Putting The Boat Together + IR Code

Today, all three group members met in order to put our 2D cutouts together.

 

We are still waiting for our 3D parts so not everything can be put together today. Nonetheless, this was a good step of progress in finally putting our pieces together.

I also worked on code for the IR remote since we still don't know if using Bluetooth is viable. However I do think the IR remote is the best way to go. With this code (assuming it works perfect), all that needs to be added are the hexadecimal codes for each button [a quick test solves this] and the light code we already have working.

	//Mike Igoe
	//IR Test Code
	//Preparing for using the IR remote
	#include <IRremote.h> //IR
	#include <Servo.h> // servo library
	//Assigning IR to pin 11
	int RECV_PIN = 11;
	IRrecv irrecv(RECV_PIN);
	//Store IR results
	decode_results results;
	/*
	Holding place for when we can test what each button does!
	//These are the speed buttons (0-9)
	long button1 = 0xFF728D;
	long button2 = 0xFF52AD;
	long button3 = 0xFF929D;
	long button4 = 0xFFB24D;
	long button5 = ;
	long button6 = ;
	long button7 = ;
	long button8 = ;
	long button9 = ;
	long button0 = ;
	//These are the direction buttons (left/right)
	long buttonLeft = ;
	long buttonRight = ;
	*/
	const int motorPin = 9; //motor
	int speed;
	Servo servo1; // servo control object
	int angle = 90; // initial angle that will then be changed for direction
	void setup()
	{
	Serial.begin(9600);
	irrecv.enableIRIn(); // Start the receiver
	pinMode(motorPin, OUTPUT); //setup motor
	servo1.attach(9); //servo to pin 9
	servo1.write(angle); //Start servo at 90 degrees
	}
	void loop()
	{
	if (irrecv.decode(&results))
	{
	if (results.value == button1) //Speed One
	{
	speed = 255/9;
	analogWrite(motorPin, speed);
	}
	if (results.value == button2) //Speed Two
	{
	speed = 255/8;
	analogWrite(motorPin, speed);
	}
	if (results.value == button3) //Speed Three
	{
	speed = 255/7;
	analogWrite(motorPin, speed);
	}
	if (results.value == button4) //Speed Four
	{
	speed = 255/6;
	analogWrite(motorPin, speed);
	}
	if (results.value == button5) //Speed Five
	{
	speed = 255/5;
	analogWrite(motorPin, speed);
	}
	if (results.value == button6) //Speed Six
	{
	speed = 255/4;
	analogWrite(motorPin, speed);
	}
	if (results.value == button7) //Speed Seven
	{
	speed = 255/3;
	analogWrite(motorPin, speed);
	}
	if (results.value == button8) //Speed Eight
	{
	speed = 255/2;
	analogWrite(motorPin, speed);
	}
	if (results.value == button9) //Speed Nine
	{
	speed = 255;
	analogWrite(motorPin, speed);
	}
	if (results.value == button0) //Stop
	{
	speed = 0;
	analogWrite(motorPin, speed);
	}
	if (results.value == buttonLeft) //Rudder left, Boat right
	{
	angle = angle - 10;
	servo1.write(angle);
	}
	if (results.value == buttonRight) //Rudder right, Boat left
	{
	angle = angle + 10;
	servo1.write(angle);
	}
	}
	}

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The basic premis of the code is that buttons 0-9 on the remote will represent different speeds and the left/right arrows will indicate direction. All of our other ideas can be implemented (boat path patterns, adjusting light brightness, etc.) once we get this to work properly and get it in water!

- Mike Igoe