg_addr & 0x7f );
delayMicroseconds(100); // tSRAD
// read data
byte data = SPI.transfer(0);
delayMicroseconds(1); // tSCLK-NCS for read operation is 120ns
adns_com_end();
delayMicroseconds(19); // tSRW/tSRR (=20us) minus tSCLK-NCS
return data;
}
void adns_write_reg(byte reg_addr, byte data){
adns_com_begin();
//send adress of the register, with MSBit = 1 to indicate it's a write
SPI.transfer(reg_addr | 0x80 );
//sent data
SPI.transfer(data);
delayMicroseconds(20); // tSCLK-NCS for write operation
adns_com_end();
delayMicroseconds(100); // tSWW/tSWR (=120us) minus tSCLK-NCS. Could be shortened, but is looks like a safe lower bound
}
void adns_upload_firmware(){
// send the firmware to the chip, cf p.18 of the datasheet
//Serial.println("Uploading firmware...");
// set the configuration_IV register in 3k firmware mode
adns_write_reg(REG_Configuration_IV, 0x02); // bit 1 = 1 for 3k mode, other bits are reserved
// write 0x1d in SROM_enable reg for initializing
delay(10);
adns_write_reg(REG_SROM_Enable, 0x1d);
// wait for more than one frame period
delay(10); // assume that the frame rate is as low as 100fps... even if it should never be that low
// write 0x18 to SROM_enable to start SROM download
adns_write_reg(REG_SROM_Enable, 0x18);
// write the SROM file (=firmware data)
adns_com_begin();
//write burst destination adress
//bitwise OR to ensure MSB is 1
SPI.transfer(REG_SROM_Load_Burst | 0x80);
delayMicroseconds(50);
// send all bytes of the firmware
unsigned char c;
for(int i = 0; i < firmware_length; i++){
c = (unsigned char)pgm_read_byte(firmware_data + i);
SPI.transfer(c);
delayMicroseconds(15);
}
adns_com_end();
}
void adns_frame_capture(){
//Send signal to start datacollection frame capture
Serial.print("Frame capture");
Serial.println(parseChar);
// reset the chip
adns_write_reg(REG_Power_Up_Reset, 0x5a); // force reset
delay(50); // wait for it to reboot
delay(10);
//Write bytes to Frame_Capture
adns_write_reg(REG_Frame_Capture, 0x93);
adns_write_reg(REG_Frame_Capture, 0xc5);
// wait for more than two frame periods
delay(25); // assume that the frame rate is as low as 100fps... even if it should never be that low
//Check for the first pixel bij reading bit zero of Motion register
//If it is 1, first pixel available
byte motion = adns_read_reg(REG_Motion);
adns_com_begin();
delayMicroseconds(120);//delay t-SRAD = 100 us
byte pixel_burst;
if (motion == 0x21){
//Reading pixel values from ADNS and storing them in Array
for(int i = 0; i < 900; i++){
pixel_burst = adns_read_reg(REG_Pixel_Burst);
//Serial.print(i);
//Serial.print(":");
Serial.print(String(pixel_burst));
Serial.println(parseChar);
delayMicroseconds(15);
}
//Finished transmitting data
Serial.print("Data transfer finished");
Serial.println(parseChar);
//Transfer surface quality value
Serial.print("SQUAL");
Serial.print(String(adns_read_reg(REG_SQUAL)));
Serial.println(parseChar);
}else {
Serial.print("Frame capture failed");
Serial.println(parseChar);
}
adns_com_end();
//Hardware reset and firmware restore required to return navigation
performStartup();
}
void dispRegisters(void){
int oreg[7] = {
0x00,0x3F,0x2A,0x02 };
char* oregname[] = {
"Product_ID","Inverse_Product_ID","SROM_Version","Motion" };
byte regres;
digitalWrite(ncs,LOW);
int rctr=0;
for(rctr=0; rctr<4; rctr++){
SPI.transfer(oreg[rctr]);
delay(1);
//Serial.println("---");
//Serial.println(oregname[rctr]);
//Serial.println(oreg[rctr],HEX);
regres = SPI.transfer(0);
//Serial.println(regres,BIN);
//Serial.println(regres,HEX);
delay(1);
}
digitalWrite(ncs,HIGH);
}
/*********************************************************
DO NOT EDIT ABOVE; NECESSARY FOR RUNNING ADNS9800
*********************************************************/
String data = String();
//Process variables
int run = 0;
int t = 0;
unsigned long t_ms, t_us;
int dt = 0;//1/f = [ms]
long int t_run = 0;//[ms]
unsigned long ms_start, us_start;
void loop() {
if (dt == -1 || t_run == -1){
Serial.print("Time constant error");
Serial.println(parseChar);
}else if (run == 1 && t<t_run){
measure();
Serial.print(data);
Serial.println("");
Serial.println(parseChar);
}else if(run == 1 && t>=t_run){
//Measurement finished
Serial.print("Measurement finished");
Serial.println(parseChar);
digitalWrite(linearActPin, LOW);
run = 0;
t = 0;
}
}
void serialEvent(){
String data_rx;
if (Serial.available() > 0){
//Parse serial data until '.'
