boolean debug_state = false; const int proj_fwd_pin = 12; const int proj_bwd_pin = 11; const int proj_pin = 10; const int proj_time = 1200; const int proj_delay = 42; boolean proj_dir = true; boolean proj_running = false; const char cmd_projector = 'p'; const char cmd_proj_forward = 'g'; const char cmd_proj_backward = 'h'; 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 = 'j'; const int serialDelay = 5; void setup() { Serial.begin(57600); Serial.flush(); Serial.setTimeout(serialDelay); } 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) { proj_start(); } 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 proj_start () { if (proj_dir) { digitalWrite(proj_fwd_pin, HIGH); digitalWrite(proj_bwd_pin, LOW); } else { digitalWrite(proj_bwd_pin, HIGH); digitalWrite(proj_fwd_pin, LOW); } proj_running = true; delay(500); // Let bump pass out of microswitch //delay(1300); //TEMPORARY DELAY FOR TESTING TIMING } void proj_reading () { proj_micro_raw = digitalRead(proj_micro_pin); if (proj_micro_raw == 1) { //do nothing } else if (proj_micro_raw == 0) { proj_stop(); } //delay(1); //needed? } void proj_stop () { digitalWrite(proj_bwd_pin, LOW); digitalWrite(proj_fwd_pin, LOW); proj_running = false; Serial.println(cmd_projector); log("projector()"); } void proj_direction (boolean state) { proj_dir = state; if (state) { Serial.println(cmd_proj_forward); log("proj_direction -> true"); } else { 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); } }