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/* 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*
/*Calibration
//created 29 Oct 2008
//By David A Mellis
//modified 30 Aug 2011//
// By Tom Igoe//
//http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Calibration*/
//This example code is in the public domain. */
// sensor reading code + values are from luckylarry.co.uk
#include <Servo.h>
Servo myservo; // create servo object to control a servo
// twelve servo objects can be created on most boards
const int ledPin = 9; // pin that the LED is attached to
const int servoPin = 10; // pin that the LED is attached to
const int actionzone = 100; // we start moving the spider when closer than this
const int closest = 24; // this is the minimum distance the prox. sensor can report
const float volts = 3.3; // voltage we are powering prox. sensor with - if running 3.3.volts then change 5 to 3.3
int pos = 0; // variable to store the servo position
float distance = 0; // worked out from graph 65 = theretical distance / (1/Volts)S - luckylarry.co.uk
int action = 0; // this variable controls the servo swing, based on proximity
int ledintensity = 255; // initiql LED brightness
void setup()
{
myservo.attach(servoPin); // attaches the servo on pin X to the servo object
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop() {
// sensor reading code + values are from luckylarry.co.uk
volts = analogRead(A0)*0.0048828125; // value from sensor * (5/1024) - if running 3.3.volts then change 5 to 3.3
distance = 65*pow(volts, -1.10); // worked out from graph 65 = theretical distance / (1/Volts)S - luckylarry.co.uk
Serial.println(distance); // this is just to find out min/max proximity values
if (distance < actionzone) {
ledintensity = 255; // lets keep full brightness on the led
analogWrite(ledPin, ledintensity); // turn LED on!
myservo.write(0); // tell servo to go to a starting position
delay(map(distance, closest, actionzone, 200, 20)); // wait a little, depending on proximity
action = map(distance, closest, actionzone, 180, 0); // calculate how much to move the servo
for(pos = 0; pos <= action; pos += 1) { // loop to move the servo, in steps of 1 degree
myservo.write(pos); // tell servo to go to position in variable 'pos'
delay(1);
}
} else analogWrite(ledPin, 0); // if we are too far, turn LED off
}
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