data_rx = Serial.readStringUntil('.');
//Remove '.' from buffer
data_rx = data_rx.substring(0, data_rx.length());
//Serial.print(data_rx);
if (data_rx.equals("Run")){
run = 1;
ms_start = millis();
us_start = micros();
digitalWrite(linearActPin, HIGH);
//Read registers and discard data
byte XDataL = adns_read_reg(REG_Delta_X_L);
byte XDataH = adns_read_reg(REG_Delta_X_H);
byte YDataL = adns_read_reg(REG_Delta_Y_L);
byte YDataH = adns_read_reg(REG_Delta_Y_H);
}else if(data_rx.equals("Frame capture run")){
adns_frame_capture();
}else if(data_rx.equals("SQUAL")){
Serial.println(String(adns_read_reg(REG_SQUAL)));
}else if(data_rx.startsWith("dt")){
dt = data_rx.substring(2,data_rx.length()).toInt();
}else if(data_rx.startsWith("trun")){
t_run = data_rx.substring(4,data_rx.length()).toInt();
}
}
}
void measure(void){
/*READ dx, dy, ls
increment t with dt
return String "t,dx,dy,ls"*/
//Read optic flow from ADNS
byte XDataL = adns_read_reg(REG_Delta_X_L);
byte XDataH = adns_read_reg(REG_Delta_X_H);
byte YDataL = adns_read_reg(REG_Delta_Y_L);
byte YDataH = adns_read_reg(REG_Delta_Y_H);
int ls;
unsigned long us, ms;
xdat = int(XDataH<<8);
ydat = int(YDataH<<8);
xdat |=int(XDataL);
ydat |=int(YDataL);
//int between 0-1023, with 5V/1024 = 0.0049 V/unit
ls = analogRead(lsPin);
//Calculate time elapsed between measurements
ms = millis();
us = micros();
t_ms = ms-ms_start;
t_us = us-us_start;
t = t_ms;
//Convert datatypes to string objects and combine
//us can always be divided by 4, so accurate to a resolution of 4 us
String d1 = String(t_ms);
String d2 = String(t_us);
String d3 = String(xdat);
String d4 = String(ydat);
String d5 = String(ls);
data = d2+","+d3+","+d4+","+d5;
//Increment time
delay(dt);
}
Processing code
/* BEP experiment
Communicates with arduino to conduct experiment
Receives and stores data
/
/ DATA PROTOCOL
data_rx
R start measuring
S do screendump
D device is ready
F measurement finished
/
import processing.serial.;
import controlP5.*;
//Serial COMM
Serial arduino;
String data_rx, data_tx;
String parseChar = ".";
//GUI
ControlP5 cp5;
Textfield txtfldDistance, txtfldSpeed, txtfldTs, txtfldN,
txtfldFl, txtfldBron, txtfldPattern, txtfldTrun;
Button btnRun, btnStop, btnFrame;
//File I/O
PrintWriter writer;
String path;
//Runtime variables
int run = 0;
int createWriter = 0;
int frameCapture = 0;
int frameDisplay = 0;
//Time management
String timestamp;
int ms, ms_start;
final int frameX = 30;
final int frameY = 30;
void setup() {
frameRate(60);
time();
//Create GUI
textSize(20);
size(360,660);
//Create textboxes
cp5 = new ControlP5(this);
txtfldDistance = cp5.addTextfield("Distance[m]:")
.setPosition(30, 30)
.setSize(70, 30)
.setAutoClear(false)
.setText("0.5");
txtfldSpeed = cp5.addTextfield("Speed[rev/s]:")
.setPosition(30, 90)
.setSize(70, 30)
.setAutoClear(false);
txtfldTs = cp5.addTextfield("t_s[ms]")
.setPosition(30, 150)
.setSize(70, 30)
.setAutoClear(false)
.setText("10");
txtfldTrun = cp5.addTextfield("t_run[s]")
.setPosition(30, 210)
.setSize(70, 30)
.setAutoClear(false);
txtfldFl = cp5.addTextfield("f[mm]")
.setPosition(130, 30)
.setSize(70, 30)
