Arduino - Strange behavior converting HEX to RGB - arduino

I'm trying to convert a HEX color code to RGB but when I run the code on Arduino, it doesn't pick up the RED.
Am I doing something wrong?
On a C++ compilator works just fine.
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
String hexstring = "B787B7";
int number = (int) strtol( &hexstring[1], NULL, 16);
int r = number >> 16;
int g = number >> 8 & 0xFF;
int b = number & 0xFF;
Serial.print("red is ");
Serial.println(r);
Serial.print("green is ");
Serial.println(g);
Serial.print("blue is ");
Serial.println(b);
}
void loop() {
}

When I ran your code I still was not picking up red's value.
However using MAC's same code
long number = (long) strtol( &hexstring[1], NULL, 16 );
to
long number = (long) strtol( &hexstring[0], NULL, 16 );
I hope this helps someone struggling with RGB and HEX values

Your number should be of type long as type int is coded on 16 bits and cannot take value above 32,767.
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
String hexstring = "B787B7";
long number = (long) strtol( &hexstring[1], NULL, 16);
int r = number >> 16;
int g = number >> 8 & 0xFF;
int b = number & 0xFF;
Serial.print("red is ");
Serial.println(r);
Serial.print("green is ");
Serial.println(g);
Serial.print("blue is ");
Serial.println(b);
}
void loop() {
}

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Arduino is giving a weird output when using toInt()

I'm trying to convert a string to an integer (which is actually a binary number) so that I can output the DEC value, but where the answer SHOULD be 63 (00111111), it's giving me -19961 as an output? It would be great if someone can help me correctly convert the string to an int :)
// C++ code
//
const int button = 13;
int buttonPressed = 0;
int counter = 0;
int myInts[] = {0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1};
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(button, INPUT);
}
void loop()
{
buttonPressed = digitalRead(button);
if (buttonPressed == HIGH){
counter = count();
//rial.println(counter);
}
else{
Serial.println("Button not pressed");
}
delay(1000);
}
int count()
{
String myString = ""; //Empty string for constructing
int add = 0;
int i = 0;
//Should add all the values from myInts[] into a string
while(i < 8){
myString = String(myString + myInts[i]);
Serial.println(add);
delay(1000);
add++;
i++;
}
Serial.println(myString);
int myNumber = myString.toInt(); //Convert the string to int
Serial.println(myNumber, DEC); //Should print 63 in this case
return add;
}
Your code currently does the following:
Concatenates all your integers together to make a string "00111111"
Attempts to convert it (as a string holding a base 10 integer) to the integer 111,111 (one hundred eleven thousand, one hundred eleven)
Hits integer overflow. The range of an Arduino int is -32768 to 32767 (65536 possible values), so the number you really have is 111111 - 2*65536 = -19961.
I don't believe that there's an overload of Arduino's ToInt that converts a binary string to an integer. Depending on the C++ support in Arduino, you may be able to use std::stoi as described here.
Instead, you may choose to do the conversion yourself - you can keep track of a number sum, and at each loop iteration, double it and then add the next bit:
int sum = 0;
for(int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
sum *= 2;
sum += myInts[i];
// print and delay if you want
}
Over the eight iterations, sum ought to have values 0, 0, 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, and finally 63

