The MBED firmware used on the Chipin sorter, developed over 12 weeks for a 3rd year university systems project. Chipin is a token sorter, it sorts tokens by colours and dispenses them to order through an online booking system and card reader. This program interfaces with an FPGA, PC and LCD screen to control the sorter. The sorter has an operation mode where it can process orders when a card is entered into the machine. There is also a maintenance mode where the device responds to maintenance instructions such as 'dispense all'. More information at http://www.ionsystems.uk/

Dependencies:   MCP23017 TCS3472_I2C WattBob_TextLCD mbed-rtos mbed

Revision:
23:f9e7e64784be
Parent:
22:8f11d1c178ab
Child:
24:8868101d01d0
--- a/FPGAcomms.h	Tue Nov 25 22:32:26 2014 +0000
+++ b/FPGAcomms.h	Sat Nov 29 16:32:57 2014 +0000
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "mbed.h"
 //#include "Colour.h"
 #include "colourProcessing.h"
-int recycleAmount = 0;
+
 //Setup pins to FPGA
 DigitalOut startSort(p5);       //A positive edge tells the FPGA to start sorting.
 DigitalIn sortComplete(p16);
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
 void waitForMaintenanceComplete()
 {
     while(!sortComplete) {
-        printLCD("Waiting for REC");
-        wait(0.1);
+       
     }
+   
 }
 
 void setDispenseSelect(bool dBit1, bool dBit2)
@@ -117,42 +117,35 @@
             break;
         case maintenanceEND:
             setMaintenanceSelect(false,true,false,false,true,false);
-            break;    
+            break;
         default:
-            log("Incorrect maintenance command recieved");
-            printLCD("Incorrect maintenance command recieved");
             break;
     }
-    setMaintenanceStart(true);//Bit 7
+    setMaintenanceStart(true);
     waitForMaintenanceComplete();
-    
     setMaintenanceStart(false);
+    setMaintenanceSelect(true,false,true,true,true,false);
 }
 
 void waitForDispenseComplete()
 {
-    //wait(1); //temporary delay
-    while(!dispenseComplete) {        
-        log("Waiting for dispense complete");
-        printLCD("Waiting for dispense complete");
+    while(!dispenseComplete) {
+        
     }
-    //wait(0.6);
-    log("Complete");
+    
 }
 
 void dispense(Colour colour)
 {
-
+    startDispense = false;    
     bool validDispense = false;
-    select = 0; //Setting to operation mode just in case it has not been set.
+    select = 0;
     setDispenseSelect(true,true);
-    /* A dispense operation can only take place if there are more than zero chips
-    */
+    // A dispense operation can only take place if there are chips
+   
     switch(colour) {
         case RED:
             if(redAmount > 0 || operationMode == false) {
-                log("RED");
-                log("Setting dispense bits to 00");
                 setDispenseSelect(false,false);
                 redAmount--;
                 validDispense = true;
@@ -160,8 +153,6 @@
             break;
         case GREEN:
             if(greenAmount > 0 || operationMode == false) {
-                log("GREEN");
-                log("Setting dispense bits to 10");
                 setDispenseSelect(true,false);
                 greenAmount--;
                 validDispense = true;
@@ -169,58 +160,41 @@
             break;
         case BLUE:
             if(blueAmount > 0 || operationMode == false) {
-                log("BLUE");
-                log("Setting dispense bits to 01");
                 setDispenseSelect(false,true);
                 blueAmount--;
                 validDispense = true;
             }
             break;
-
     }
-    writeFile(redAmount,greenAmount,blueAmount);
-
+    
+    writeFile(redAmount,greenAmount,blueAmount,recycleAmount);
     if(validDispense || operationMode == false) {
-        log("Setting start dispense to true");
         startDispense = true; //set the startDispense line high.
-
         waitForDispenseComplete();
         
-        log("Setting start dispense to false");
         startDispense = false;
-        
-        log("Resetting dispense bits to 11");
         setDispenseSelect(true,true);
-
-
-
-        printLCD("DISPENSE COMPLETE");
-
     }
 }
 void dispenseOrder(int r, int g, int b)
 {
-    for(int i = r; r >= 0; i--) {
+//TODO: Check if there are enough chips of each colour to dispense the order.
+    operationMode = false;
+    for(int i = r; i > 0; i--) {
         dispense(RED);
     }
-    for(int i = g; i >= 0; i--) {
+    for(int i = g; i > 0; i--) {
         dispense(GREEN);
     }
-    for(int i = g; i >= 0; i--) {
+    for(int i = b; i > 0; i--) {
         dispense(BLUE);
     }
+    operationMode = true;
 }
 