.setAutoClear(false)
.setText("14");
txtfldBron = cp5.addTextfield("Bron[Watt]")
.setPosition(130, 90)
.setSize(70, 30)
.setAutoClear(false)
.setText("40");
txtfldPattern = cp5.addTextfield("Pattern[mm]")
.setPosition(130, 150)
.setSize(70, 30)
.setAutoClear(false)
.setText("random");
txtfldN = cp5.addTextfield("n")
.setPosition(130, 210)
.setSize(70, 30)
.setAutoClear(false)
.setText("1");
btnRun = cp5.addButton("Run")
.setPosition(230, 270)
.setSize(50,30)
.lock();
btnStop = cp5.addButton("Stop")
.setPosition(150, 270)
.setSize(50,30)
.lock();
btnFrame = cp5.addButton("Frame_Capture")
.setPosition(30, 270)
.setSize(90,30)
.lock();
//Create Serial COMM object
print(timestamp+"SERIAL PORT: ");
println(Serial.list());
// List all the available serial ports:
//arduino = new Serial(this, Serial.list()[2], 115200);
arduino = new Serial(this, Serial.list()[0], 115200);
arduino.clear();
arduino.bufferUntil('.');
}
void draw() {
time();
Frame_Capture();
display_frame();
if (frameDisplay == 1){
display_frame();
frameDisplay = 0;
println(timestamp+"---------------------");
}
}
int n = 0;
int[] frame_capture_data = new int[900];
void serialEvent(Serial arduino){
if (arduino.available() > 0){
//Parse serial data until '.'
data_rx = arduino.readStringUntil('.');
//Remove CR, LF and '.' from buffer
data_rx = data_rx.substring(2, data_rx.length()-1);
//print(n+":");
//println(data_rx);
if(data_rx.equals("Data transfer finished")){
println(timestamp+"Data transfer finished.");
println(timestamp+"Generating visual.");
frameCapture = 0;
frameDisplay = 1;
n = 0;
//unlock textfields
txtfldSpeed.unlock();
txtfldDistance.unlock();
txtfldTs.unlock();
txtfldBron.unlock();
txtfldPattern.unlock();
txtfldFl.unlock();
txtfldN.unlock();
btnRun.unlock();
btnStop.unlock();
btnFrame.unlock();
}else if(data_rx.equals("Ready")){
println(timestamp+"Device is ready.");
println(timestamp+"---------------------");
//unlock textfields
btnRun.unlock();
btnStop.unlock();
btnFrame.unlock();
}else if(data_rx.equals("Initialized")){
println(timestamp+"Device is initialized.");
}else if(data_rx.equals("Measurement finished")){
println(timestamp+"Measurement completed.");
Stop();
}else if(data_rx.equals("Frame capture")){
println(timestamp+"Frame capture transfer started.");
frameCapture = 1;
}else if(data_rx.equals("Frame capture failed")){
println(timestamp+"Frame capture failed. Try again.");
println(timestamp+"---------------------");
//unlock textfields
txtfldSpeed.unlock();
txtfldDistance.unlock();
txtfldTs.unlock();
txtfldBron.unlock();
txtfldPattern.unlock();
txtfldFl.unlock();
txtfldN.unlock();
btnRun.unlock();
btnStop.unlock();
btnFrame.unlock();
}else if(data_rx.contains("SQUAL")){
print(timestamp+"SQUAL: ");
println(data_rx.substring(5,data_rx.length()));
}else if(data_rx.equals("Time constant error")){
print(timestamp+"TIME CONSTANT ERROR");
}else if(frameCapture == 1 && n < 900){
frame_capture_data[n] = int(data_rx);
n++;
}else if(run == 1){
//print(data_rx);
writer.print(data_rx);
}
}
}
public void Run() {
/* When RUN is pressed program starts to run */
//Read value to determine path
