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Interrupt Project: Human Response Timer

A STM32 project that measures human reaction time using LEDs, a button, and interrupts.

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Interrupt Project: Human Response Timer

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
×1
Jumper wires (generic)
Jumper wires (generic)
×4
Resistor 220 ohm
Resistor 220 ohm
×3
RGB LED
×1
RT Thread Spark Development Board
×1

Software apps and online services

STM32 CubeMX
STM32 CubeIDE

Story

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Custom parts and enclosures

Github Repository

Schematics

Pins Schematic Diagram

Code

main.c

C/C++
/* USER CODE BEGIN Header */
/**
  ******************************************************************************
  * @file           : main.c
  * @brief          : Main program body
  ******************************************************************************
  * @attention
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2026 STMicroelectronics.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * This software is licensed under terms that can be found in the LICENSE file
  * in the root directory of this software component.
  * If no LICENSE file comes with this software, it is provided AS-IS.
  *
  ******************************************************************************
  */
/* USER CODE END Header */
/* Includes ------------------------------------------------------------------*/
#include "main.h"

/* Private includes ----------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN Includes */

/* USER CODE END Includes */

/* Private typedef -----------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PTD */

/* USER CODE END PTD */

/* Private define ------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PD */

/* USER CODE END PD */

/* Private macro -------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN PM */

/* USER CODE END PM */

/* Private variables ---------------------------------------------------------*/
RNG_HandleTypeDef hrng;

/* USER CODE BEGIN PV */
volatile uint8_t flag = 0;
/* USER CODE END PV */

/* Private function prototypes -----------------------------------------------*/
void SystemClock_Config(void);
static void MX_GPIO_Init(void);
static void MX_RNG_Init(void);
/* USER CODE BEGIN PFP */

/* USER CODE END PFP */

/* Private user code ---------------------------------------------------------*/
/* USER CODE BEGIN 0 */
void HAL_GPIO_EXTI_Callback(uint16_t GPIO_Pin) {
	if(GPIO_Pin == GPIO_PIN_0) {
		flag = 1;
	}
}
/* USER CODE END 0 */

/**
  * @brief  The application entry point.
  * @retval int
  */
int main(void)
{

  /* USER CODE BEGIN 1 */

  /* USER CODE END 1 */

  /* MCU Configuration--------------------------------------------------------*/

  /* Reset of all peripherals, Initializes the Flash interface and the Systick. */
  HAL_Init();

  /* USER CODE BEGIN Init */

  /* USER CODE END Init */

  /* Configure the system clock */
  SystemClock_Config();

  /* USER CODE BEGIN SysInit */

  /* USER CODE END SysInit */

  /* Initialize all configured peripherals */
  MX_GPIO_Init();
  MX_RNG_Init();
  /* USER CODE BEGIN 2 */
  uint32_t counter = 0;
  uint32_t time = 0;

  uint32_t sum = 0;
  uint32_t avgresponsetime = 0;
  uint8_t iterations = 0;
  /* USER CODE END 2 */

  /* Infinite loop */
  /* USER CODE BEGIN WHILE */
  while (1)
  {
    /* USER CODE END WHILE */

    /* USER CODE BEGIN 3 */
	  HAL_GPIO_WritePin(GPIOA, GPIO_PIN_0 | GPIO_PIN_3 | GPIO_PIN_2, GPIO_PIN_RESET);
	  counter = 0;

	  if(HAL_RNG_GenerateRandomNumber(&hrng, &counter) == HAL_OK) {
		  time = (counter % (2001)) + 1000;
	  }
	  HAL_Delay(time);
	  counter = 0;

