Analog Dial Control Code

gistfile1.ino

/* 
I started with the sample from this guy

Sweep
 by BARRAGAN <http://barraganstudio.com> 
 This example code is in the public domain.

 modified 8 Nov 2013
 by Scott Fitzgerald
 http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Sweep
*/ 

#include <Servo.h> 
 
Servo output_dial;  // create servo object to control a servo 
Servo input_dial;   // twelve servo objects can be created on most boards
 
boolean stringComplete = false;
String inputString = "";
int led_green_input = 2;
int led_blue_input = 3;
int led_red_input = 4;
int led_green_output = 6;
int led_blue_output = 7;
int led_red_output = 8;
void setup() 
{ 
  Serial.begin(9600);
  input_dial.attach(9);  // left
  output_dial.attach(10); // right
  pinMode(led_green_input, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(led_blue_input, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(led_red_input, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(led_green_output, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(led_blue_output, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(led_red_output, OUTPUT);
  output_dial.write(135); // reset to left side of the dial
  input_dial.write(145); // reset to left side of the dial
  
  // set green as LED colour default
  digitalWrite(led_red_input, LOW);
  digitalWrite(led_blue_input, LOW);
  digitalWrite(led_green_input, HIGH);
  digitalWrite(led_red_output, LOW);
  digitalWrite(led_blue_output, LOW);
  digitalWrite(led_green_output, HIGH);
} 
 
void loop() 
{ 
  
  if (stringComplete) {
    inputString.replace("\n","");
    int len = inputString.length();
    String servo = inputString.substring(0,1);
    String colour = inputString.substring(2,3);
    String movement = inputString.substring(4,len);
    Serial.println(stringComplete);
    
    // limit how far we move the meter to make suer we don't
    // damage the needle on the side of the casing.
    
    // right dial
    if (servo.toInt() == 1 && movement.toInt() <= 135 && movement.toInt() >= 30){
      output_dial.write(movement.toInt()); 
    }
    
    // left dial
    if (servo.toInt() == 0 && movement.toInt() <= 145 && movement.toInt() >= 55){
      input_dial.write(movement.toInt());
    }
    
    if (servo == "1"){
      if (colour.toInt() == 0){
        digitalWrite(led_red_output, LOW);
        digitalWrite(led_blue_output, LOW);
        digitalWrite(led_green_output, HIGH);
      }
      if (colour.toInt() == 1){
        digitalWrite(led_red_output, LOW);
        digitalWrite(led_blue_output, HIGH);
        digitalWrite(led_green_output, LOW);
      }
      if (colour.toInt() == 2){
        digitalWrite(led_blue_output, LOW);
        digitalWrite(led_red_output, HIGH);
        digitalWrite(led_green_output, LOW);
      }
    }
    if (servo == "0"){
      if (colour.toInt() == 0){
        digitalWrite(led_red_input, LOW);
        digitalWrite(led_blue_input, LOW);
        digitalWrite(led_green_input, HIGH);
      }
      if (colour.toInt() == 1){
        digitalWrite(led_red_input, LOW);
        digitalWrite(led_blue_input, HIGH);
        digitalWrite(led_green_input, LOW);
      }
      if (colour.toInt() == 2){
        digitalWrite(led_blue_input, LOW);
        digitalWrite(led_red_input, HIGH);
        digitalWrite(led_green_input, LOW);
      }
    }
    // clear the string:
    inputString = "";
    stringComplete = false;
  }
 
  delay(1000); 
 
} 

void serialEvent() {
  while (Serial.available()) {
    // get the new byte:
    char inChar = (char)Serial.read(); 
    // add it to the inputString:
    inputString += inChar;
    // if the incoming character is a newline, set a flag
    // so the main loop can do something about it:
    if (inChar == '\n') {
      stringComplete = true;
    } 
  }
}