float speed = float(txtfldSpeed.getText());
float distance = float(txtfldDistance.getText());
int t_s = int(txtfldTs.getText());
int bron = int(txtfldBron.getText());
int fl = int(txtfldFl.getText());
String pattern = txtfldPattern.getText();
String date = day()+"-"+month();
int n = int(txtfldN.getText());
// Create CSV data file, showing the results from experiment
if (speed > 0 && distance > 0){
if (createWriter == 0){
//Creating objects for writing to file
path = "data/"+date+"/x="+distance+"/"+"x="+distance+"_v="+speed+
"_ts="+t_s+"_f="+fl+"_bron="+bron+"_pat="+pattern+"_n="+n+".csv";
writer = createWriter(path);
//Runtime variables
createWriter = 1;
run = 1;
ms_start = millis();
//Transmit t_s en t_run
arduino.write("dt"+txtfldTs.getText());
arduino.write(parseChar);
arduino.write("trun"+int(txtfldTrun.getText())*1000);
arduino.write(parseChar);
//Transmit starting char to arduino
arduino.write("Run");
arduino.write(parseChar);
//Header
//writer.println("t_ard_ms,t_ard_us,dx,dy,ls");
//lock textfields
txtfldSpeed.lock();
txtfldDistance.lock();
txtfldTs.lock();
txtfldBron.lock();
txtfldPattern.lock();
txtfldFl.lock();
txtfldN.lock();
btnRun.lock();
btnStop.lock();
btnFrame.lock();
println(timestamp+"PROGRAM INITIATED");
println(timestamp+"File stored at: "+path);
}
//ERROR messages
} else if (speed <= 0 && distance <= 0){
println(timestamp+"ERROR: INVALID SPEED AND DISTANCE");
} else if (speed <= 0){
println(timestamp+"ERROR: INVALID SPEED");
} else if (distance <= 0){
println(timestamp+"ERROR: INVALID DISTANCE ");
} else if(txtfldSpeed.getText().equals("")){
println(timestamp+"ERROR: Enter paramaters.");
}
}
public void Stop() {
/* When STOP is pressed program terminates and writes to file */
if (createWriter == 1){
//Write to file and close stream
writer.flush();
writer.close();
//Runtime variables
run = 0;
createWriter = 0;
//unlock textfields
txtfldSpeed.unlock();
txtfldDistance.unlock();
txtfldTs.unlock();
txtfldBron.unlock();
txtfldPattern.unlock();
txtfldFl.unlock();
txtfldN.unlock();
btnRun.unlock();
btnStop.unlock();
btnFrame.unlock();
txtfldN.setText(str(int(txtfldN.getText())+1));
if (int(txtfldN.getText()) > 5){
txtfldN.setText("1");
txtfldSpeed.clear();
}
println(timestamp+"Data written to file.");
println(timestamp+"---------------------");
}
}
public void Frame_Capture() {
arduino.write("Frame capture run");
arduino.write(parseChar);
//lock textfields
txtfldSpeed.lock();
txtfldDistance.lock();
txtfldTs.lock();
txtfldBron.lock();
txtfldPattern.lock();
txtfldFl.lock();
txtfldN.lock();
btnRun.lock();
btnStop.lock();
btnFrame.lock();
}
void display_frame(){
int[] frame1 = new int[225];
int[] frame2 = new int[255];
int x = 30;
int y = 320;
//resolutie 10x10
int s = 10; // size of pixel, i.e. side lengths
//Max res is 30x30
int sz = 10;
int res = 30;
for (int i = 0; i < 15; i++){
for (int m = 0; m < 15; m++){
frame1[15*i+m] = frame_capture_data[30*i+m];
frame2[15*i+m] = frame_capture_data[30*i+m+15];
}
}
//for (int i = 0; i < res*res; i++){
//Commented by Daan:
//for (int j = 0; j < res; j++){ // j resembles the column index.
