After being informed that I did not actually fulfill the assignment of creating something that counts (although I did learn a bit about photoresistors), I revisited the assignment and added the counting portion. When the door is opened, and then closed again, a red LED turns on. The machine counts to three. (Still haven’t mastered binary yet. Or mildly understood).
/*
*Sensor Count Assignment
*Cat Adams
*/
int phoPin = 0; // photoresistor connected to Analog 0
int ledPin1 = 13; //LED connected to pin 13
int ledPin2 = 12; //LED connected to pin 12
int redPinA = 2;
int redPinB = 3;
int redPinC = 4;
int threshold = 512; //value of at which phoPin switches states, half of greatest value of resistance
int value = 0; //variable to store the value coming from the sensor in Analog 0
boolean isBright = false; //isBright=when phoPin detects light
//false=when phoPin does not detect light
int count = 0;
void setup() {
pinMode(ledPin1, OUTPUT); //set the ledPin as an Output
pinMode(ledPin2, OUTPUT); //etc
pinMode(redPinA, OUTPUT); //etc
pinMode(redPinB, OUTPUT); //etc
pinMode(redPinC, OUTPUT); //etc
Serial.begin(9600); //set up Serial Library at 9600 bps
pinMode(phoPin, INPUT); //sets the photoresistor as INPUT
}
void loop() {
while (!isBright){ //while isBright is false
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin1, HIGH); //green light is on
digitalWrite(ledPin2, LOW); //red light is off
value = analogRead(phoPin); //read the resistance value from the sensor
if (value >= threshold) { //if the value of the phoPin is >512
delay(50);
isBright = true; //go to true state
}
Serial.println(value); //computer displays message
}
while (isBright){ // will continue looping as long as the condition is true
delay(50); //debouncing
value = analogRead(phoPin); //reads resistance value again
digitalWrite(ledPin1, LOW); //green light is off
digitalWrite(ledPin2, HIGH); //red light flashes
Serial.println("get out of mah fridge"); //computer displays message
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin2, LOW);
if (value < threshold) { //if the value of phoPin is <512
isBright = false; //begin count when isBright returns to false
count++; // count = count+1
}
}
switch (count){ //count state
case 1: // case=if
digitalWrite(redPinA, HIGH);
digitalWrite(redPinB, LOW);
digitalWrite(redPinC, LOW);
break; //tells program not to move onto other cases if case 1 is true
case 2:
digitalWrite(redPinA, HIGH);
digitalWrite(redPinB, HIGH);
digitalWrite(redPinC, LOW);
break; //tells program not to move onto other cases if case 2 is true
case 3:
digitalWrite(redPinA, HIGH);
digitalWrite(redPinB, HIGH);
digitalWrite(redPinC, HIGH);
break;
default: //if case 1,2 and 3 are all false
count = 0; //if count reaches four, count resets to 0
digitalWrite(redPinA, LOW);
digitalWrite(redPinB, LOW);
digitalWrite(redPinC, LOW);
break; //tells program not to move onto other cases if default is true
}
}
[sourcecode]
This little project is used to deter someone from stealing from your fridge.
While the door is closed, the green light is on.
When the door is opened and the fridge light is theoretically on, the green light turns off and the red light flashes. A message displays on the computer screen saying "Get out of mah fridge!"
[sourcecode language='cpp']
int phoPin = 0; // photoresistor connected to Analog 0
int ledPin1 = 13; //select the pin for the LED
int ledPin2 = 7;
int value = 0; //variable to store the value coming from the sensor in Analog 0
void setup() {
pinMode(ledPin1, OUTPUT); //set the ledPin as an Output
pinMode(ledPin2, OUTPUT);
Serial.begin(9600); //set up Serial Library at 9600 bps
pinMode(phoPin, INPUT); //sets the photoresistor as INPUT
}
void loop() {
value = analogRead(phoPin); //read the resistance value from the sensor
if (value <= 700) { //if there is low light then...
digitalWrite(ledPin1, HIGH); //green light is on
digitalWrite(ledPin2, LOW); //red light is off
}
else if (value >= 700) { //if there is extreme light
digitalWrite(ledPin1, LOW); //green light is off
digitalWrite(ledPin2, HIGH); //red light flashes
delay(50);
digitalWrite(ledPin1, LOW);
digitalWrite(ledPin2, LOW);
delay(50);
Serial.println("get out of mah fridge"); //computer displays message
}
delay(50);
}
