/** * TEMPORARY PROOF OF CONCEPT * * This is a specialized version of the mcopy firmware for * controlling the projectors of the optical printer * at MONO NO AWARE. This uses a Sainsmart 8 Solid State Relay * board wired into the directional switches of a JK104-R projector * controller box, a secondary projector controller box and it * runs on an Arduino Uno compatible board. * * Pins * 12 - CH1 - FWD * 11 - CH2 - BWD (bridged to CH1) * - controls the directional relays of the secondary projector. * 10 - CH3 - 4 pronged trigger cable * - triggers the secondary projector */ boolean debug_state = false; const int proj_fwd_pin = 12; const int proj_bwd_pin = 11; const int proj_pin = 10; const int proj_momentary = 60; const int proj_time = 950; //secondary projector speed const int proj_delay = 42; boolean proj_dir = true; boolean proj_running = false; const char cmd_projector = 'w'; //_second const char cmd_proj_forward = 'u'; const char cmd_proj_backward = 'v'; const char cmd_debug = 'd'; const char cmd_connect = 'i'; volatile char cmd_char = 'z'; const char cmd_mcopy_identifier = 'm'; const char cmd_proj_identifier = 't'; //_second const int serialDelay = 5; void setup() { Serial.begin(57600); Serial.flush(); Serial.setTimeout(serialDelay); pinMode(proj_fwd_pin, OUTPUT); pinMode(proj_bwd_pin, OUTPUT); pinMode(proj_pin, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(proj_pin, LOW); digitalWrite(proj_fwd_pin, HIGH); digitalWrite(proj_bwd_pin, LOW); } void loop() { if (Serial.available()) { /* read the most recent byte */ cmd_char = (char)Serial.read(); } if (cmd_char != 'z') { cmd(cmd_char); cmd_char = 'z'; } } void cmd (char val) { if (val == cmd_debug) { debug(); } else if (val == cmd_connect) { connect(); } else if (val == cmd_mcopy_identifier) { identify(); } else if (val == cmd_projector) { projector(); } else if (val == cmd_proj_forward) { proj_direction(true); } else if (val == cmd_proj_backward) { proj_direction(false); } } void debug () { debug_state = true; Serial.println(cmd_debug); log("debugging enabled"); } void connect () { Serial.println(cmd_connect); log("connect()"); } void identify () { Serial.println(cmd_proj_identifier); log("identify()"); } void projector () { if (!proj_running) { proj_running = true; digitalWrite(proj_pin, HIGH); delay(proj_momentary); digitalWrite(proj_pin, LOW); delay(proj_time - proj_momentary + proj_delay); Serial.println(cmd_projector); log("projector()"); proj_running = false; } } void proj_direction (boolean state) { proj_dir = state; digitalWrite(proj_fwd_pin, LOW); digitalWrite(proj_bwd_pin, LOW); if (state) { digitalWrite(proj_fwd_pin, HIGH); Serial.println(cmd_proj_forward); log("proj_direction -> true"); } else { digitalWrite(proj_bwd_pin, HIGH); Serial.println(cmd_proj_backward); log("proj_direction -> false"); } //delay(50); //delay after direction change to account for slippage of the belt } void log (String msg) { if (debug_state) { Serial.println(msg); } }