// for (int k = 0; k < res; k++){ // k resembles the row index
// //fill(map(frame_capture_data[30*j+k],0,63,0,255));
// //frame_capture_data[30*j+k] = 300; // test to see how the pixel values can be manipulated
// fill(float(frame_capture_data[30*j+k]));
// rect(x+j*10, y+300-k*10, s, s);
// //println(frame_capture_data[30*j+k]);
// }
//}
for( int i = 0; i < 900; i++ )
{
fill( map(frame_capture_data[i], 0, 63, 0, 255) ); // Convert from ADNS greyscale to 0 - 255 grey scale format.
rect(x + (i / frameX * sz), // Each rect() is a rectangle that represents a pixel. I.e. width and height of each pixel is "sz".
y +300 - (i % frameY * sz),
sz, sz);
// //rect(off_x + (i % frameX * sz), // Each rect() is a rectangle that represents a pixel. I.e. width and height of each pixel is "sz".
// //off_y + (i / frameY * sz),
// //sz, sz);
}
fill(255,0,0);
rect(x+3*10, y+300-8*10, s, s); // this is red test dot, j = 3 (column), k = 8 (row).
// I.e. this is the 30*3 + 8 = 98 th pixel in frame stream from sensor.
}
public void time(){
/* Keeps track of time
Creates timestamp for messages*/
String h = str(hour());
String m = str(minute());
String s = str(second());
if (int(h) < 10){
h = "0"+h;
} else if(int(m) < 10){
m = "0"+m;
} else if(int(s) < 10){
s = "0"+s;
}
timestamp = "["+h+":"+m+":"+s+"] ";
}

Arduino - Adafruit 16-channel board, how to properly control all channels with less delay?

I am trying to control a few (8 for now) servo motors using this 16-channel board. I am running to some issues about accuracy, for example, when moving a couple of motors do draw a diagonal line, because of the delay between each servo, each motor will move in different timing resulting in incorrect drawings.
I am not sure about how to drive the motors in the fastest way in therms of code.
Where to set delays, the baud rate settings for this application, etc. I couldn't find a good example using all channels with minimum delay. In my case, messages are coming from serial, as explained in the code comment.
Is this the right way to drive this board channels?
I am using an arduino uno, but I would like to check if using a Teensy 3.2 results in best performances for this application.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_PWMServoDriver.h>
//#define SERVOMIN 150
//#define SERVOMAX 600
// temporary setting pins for 4 lights - it will be controlled by some decade counter...
//#define L1 4
//#define L2 7
//#define L3 8
//#define L4 10
#define L1 9
#define L2 10
#define L3 11
#define L4 12
/*
* a "pointer" device includes a light and 2 servos. Parameters from serial are:
* index,light,servo1,servo2; <- parameters separated by ',' end of pointer is ';'
*
* example of how serial is coming containing instructions for 4 pointers;
0,0,180,180;1,0,0,0;2,0,180,180;3,0,0,0;
0,0,90,90;1,0,90,90;2,0,90,90;3,0,90,90;
**most of the time these instructions doesn't come all for 4 pointers.
ex:
1,0,12,12;4,255,100,100;
**sometimes it comes only id and light parameter.
0,255;1,0;
(instructions only to turn light on/off)
*/
//values for 8 servos:
const uint8_t SERVOMIN[] = {150, 130, 150, 130, 150, 130, 150, 130};
const uint8_t SERVOMAX[] = {600, 500, 600, 500, 600, 500, 600, 500};
//boards (for now, only one board = 16 servos)
Adafruit_PWMServoDriver pwm [] = {
Adafruit_PWMServoDriver(0x40)
};
uint8_t servonum = 0;
uint8_t activeServos = 4; //not being used now
char buf [4]; //maybe too long
uint16_t currentPointer [4]; //index//light//servo1//servo2
byte lightPin [4] = {L1, L2, L3, L4};
uint8_t lightstatus [4] = {0, 0, 0, 0};
//debug
String inputString = ""; // a string to hold incoming data
boolean stringComplete = false; // whether the string is complete
boolean feedback = false;
void setup() {
//temporally as digital outputs
pinMode(L1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(L2, OUTPUT);
pinMode(L3, OUTPUT);
pinMode(L4, OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(115200);//230400 //115200 //57600 //38400 ?
