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

serialCommunication.h

Committer:
IonSystems
Date:
2014-12-03
Revision:
24:8868101d01d0
Parent:
23:f9e7e64784be
Child:
27:47a7bc902587

File content as of revision 24:8868101d01d0:

#include "cardReader.h"

char bitToChar(bool bit)
{
    if(bit == 0) {
        return '0';
    } else if(bit == 1) {
        return '1';
    } else {
        return NULL;
    }
}

void sendCharacter(char ch)
{
    pc.putc(ch);
}

void sendString(char* ch)
{
    pc.puts(ch);
}

void processMessage(char c)
{
    switch(c) {
        case 'a' :  //Dispense red
            dispense(RED);
            sendCharacter('A');
            break;

        case 'b' :  //dispense green
            dispense(GREEN);
            sendCharacter('B');
            break;

        case 'c':   //dispense blue
            dispense(BLUE);
            sendCharacter('C');
            break;

        case 'm':// Read card command
            sendCharacter('M');
            int cardNumber = cardAcquisition();
            //Send card number to pc
            wait(0.5);
            pc.printf("%i\n",cardNumber);
            printLCD("Reading Card");
            break;

        case 'X':
            sendCharacter('X'); //Notify the PC that this is an MBED
            printLCD("Connected to PC");
            break;

        case 'd':   //Sort Bin
            sort(BIN);
            sendCharacter('D');
            break;

        case 'o':   //testServoredBlueLeft
            maintain(RB_LEFT);
            sendCharacter('O');
            break;

        case 'p':
            maintain(RB_CENTRE);
            sendCharacter('P');
            break;

        case 'q':
            maintain(RB_RIGHT);
            sendCharacter('O');
            break;


        case 's':
            maintain(GO_UP);
            sendCharacter('S');
            break;


        case 't':
            maintain(GO_CENTRE);
            sendCharacter('T');
            break;


        case 'u':
            maintain(GO_DOWN);
            sendCharacter('U');
            break;

        case 'v':
            maintain(BR_LEFT);
            sendCharacter('V');
            break;

        case 'w':
            maintain(BR_RIGHT);
            sendCharacter('O');
            break;

        case 'j':
            sort(RED);
            sendCharacter('J');
            break;

        case 'k':
            sort(GREEN);
            sendCharacter('K');
            break;

        case 'l':
            sort(BLUE);
            sendCharacter('L');
            break;

        case '0': //Dispense all
            dispenseAll();
            sendCharacter('1');
            break;

        case '2':
            maintain(GO_CENTRE);
            maintain(RB_CENTRE);
            sendCharacter('3');
            break;

        case '4':
            lift();
            sendCharacter('5');
            break;

        case 'e':
            recycle();
            sendCharacter('E');
            break;
    }
}

/*else if (operationMode){
    switch(c){
        case 'n':// Start sorting
            sendCharacter('N'); //Confirm to PC that we are processing the instruction.
            startSort = true; //Pulse the startSort control line to FPGA
            wait(0.1);
            startSort = false;
        break;
        case 'o':   //Start dispensing
            sendCharacter('O');
            startDispense = true; //Pulse the startDispense control line to FPGA
            wait(0.1);
            startDispense = false;
        break;
        case 'p':   //
            sendCharacter('P');
        break;
        }
   }
}*/
bool checkSerial()
{
    printLCD("");
    if(pc.readable()) {
        char c = pc.getc();
        processMessage(c);
        return true;
    } else {
        return false;
    }
}
bool readCharacter()
{
    char c = pc.getc(); //wait for a serial character to be recieved.
    processMessage(c);  //Do something, based on the character recieved.
    return true;
}

/* Set the PC's laguage to whatever our language is
*/
void sendLanguageCharacter()
{
    switch(currentLanguage) {
        case ENGLISH:
            pc.putc('Y');
            glcd.putc(27);
            glcd.putc(15);
            glcd.putc(255);
            break;

        case FRENCH:
            pc.putc('Z');
            glcd.putc(27);
            glcd.putc(16);
            glcd.putc(255);
            break;

        case GERMAN:
            pc.putc('!');
            glcd.putc(27);
            glcd.putc(17);
            glcd.putc(255);
            break;
    }
}