Arduino I2C Slave to Master communication problem

I am having a problem with reading random data in my Arduino Mega (Master) from my Arduino Uno (Slave) while using I2C communication.
Some background: I am reading Encoder data from the Uno and sending to the Mega via I2C communication. The encoder data is been used in the MEga to adjust the speed of a motor so that the revolutions per second of the different wheels have the same value.
The issue of reading random data arises when I include an IF condition or function.
Even if the IF condition included is an empty one or a call to function which has an empty body it starts to read random wrong data from the Uno.
If i don't have the adjusting part (IF condition/ function) of the code the reading of the data from the Uno works fine.
If anybody can help, it would be greatly appreciated.
Master Code:
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
#include <SabertoothSimplified.h>
// Include the required Wire library for I2C<br>#include
#include <Wire.h>
// RX on pin 17 (to S2), TX on pin 16 (to S1).
SoftwareSerial SWSerial(NOT_A_PIN, 16);
// Use SWSerial as the serial port.
SabertoothSimplified ST(SWSerial);
//////////////////ENCODER DATA//////////////////
unsigned int revolutions_L_rpm = 0;
unsigned int revolutions_R_rpm = 0;
int16_t x = 0;
int16_t y = 0;
////////////////////////////////////////////////
//////////////VARIABLES FOR ADJUST//////////////
int error = 0;
int kp = 12;
int adjusted = 0;
////////////////////////////////////////////////
////////////////////MOTORS//////////////////////
//Declare the arduino pins
int LEDg = 7;
int LEDr = 6;
int LEDy = 5;
int speedVar = 0;
int speedOne = 0;
int speedTwo = 0;
int power;
////////////////////END/////////////////////////
void setup() {
//initlize the mode of the pins
pinMode(LEDg,OUTPUT);
pinMode(LEDr,OUTPUT);
pinMode(LEDy,OUTPUT);
//set the serial communication rate
Serial.begin(9600);
SWSerial.begin(9600);
Wire.begin();
}
void loop()
{
//check whether arduino is reciving signal or not
if(Serial.available() > 0){
char val = Serial.read();//reads the signal
Serial.print("Recieved: ");
Serial.println(val);
switch(val){
/*********Increase speed by 1 as long as e(triangle) is held*********/
case 'a':
forward();
break;
/*********Decrease speed by 1 as long as g(x) is held*********/
case 'c':
reverse();
break;
/*********Increase speed by 1 as long as e(triangle) is held*********/
case 'd':
turnLeft();
break;
/*********Decrease speed by 1 as long as g(x) is held*********/
case 'b':
turnRight();
break;
/*********Toggle when Circle is held for 5 seconds*********/
case 'f':
toggleSwitch(LEDy);
break;
/*********Toggle when Square is held for 5 seconds*********/
case 'h':
stopMotors();
break;
}
Serial.print("sppedVar = ");
Serial.print(speedVar);
Serial.print("\tleftSpeed: ");
Serial.print(speedOne);
Serial.print("\trightSpeed: ");
Serial.println(speedTwo);
}
Wire.requestFrom(9,4); // Request 4 bytes from slave arduino (9)
byte a = Wire.read();
Serial.print("a: ");
Serial.print(a);
byte b = Wire.read();
Serial.print(" b: ");
Serial.print(b);
byte e = Wire.read();
Serial.print(" --- e: ");
Serial.print(e);
byte f = Wire.read();
Serial.print(" f: ");
Serial.print(f);
x = a;
x = (x << 8) | b;
Serial.print("\tX: ");
Serial.print(x);
y = e;
y = (y << 8) | f;
Serial.print("\tY: ");
Serial.print(y);
revolutions_L_rpm = x;
revolutions_R_rpm = y;
if ((revolutions_L_rpm != revolutions_R_rpm) && (speedVar != 0)){
error = 0;
error = revolutions_L_rpm - revolutions_R_rpm;
adjusted = error/kp;
Serial.print("Error: ");
Serial.print(error);
Serial.print("Error/kp: ");
Serial.println(adjusted);
if ((speedTwo < 20) && (speedTwo > -20)){
speedTwo -= adjusted;
power = speedTwo;
ST.motor(2, -power);
//delay(20);
}
}
// Print out rpm
Serial.print("Left motor rps*100: ");
Serial.print(revolutions_L_rpm);
Serial.print(" ///// Right motor rps*100: ");
Serial.println(revolutions_R_rpm);
// Print out speed
Serial.print("speedOne: ");
Serial.print(speedOne);
Serial.print("\tspeedTwo: ");
Serial.println(speedTwo);
delay(1000);
}
Slave code:
// Include the required Wire library for I2C<br>#include <Wire.h>
#include <Wire.h>
// Checked for main program
volatile boolean counterReady;
// Internal to counting routine
unsigned int timerPeriod;
unsigned int timerTicks;
unsigned long overflowCount;
// The pin the encoder is connected
int encoder_in_L = 2;
int encoder_in_R = 3;
// The number of pulses per revolution
// depends on your index disc!!
unsigned int pulsesperturn = 16;
// The total number of revolutions
int16_t revolutions_L = 0;
int16_t revolutions_R = 0;
int16_t revolutions_L_rpm = 0;
int16_t revolutions_R_rpm = 0;
// Initialize the counter
int16_t pulses_L = 0;
int16_t pulses_R = 0;
byte myData[4];
// This function is called by the interrupt
void count_L() {
pulses_L++;
}
void count_R() {
pulses_R++;
}
void startCounting(unsigned int ms) {
counterReady = false; // time not up yet
timerPeriod = ms; // how many ms to count to
timerTicks = 0; // reset interrupt counter
overflowCount = 0; // no overflows yet
// Reset timer 2
TCCR2A = 0;
TCCR2B = 0;
// Timer 2 - gives us our 1 ms counting interval
// 16 MHz clock (62.5 ns per tick) - prescaled by 128
// counter increments every 8 µs.
// So we count 125 of them, giving exactly 1000 µs (1 ms)
TCCR2A = bit (WGM21) ; // CTC mode
OCR2A = 124; // count up to 125 (zero relative!!!!)
// Timer 2 - interrupt on match (ie. every 1 ms)
TIMSK2 = bit (OCIE2A); // enable Timer2 Interrupt
TCNT2 = 0; // set counter to zero
// Reset prescalers
GTCCR = bit (PSRASY); // reset prescaler now
// start Timer 2
TCCR2B = bit (CS20) | bit (CS22) ; // prescaler of 128
}
ISR (TIMER2_COMPA_vect){
// see if we have reached timing period
if (++timerTicks < timerPeriod)
return;
TCCR2A = 0; // stop timer 2
TCCR2B = 0;
TIMSK2 = 0; // disable Timer2 Interrupt
counterReady = true;
if(counterReady){
Serial.print("Pulses_L: ");
Serial.print(pulses_L);
Serial.print(" Pulses_R: ");
Serial.println(pulses_R);
// multiplying by 100 to get a greater difference to compare
revolutions_L_rpm = (pulses_L * 100) / pulsesperturn;
revolutions_R_rpm = (pulses_R * 100) / pulsesperturn;
// Total revolutions
// revolutions_L = revolutions_L + (pulses_L / pulsesperturn);
// revolutions_R = revolutions_R + (pulses_R / pulsesperturn);
pulses_L = 0;
pulses_R = 0;
}
}
void requestEvent() {
myData[0] = (revolutions_L_rpm >> 8) & 0xFF;
myData[1] = revolutions_L_rpm & 0xFF;
myData[2] = (revolutions_R_rpm >> 8) & 0xFF;
myData[3] = revolutions_R_rpm & 0xFF;
Wire.write(myData, 4); //Sent 4 bytes to master
}
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(encoder_in_L, INPUT);
pinMode(encoder_in_R, INPUT);
attachInterrupt(0, count_L, RISING); //attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(encoder_in_L, count_L, RISING);
attachInterrupt(1, count_R, RISING); //attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(encoder_in_R, count_R, RISING);
// Start the I2C Bus as Slave on address 9
Wire.begin(9);
// Attach a function to trigger when something is received.
Wire.onRequest(requestEvent);
}
void loop() {
// stop Timer 0 interrupts from throwing the count out
byte oldTCCR0A = TCCR0A;
byte oldTCCR0B = TCCR0B;
TCCR0A = 0; // stop timer 0
TCCR0B = 0;
startCounting (1000); // how many ms to count for
while (!counterReady)
{ } // loop until count over
// Print out rpm
Serial.print("Left motor rps: ");
Serial.println(revolutions_L_rpm);
Serial.print("Right motor rps: ");
Serial.println(revolutions_R_rpm);
// Print out revolutions
// Serial.print("Left motor revolution count: ");
// Serial.println(revolutions_L);
// Serial.print("Right motor revolution count: ");
// Serial.println(revolutions_R);
// restart timer 0
TCCR0A = oldTCCR0A;
TCCR0B = oldTCCR0B;
delay(200);
}