for ( uint8_t i = 0; i < sizeof(pwm); i++) {
pwm[i].begin();
pwm[i].setPWMFreq(60);
}
}
void loop() {
reply();
}
void reply() {
if (stringComplete) {
if (feedback) Serial.println(inputString);
// clear the string:
inputString = "";
stringComplete = false;
for ( int i = 0; i < sizeof(buf); ++i ) buf[i] = (char)0;
}
}
void serialEvent() {
static byte ndx = 0;
static int s = 0;
while (Serial.available()) {
char rc = (char)Serial.read();
inputString += rc;
//(2) setting pointer parameter
if ( rc == ',') {
setPointer(s);
s++;
for ( int i = 0; i < sizeof(buf); ++i ) buf[i] = (char)0;
ndx = 0;
}
//(3) end of this pointer instruction
else if (rc == ';') {
setPointer(s);
//executePointer(); //plan B
ndx = 0;
s = 0;
for ( int i = 0; i < sizeof(buf); ++i ) buf[i] = (char)0;
}
//(4) end of command line
else if (rc == '\n') {
//p = 0;
s = 0;
stringComplete = true;
}
//(1) buffering
else {
buf[ndx] = rc;
ndx++;
}
}
}
void setPointer(int s) {
//index//light//servo1//servo2
int value;
value = atoi(buf);
//index
if (s == 0) {
if (feedback) {
Serial.print("index:");
Serial.print(value);
Serial.print(", buf:");
Serial.println(buf);
}
currentPointer[0] = value;
}
//light
else if (s == 1) {
int index = currentPointer[0];
currentPointer[s] = value;
//Serial.println(index);
digitalWrite(lightPin[index], (value > 0) ? HIGH : LOW);
// analogWrite( lightPin[currentPointer[0]], currentPointer[1]); // implement later
if (feedback) {
Serial.print("light: ");
Serial.println(value);
}
//servos
} else {
int index = currentPointer[0];
if (feedback) {
Serial.print("servo ");
Serial.print(index * 2 + s - 2);
Serial.print(": ");
Serial.println(value);
}
uint16_t pulselen = map(value, 0, 180, SERVOMIN[index], SERVOMAX[index]);
currentPointer[s] = pulselen;
pwm[0].setPWM(index * 2 + (s - 2), 0, pulselen); //current pointer id * 2 + s (s is 2 or 3)
//delay(20);
}
}
// this was plan B - not using
void executePointer() {
int index = currentPointer[0];
analogWrite( lightPin[index], currentPointer[1]);
pwm[0].setPWM(index * 2, 0, currentPointer[2]);
pwm[0].setPWM(index * 2 + 1, 0, currentPointer[3]);
delay(20);
}

Converting ASCII to int in Arduino

I am trying to get user input from the serial monitor to turn a stepper motor according to the input. However my code returns the ASCII value rather than the original input.
#include <Stepper.h>
Stepper small_stepper(steps_per_motor_revolution, 8, 10, 9, 11);
void setup() {
// Put your setup code here, to run once:
Serial.begin(9600);
Serial.println("Ready");
}
void loop() {
// Put your main code here, to run repeatedly:
int Steps2Take = Serial.read();
Serial.println(Steps2Take); // Printing
if (Steps2Take == -1)
Steps2Take = 0;
else {
small_stepper.setSpeed(1000); // Setting speed
if (Steps2Take > 0)
small_stepper.step(Steps2Take * 32);
else
small_stepper.step(-Steps2Take * 32);
delay(2);
}
}
Just use the .toInt() function.
You should read the string from your serial and after that convert it to integer.
