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/*   PWM motor driving example on LPC1768 
*
*    @author: Baser Kandehir 
*    @date: July 9, 2015
*    @license: MIT license
*     
*   Copyright (c) 2015, Baser Kandehir, baser.kandehir@ieee.metu.edu.tr
*
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* 
*    @description of the program: 
*
*    Program is written as an example for the PWM control on mbed LPC1768.
*    After making neccessary connections, this program can control speed 
*    and direction of a motor. Example code will increase motor speed to
*    its max in 5 seconds and decrease the motor speed from max to zero
*    in 5 seconds and it will keep doing this.    
*    
*    @connections:
*-------------------------------------------------------------- 
*    |LPC1768|        |Peripherals|
*    Pin 21 -------->  First input of the L293D
*    Pin 22 -------->  Second input of the L293D
*    GND ----------->  GND of any peripheral
*    VOUT (3.3 V) -->  VCC of the the motor driver
*---------------------------------------------------------------
*   Note: L293D is a very simple and useful motor driver that mostly used in
*   robotics. For detailed info and neccessary connections for L293D, please
*   refer to its datasheet.
*/

#include "mbed.h"

PwmOut PWM1(PF_8);     // pwm outputs
PwmOut PWM2(PF_7);
DigitalOut led1(LED1);

/* Function prototype */
void motorControl(bool dir, float pwmVal);

int main()
{
    
    led1 = 1;
    wait(1);
    led1 = 0;
    PWM1.write(0);       // Duty cycles are initially zero   
    PWM2.write(0);   
    PWM1.period(0.02f);   // 1 kHz pwm frequency
    PWM2.period(0.02f);
    
    while(1)
    {
        for(float i=0;i<1;i=i+0.01f)  // increase speed from 0 to 1 in 5 seconds (50ms*100). 
        {
            motorControl(1,i);
            wait(0.05f);    
        }  
        for(float i=1;i>0;i=i-0.01f)  // decrease speed from 1 to 0 in 5 seconds (50ms*100).
        {
            motorControl(0,i);
            wait(0.05f);    
        }   
        led1 = 1;
        wait(0.5);
        led1 = 0;
    }    
}

// This is a motor control function which controls the speed and direction of
// a motor. Motor drivers like L293D can be used.
void motorControl(bool dir, float pwmVal)
{
    if(dir==1)               // forward direction
    {
        PWM2.write(0);   
        PWM1.write(pwmVal);        
    }
    else if(dir==0)         // reverse direction
    {     
        PWM1.write(0);       
        PWM2.write(pwmVal);   
    }    
}