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// readCapacitivePin
// Input: Arduino pin number
// Output: A number, from 0 to 17 expressing
// how much capacitance is on the pin
// When you touch the pin, or whatever you have
// attached to it, the number will get higher
uint8_t readCapacitivePin(int pinToMeasure) {
// Variables used to translate from Arduino to AVR pin naming
volatile uint8_t* port;
volatile uint8_t* ddr;
volatile uint8_t* pin;
// Here we translate the input pin number from
// Arduino pin number to the AVR PORT, PIN, DDR,
// and which bit of those registers we care about.
byte bitmask;
port = portOutputRegister(digitalPinToPort(pinToMeasure));
ddr = portModeRegister(digitalPinToPort(pinToMeasure));
bitmask = digitalPinToBitMask(pinToMeasure);
pin = portInputRegister(digitalPinToPort(pinToMeasure));
// Discharge the pin first by setting it low and output
*port &= ~(bitmask);
*ddr |= bitmask;
delay(1);
// Prevent the timer IRQ from disturbing our measurement
noInterrupts();
// Make the pin an input with the internal pull-up on
*ddr &= ~(bitmask);
*port |= bitmask;
// Now see how long the pin to get pulled up. This manual unrolling of the loop
// decreases the number of hardware cycles between each read of the pin,
// thus increasing sensitivity.
uint8_t cycles = 17;
if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 0;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 1;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 2;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 3;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 4;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 5;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 6;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 7;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 8;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 9;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 10;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 11;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 12;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 13;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 14;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 15;
}
else if (*pin & bitmask) {
cycles = 16;
}
// End of timing-critical section
interrupts();
// Discharge the pin again by setting it low and output
// It's important to leave the pins low if you want to
// be able to touch more than 1 sensor at a time - if
// the sensor is left pulled high, when you touch
// two sensors, your body will transfer the charge between
// sensors.
*port &= ~(bitmask);
*ddr |= bitmask;
return cycles;
}
int lastThing;
int RED = 1;
int BLACK = 2;
int GREEN = 3;
const int ledPin = 13;
void setup(void) {
Serial.begin(9600);
pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);
}
void loop(void) {
if(readCapacitivePin(2) > 4){
changed(RED);
}
if(readCapacitivePin(6) > 4){
changed(BLACK);
}
if(readCapacitivePin(10) > 4){
changed(GREEN);
}
}
void changed(int newThing) {
if(lastThing != newThing){
lastThing = newThing;
if(lastThing == RED) {
digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
}else{
digitalWrite(13, LOW);
}
Serial.println(lastThing);
}
}
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