Serial.print(Serial.readString().toInt());
You could do this three ways! Notice, if the number is greater than 65535 then you have to use a long variable. With decimals use float variable.
You can use the toInt(), or toFloat() which require a String type variable. Heads up as the toFloat() is very time consuming.
// CODE:
String _int = "00254";
String _float = "002.54";
int value1 = _int.toInt();
float value2 = _float.toFloat();
Serial.println(value1);
Serial.println(value2);
// OUTPUT:
254
2.54
You could use the atoi. The function accepts a character array and then converts it to an integer.
// CODE:
// For some reason you have to have +1 your final size; if you don't you will get zeros.
char output[5] = {'1', '.', '2', '3'};
int value1 = atoi(output);
float value2 = atof(output);
Serial.print(value1);
Serial.print(value2);
// OUTPUT:
1
1.23
If you had a Character Array and and wanted to convert it to a string because you didn't know the length...like a message buffer or something, I dunno. You could use this below to change it to a string and then implement the toInt() or toFloat().
// CODE:
char _int[8];
String data = "";
for(int i = 0; i < 8; i++){
data += (char)_int[i];
}
char buf[data.length()+1];
data.toCharArray(buf, data.length()+1);
If it is just a "type-conversion" problem, you can use something like this:
int a_as_int = (int)'a';
or
#include <stdlib.h>
int num = atoi("23"); //atoi = ascii to integer
as it was point out here.
Does it solve the problem?

Get 3 Values from processing to Arduino

I have a color tracking program in Processing, which works with a Kinect. When I click somewhere in the picture it saves this color and draws an ellipse around it. I just want to send 3 int values (one for red, green and blue) over myPort.write() to Arduino and save these 3 values in Arduino in 2 variables. My goal is to light a red LED if the red variable is the highest, and the green LED if green is the highest and so on.
I've tried several examples I found whiel googling, but nothing works. I don't know how Arduino should get the correct values in the variables!
EDIT: Here you have my Processing code. I glued it together from several other tutorials until I nearly cried..
import processing.serial.*;
Serial myPort;
import SimpleOpenNI.*;
SimpleOpenNI kinect;
// Frame
PImage currentFrame;
color trackColor;
int r1, g1, b1, r2, g2, b2;
void setup()
{
size(640, 480);
String portName = Serial.list()[0]; //change the 0 to a 1 or 2 etc. to match your port
myPort = new Serial(this, portName, 9600);
kinect = new SimpleOpenNI(this);
kinect.enableRGB();
trackColor = color (255, 0, 0);
smooth ();
currentFrame = createImage (640, 480, RGB);
}
void draw()
{
kinect.update();
currentFrame = kinect.rgbImage ();
image(currentFrame, 0, 0);
currentFrame.loadPixels();
// Before we begin searching, the "world record" for closest color is set to a high number that is easy for the first pixel to beat.
float worldRecord = 500;
// XY coordinate of closest color
int closestX = 0;
int closestY = 0;
// Begin loop to walk through every pixel
for (int x = 0; x < currentFrame.width; x ++ ) {
for (int y = 0; y < currentFrame.height; y ++ ) {
int loc = x + y*currentFrame.width;
// What is current color
color currentColor = currentFrame.pixels[loc];
r1 = (int)red(currentColor);
g1 = (int)green(currentColor);
b1 = (int)blue(currentColor);
r2 = (int)red(trackColor);
g2 = (int)green(trackColor);
b2 = (int)blue(trackColor);
// Using euclidean distance to compare colors
float d = dist(r1, g1, b1, r2, g2, b2); // We are using the dist( ) function to compare the current color with the color we are tracking.
// If current color is more similar to tracked color than
// closest color, save current location and current difference
if (d < worldRecord) {
worldRecord = d;
closestX = x;
closestY = y;
}
}
}
// We only consider the color found if its color distance is less than 10.
