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Dependencies: C12832 mbed rtos RangeFinder
Diff: main.cpp.orig
- Revision:
- 26:71288f42dbc6
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/main.cpp.orig Thu Apr 23 14:46:50 2015 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+#include "mbed.h"
+#include "rtos.h"
+#include "Servo.h"
+#include "C12832.h"
+#include "RangeFinder.h"// header files for sonar sensor
+
+Servo tiltServo(p24);
+Servo panServo(p25);
+Servo vertServo(p23);
+Serial pc(USBTX, USBRX);
+Mutex mutexIn;// protect global variables
+Mutex mutexOut;// protect global variables
+Mutex mutex_sonar;
+AnalogIn sonar(p17); // correct is p17. TEMPORARY changed to potmeter p19
+//AnalogIn corVert(p20); // TO REMOVE. Temporary changed to potmeter
+
+// Global variables
+float corHoriz = 0.5; // horizontal variable arrives from OpenCV
+float corVert = 0.5; // vertical variable arrives from OpenCV
+float distance = 0.5;// variable holds the distance in meters 0 to 3.3
+float norm=0; // variable holds the normalised values form the sonar sensor
+float outVert; // output to vertical servo
+float outTilt; // output to tilt servo
+float outHoriz; // output to horizontal servo
+C12832 lcd(p5, p7, p6, p8, p11);// lcd is an object from class c12832 initialised by p5,p7....
+
+typedef enum {
+ searching,
+ tracking,
+ retreating
+} LampState;
+
+LampState lamp;
+
+/* parallax ultrasound range finder
+p21 pin the range finder is connected to.
+10 is Time of pulse to send to the rangefinder to trigger a measurement, in microseconds.
+5800 is Scaling of the range finder's output pulse from microseconds to metres.
+100000 Time to wait for a pulse from the range finder before giving up */
+RangeFinder rf(p26, 10, 5800.0, 100000);
+
+/* Thread Serial 1 - handles the output data from the control thread, and pass to the servo.
+ @update s1, s2 */
+void serial_thread(void const *args)
+{
+ while (true) {
+ pc.scanf("%f,%f", &corHoriz, &corVert);// read from serial port the data // temporary Vert1
+ }
+}
+
+/* Thread LCD 2 - handles the input data from the sonar sensor, and display on the LCD screen.
+ @update inData */
+void lcd_thread(void const *args)
+{
+ while (true) {
+ mutex_sonar.lock();
+ // Display values on the LCD screen
+ lcd.cls(); // clear the display
+ lcd.locate(0,1); // the location where you want your charater to be displayed
+ lcd.printf("Sonar: %0.3f, OutTilt: %0.3f", sonar.read(), outTilt);
+ lcd.locate(0,9); // the location where you want your charater to be displayed
+ lcd.printf("Vert: %0.3f, OutVert: %0.3f", corVert, outVert);
+ Thread::wait(250);
+ mutex_sonar.unlock();
+ }
+}
+
+/* Thread Control 3 - handles the input data from the sonar sensor, and display on the LCD screen.
+ @update inData */
+void control_thread(void const *args) {
+ while (true) {
+ mutexIn.lock();
+ if (corVert > 0 && corVert < 1) { // if corVert is valid (between 0 - 1) then do movements
+ // moves lamp down by the fraction of the difference from the middle
+ if (corVert >= .5) {
+ outVert = corVert - ((corVert - .5) * sonar);
+ } else {
+ outVert = corVert + ((.5 - corVert) * sonar);
+ }
+ outTilt = corVert;
+ outHoriz = corHoriz;
+ } else { // Else this is the case when there is no input from the OpenCV
+ outVert = 1;
+ outTilt = corVert;
+ // TODO Pan search code here. (Searching personality.)
+ /*if (search < outHoriz && search < .9) {
+ outHoriz = outHoriz + .05;
+ search = search + .05;
+ } else if (search > outHoriz && search > .1) {
+ outHoriz =
+ search =
+ }*/
+ }
+ mutexIn.unlock();
+ Thread::wait(250);
+ }
+}
+
+/* Thread Servo 4 - handles the output data from the control thread, and pass to the servo.
+ @update s1, s2 */
+void servo_thread(void const *args) {
+ while (true) {
+ mutexOut.lock();
+ tiltServo = outTilt;
+ panServo = outHoriz;
+ vertServo = outVert;
+ mutexOut.unlock();
+ Thread::wait(250);
+ }
+}
+
+/* Thread sonar 5 - handles the sonar values which can be in meter or normailsed value to one */
+void sonar_thread(void const *args) {
+ while (true) {
+ mutex_sonar.lock();
+ distance = rf.read_m(); // read the distance from the sonar sensor in meter
+ norm= distance/3.3; // normalised value from the sonar sensor
+ printf("dis: %0.2f", distance);// Display the distance in meters from the sonar
+ mutex_sonar.unlock();
+ Thread::wait(250);
+ }
+}
+
+int main() {
+ Thread thread_1(serial_thread); // Start Serial Thread
+ Thread thread_2(lcd_thread); // Start LCD Thread
+ Thread thread_3(control_thread); // Start Servo Thread
+ Thread thread_4(servo_thread); // Start Servo Thread
+ Thread thread_5(sonar_thread); // Start Servo Thread
+ while(1) {
+ wait(1);
+ }
+}