 void waitForSortComplete()
 {
-    while(!sortComplete) {
-        
-        log("Waiting for sort complete");
-        printLCD("Waiting for sort complete");
-    }
-    log("sortComplete signal recieved from FPGA");
-    
-
+    while(!sortComplete) {}
 }
 
 void lift()
@@ -228,55 +202,30 @@
     select = 0; //Setting to operation mode just in case it has not been set.
     setSortSelect(true,true,true);
     setSortSelect(true,false,true);
-    log("Setting start sort to true, FPGA should begin sorting now");
     startSort = true; //set the startDispense line high.
+    waitForSortComplete();
+    startSort = false;
+    setSortSelect(true,true,true);    
+}
 
 
-    //wait(1); //temporary delay
-    waitForSortComplete();
-    
-    log("Setting start sort to false");
-    startSort = false;
-
-    log("Resetting sort bits to 111");
-    setSortSelect(true,true,true);
-    printLCD("LIFT COMPLETE");
-    recycleAmount = 0;
-}
-
-void checkRecycleTube(){
-    if(recycleAmount >= 5){
-        //lift();
-        recycleAmount = 0;
-        }
-    }
 
 void recycle()
 {
-
     select = 0; //Setting to operation mode just in case it has not been set.
     setSortSelect(true,true,true);
-
-    log("Sort BLUE");
-    log("Setting sort bits to 100");
     setSortSelect(false,false,true);
     recycleAmount++;
-    
-
-    log("Setting start sort to true");
     startSort = true; //set the startDispense line high.
-
-
     waitForSortComplete();
-    
-    log("Setting start sort to false");
     startSort = false;
-
-    log("Resetting dispense bits to 11");
     setSortSelect(true,true,true);
-    printLCD("SORT COMPLETE");
-    
-    checkRecycleTube();
+    if(recycleAmount >= 5) {
+        wait(1);
+        lift();
+        wait(1);
+        recycleAmount = 0;
+    }
 }
 
 
@@ -286,7 +235,7 @@
     if(colour == NONE) {
         return;
     } else {
-
+        startSort = false;
         select = 0; //Setting to operation mode just in case it has not been set.
         setSortSelect(true,true,true);
         switch(colour) {
@@ -295,8 +244,6 @@
                     recycle();
                     return;
                 }
-                log("Sort RED");
-                log("Setting sort bits to 000");
                 setSortSelect(false,false,false);
                 redAmount++;
                 break;
@@ -305,8 +252,6 @@
                     recycle();
                     return;
                 }
-                log("Sort GREEN");
-                log("Setting sort bits to 001");
                 setSortSelect(true,false,false);
                 greenAmount++;
                 break;
@@ -315,32 +260,19 @@
                     recycle();
                     return;
                 }
-                log("Sort BLUE");
-                log("Setting sort bits to 010");
                 setSortSelect(false,true,false);
                 blueAmount++;
                 break;
             case BIN:
-                log("Sort BIN");
-                log("Setting sort bits to 011");
                 setSortSelect(true,true,false);
                 break;
         }
-
-
-        log("Setting start sort to true");
-        startSort = true; //set the startDispense line high.
-
-
+        startSort = true;
         waitForSortComplete();
-        
-        log("Setting start sort to false");
         startSort = false;
-
-        log("Resetting dispense bits to 11");
         setSortSelect(true,true,true);
-        printLCD("SORT COMPLETE");
-        writeFile(redAmount,greenAmount,blueAmount);
+        writeFile(redAmount,greenAmount,blueAmount,recycleAmount);
+        wait(0.3);
     }
 }
 
@@ -348,25 +280,7 @@
 
 void dispenseAll()
 {
-    int red = redAmount;
-    int green = greenAmount;
-    int blue = blueAmount;
-    for(int r = 0; r < red; r++) {
-        dispense(RED);
-        
-    }
-    redAmount = 0;
-
-    for(int g = 0; g < green; g++) {
-        dispense(GREEN);
-        
-    }
-    greenAmount = 0;
-
-    for(int b = 0; b < blue; b++) {
-        dispense(BLUE);
-       
-    }
-    blueAmount = 0;
-    writeFile(redAmount,greenAmount,blueAmount);
+    dispenseOrder(redAmount,greenAmount,blueAmount);
+    redAmount=0; blueAmount=0; greenAmount=0;
+    writeFile(redAmount,greenAmount,blueAmount,recycleAmount);
 }
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