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Electric Imp device code for communicating with the roomba and reading off the sensor data
imp.configure("Roomba", [], []);
hardware.pin1.configure(DIGITAL_IN_WAKEUP);
hardware.pin2.configure(DIGITAL_OUT_OD_PULLUP);
impWakeupPin <- hardware.pin1;
roombaWakeupPin <- hardware.pin2;
roombaWakeupPin.write(1);
hardware.uart57.configure(115200, 8, PARITY_NONE, 1, NO_CTSRTS);
//Connection will be either 115200 or 57600
imp.sleep(1);
hardware.uart57.flush();
function wakeup()
{
server.log("wakeup");
roombaWakeupPin.write(0);
imp.sleep(0.5);
roombaWakeupPin.write(1);
imp.sleep(0.5);
}
function start()
{
server.log("Start");
hardware.uart57.write(128); //start
}
function controlMode()
{
hardware.uart57.write(130);
}
function safeMode()
{
hardware.uart57.write(131);
}
function fullMode()
{
hardware.uart57.write(132);
}
function sleep()
{
server.log("Sleep");
hardware.uart57.write(133);
}
function lights()
{
server.log("Lights");
hardware.uart57.write(139);
hardware.uart57.write(0); //which light
hardware.uart57.write(0); //main light - green to red
hardware.uart57.write(0); //main light brightness
//1 - dirt detect
//2 - spot lights
//4 - dock lights
//8 - error lights
}
function beep()
{
server.log("Beep");
hardware.uart57.write(140);
hardware.uart57.write(0);
hardware.uart57.write(1);
hardware.uart57.write(62);
hardware.uart57.write(32);
hardware.uart57.write(141);
hardware.uart57.write(0);
}
function readAllSensors()
{
server.log("Fetching all sensor data");
hardware.uart57.flush();
hardware.uart57.write(142);
hardware.uart57.write(0); //0 fetches all the data
local sensorBit = 0;
local sensorDataArray = array(26); //If successfull 26 bytes should be sent through
local b = hardware.uart57.read();
local failureCheck = 0;
//Is the data ready yet?
if (b == -1) {
//Loop untill we have something
while(b == -1) {
b = hardware.uart57.read();
failureCheck++;
//If something goes wrong or the roomba is turned off this will stop us getting stuck
if (failureCheck > 1000)
{
server.log("Waited to long");
return;
}
}
}
while(b != -1) {
if (sensorBit == 26)
{
//We shouldnt be here, the data is probably bad
server.log("To many bytes, bad data");
return;
}
sensorDataArray[sensorBit] = b;
//server.log(sensorBit+": "+b);
sensorBit++;
b = hardware.uart57.read();
failureCheck = 0;
//The next byte of data isnt imediatly available so this waits untill it is
if ((b == -1) && (sensorBit < 25))
{
b = hardware.uart57.read();
failureCheck++;
//Another check to make sure we dont get stuck
if (failureCheck > 1000)
{
return;
}
}
}
//Send the array of data to the agent
agent.send("sensor_data", sensorDataArray);
}
function mainLoop()
{
server.log("Main Program");
local roombaOn = impWakeupPin.read();
if (!roombaOn)
{
server.log("roomba asleep");
wakeup();
}
else
{
server.log("roomba awake");
}
start();
readAllSensors();
if (colinOn)
{
//The roomba was on, sleep for 10 second and then read the sensors again
imp.sleep(60);
mainLoop();
}
else
{
//The roomba was off, turn back off and sleep for an hour
sleep();
imp.sleep(0.5); //This is to ensure the roomba is off and doesnt trigger the imp wakeup
server.sleepfor((60*60));
}
}
//Start the process
mainLoop();
//If we are idle run the main loop
imp.onidle(function() {
mainLoop();
});
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