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:
2014-11-29
Revision:
23:f9e7e64784be
Parent:
22:8f11d1c178ab
Child:
24:8868101d01d0

File content as of revision 23:f9e7e64784be:

#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 'C':// Read card command
                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:
            printLCD("Setting language to English");
            sendCharacter('Y');
            printLCD("Language set to English");
            break;

        case FRENCH:
            printLCD("Setting language to French");
            sendCharacter('Z');
            printLCD("Language set to French");
            break;

        case GERMAN:
            printLCD("Setting language to German");
            sendCharacter('!');
            printLCD("Language set to German");
            break;
    }
}