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+"] ";
}

8 bits representation

My question will be Arduino specific, I wrote a code that turns array of characters (text) into binary string, but the problem is that the binary representation is not 8 bits, its sometimes 7 bits, 6 bits or even 1 bit representation (if you have a value of 1 as decimal). I'm using String constructor String(letter, BIN) to store the binary representation of letter in a string.
I would like to have a 8 bits representation or even a 7 bits representation.
String text = "meet me in university";
String inbits;
byte after;
byte bits[8];
byte x;
char changed_char;
void setup() {
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
Serial.println("Press anything to begin");
inbits = convertToBits(text);
}
String convertToBits(String plaintext)
{
String total,temp;
total = String(plaintext[0],BIN);
total = String(total + " ");
for (int i=1;i<plaintext.length();i++)
{
temp = String (plaintext[i],BIN);
total = String(total + temp);
total = String(total + " ");
}
Serial.println(total);
return total;
}
If the length of the argument string is less then 8, prepend "0"s until it is 8 bits long.
You could do something similar to the following:
void PrintBinary(const std::string& test)
{
for (int c = 0; c < test.length(); c++)
{
unsigned bits = (unsigned)test[c];
for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
{
std::cout << ((bits >> (7 - i)) & 1U);
}
std::cout << " ";
}
}
Modifying the above example to use String and Serial.println instead of std::string and std::cout should be trivial. I don't own an arduino to test with so I couldn't modify your code and test if the above is possible in the environment you work in but I assume it is.
PrintBinary("Hello"); //Output: 01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111
String(letter, BIN) doesn't zero pad the string. You have to do it yourself.
You need to prepend the 0 character until your binary string is 8 characters long.
String convertToBits(String plaintext)
{
String total, temp;
total = "";
for (int i=0; i<plaintext.length(); i++)
{
temp = String (plaintext[i], BIN);
while (temp.length() < 8)
temp = '0' + temp;
if (i > 0)
total = String(total + " ");
total = String(total + temp);
}
Serial.println(total);
return total;
}

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?

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