// This threshold of 10 is arbitrary and you can adjust this number depending on how accurate you require the tracking to be.
if (worldRecord < 10) {
// Draw a circle at the tracked pixel
fill(trackColor);
strokeWeight(4.0);
stroke(0);
ellipse(closestX, closestY, 30, 30);
}
if (mousePressed == true) {
color c = get(mouseX, mouseY);
//println("r: " + red(c) + " g: " + green(c) + " b: " + blue(c));
// Save color where the mouse is clicked in trackColor variable
int loc = mouseX + mouseY*(currentFrame.width);
trackColor = currentFrame.pixels[loc];
println("red " + r2);
println("green " + g2);
println("blue " + b2);
int colors[] = {r2, g2, b2};
for(int i=0; i < 3; i++) {
myPort.write(colors[i]);
}
}
println("ClosestX " + closestX);
myPort.write(closestX);
}
And my Arduino Code, where I don't know how to get several values.
int val;
int ledPin = 13;
int freq;
int piezoPin = 9;
int redLED = 3;
int greenLED = 5;
int blueLED = 7;
int red, green, blue;
void setup() {
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); // Set pin as OUTPUT
Serial.begin(9600); // Start serial communication at 9600 bps
digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);
}
void loop() {
if (Serial.available() > 0)
{ // If data is available to read,
val = Serial.read(); // read it and store it in val
}
if(red > green && red > blue) {
digitalWrite(redLED, HIGH); //light Red LED
}
if(green > red && green > blue) {
digitalWrite(greenLED, HIGH); //light Red LED
}
if(blue > red && blue > green) {
digitalWrite(blueLED, HIGH); //light Red LED
}
//Piezo buzzing higher when X-Position of tracked color is higher.
if (val < 100) {
freq = 50;
}
else if (val < 200) {
freq = 200;
}
else if (val < 300) {
freq = 400;
}
else if (val < 400) {
freq = 600;
}
else if (val < 500) {
freq = 800;
}
else (freq = 1000);
tone(piezoPin, freq);
}
EDIT2: Yes, additionally to lighing the LEDs I also want to have a sound from a piezo buzzer, but that works pretty well, so no questions on that... yet.
Help, please!!
Serial communication to your arduino works with a single byte at a time.
As luck would have it, the three components of a Processing Color are also three bytes.
One for red(0-255)
One for green(0-255)
One for blue(0-255)
Now all we need is a little more info so we can keep them separate.
Because a byte's minimum and maximum values are 0-255, there's no safe character we can use to keep track of the three different bytes, so we need a way to figure out where the info we send begins and ends.
An easy way to do this, is to set up a header and a footer for your messages ; something like :
<color>[byte (red)][byte (green)][byte (blue)]</color>
If we are going to read and decipher messages formatted like this, we are going to need a little buffer that will store the values we receive from Processing, so we can read them back and see if we can match the message format.
So, on the Arduino side, we need this :
String buffer = "";
String messageBegin = "<color>";
String messageEnd = "</color>";
//we read our serial data in the SerialEvent() function
//this is called *after* a loop(), and only if there is serial data in the buffer.
void serialEvent()
{
while(Serial.available())
{
buffer += (char)Serial.read();
}
}
void loop()
{
//now, inside loop, we no longer need to worry about gathering data from serial.
//we do still need to figure out if our message is complete, and then parse it.
//if our buffer contains both the beginning and the end of a message
//in the right order.
int beginIndex = buffer.lastIndexOf(messageBegin);
int endIndex = buffer.lastIndexOf(messageEnd);
if(beginIndex != -1 && endIndex != -1 && beginIndex < endIndex)
{
//we have a complete message!
//our red color starts 7 characters after where the message begins,
//because our "messageBegin" is 7 characters long
string lastMessage = buffer.substring(beginIndex+7);
//this is arguably not the prettiest way to get our byte values back.
//see if you can do better for bonus points!
byte messageAsBytes[80];
lastMessage.getBytes(messageAsBytes, messageAsBytes.length());
//we can now finally reconstruct the value we had from processing!
byte r = (byte)messageAsBytes[0];
byte g = (byte)messageAsBytes[1];
byte b = (byte)messageAsBytes[2];
//if we get a complete message, we can clear our buffer. (don't forget to do this!)
buffer = "";
}
}
On the processing side, all we need to do is make sure our messagebegin and messageend are sent along for the ride :
myPort.write("<color">);
for(int i=0; i < 3; i++) {
myPort.write(colors[i]);
}
myPort.write("</color">);

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