	  HAL_GPIO_WritePin(GPIOA, GPIO_PIN_0 | GPIO_PIN_3 | GPIO_PIN_2, GPIO_PIN_SET);

	  while(flag == 0) {
		  counter++;
	  }

	  HAL_GPIO_WritePin(GPIOA, GPIO_PIN_0 | GPIO_PIN_3 | GPIO_PIN_2, GPIO_PIN_RESET);

	  if(counter < 500000) {
		  HAL_GPIO_WritePin(GPIOA, GPIO_PIN_3, GPIO_PIN_SET); /* GREEN */
	  } else if(counter >= 500000 && counter < 2000000) {
		  HAL_GPIO_WritePin(GPIOA, GPIO_PIN_2, GPIO_PIN_SET); /* RED */
	  } else {
		  HAL_GPIO_WritePin(GPIOA, GPIO_PIN_0, GPIO_PIN_SET); /* BLUE */
	  }

	  iterations++;
	  sum = sum + counter;
	  if(iterations == 10) {
		  avgresponsetime = sum / 10;
		  iterations = 0; sum = 0;
	  }

	  flag = 0;
	  HAL_Delay(5000);
  }
  /* USER CODE END 3 */
}

/**
  * @brief System Clock Configuration
  * @retval None
  */
void SystemClock_Config(void)
{
  RCC_OscInitTypeDef RCC_OscInitStruct = {0};
  RCC_ClkInitTypeDef RCC_ClkInitStruct = {0};

  /** Configure the main internal regulator output voltage
  */
  __HAL_RCC_PWR_CLK_ENABLE();
  __HAL_PWR_VOLTAGESCALING_CONFIG(PWR_REGULATOR_VOLTAGE_SCALE1);

  /** Initializes the RCC Oscillators according to the specified parameters
  * in the RCC_OscInitTypeDef structure.
  */
  RCC_OscInitStruct.OscillatorType = RCC_OSCILLATORTYPE_HSI;
  RCC_OscInitStruct.HSIState = RCC_HSI_ON;
  RCC_OscInitStruct.HSICalibrationValue = RCC_HSICALIBRATION_DEFAULT;
  RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLState = RCC_PLL_ON;
  RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLSource = RCC_PLLSOURCE_HSI;
  RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLM = 16;
  RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLN = 192;
  RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLP = RCC_PLLP_DIV2;
  RCC_OscInitStruct.PLL.PLLQ = 4;
  if (HAL_RCC_OscConfig(&RCC_OscInitStruct) != HAL_OK)
  {
    Error_Handler();
  }

  /** Initializes the CPU, AHB and APB buses clocks
  */
  RCC_ClkInitStruct.ClockType = RCC_CLOCKTYPE_HCLK|RCC_CLOCKTYPE_SYSCLK
                              |RCC_CLOCKTYPE_PCLK1|RCC_CLOCKTYPE_PCLK2;
  RCC_ClkInitStruct.SYSCLKSource = RCC_SYSCLKSOURCE_HSI;
  RCC_ClkInitStruct.AHBCLKDivider = RCC_SYSCLK_DIV1;
  RCC_ClkInitStruct.APB1CLKDivider = RCC_HCLK_DIV1;
  RCC_ClkInitStruct.APB2CLKDivider = RCC_HCLK_DIV1;

  if (HAL_RCC_ClockConfig(&RCC_ClkInitStruct, FLASH_LATENCY_0) != HAL_OK)
  {
    Error_Handler();
  }
}

/**
  * @brief RNG Initialization Function
  * @param None
  * @retval None
  */
static void MX_RNG_Init(void)
{

  /* USER CODE BEGIN RNG_Init 0 */

  /* USER CODE END RNG_Init 0 */

  /* USER CODE BEGIN RNG_Init 1 */

  /* USER CODE END RNG_Init 1 */
  hrng.Instance = RNG;
  if (HAL_RNG_Init(&hrng) != HAL_OK)
  {
    Error_Handler();
  }
  /* USER CODE BEGIN RNG_Init 2 */

  /* USER CODE END RNG_Init 2 */

}

/**
  * @brief GPIO Initialization Function
  * @param None
  * @retval None
  */
static void MX_GPIO_Init(void)
{
  GPIO_InitTypeDef GPIO_InitStruct = {0};
  /* USER CODE BEGIN MX_GPIO_Init_1 */

  /* USER CODE END MX_GPIO_Init_1 */

  /* GPIO Ports Clock Enable */
  __HAL_RCC_GPIOC_CLK_ENABLE();
  __HAL_RCC_GPIOA_CLK_ENABLE();

  /*Configure GPIO pin Output Level */
  HAL_GPIO_WritePin(GPIOA, GPIO_PIN_0|GPIO_PIN_2|GPIO_PIN_3, GPIO_PIN_RESET);

  /*Configure GPIO pin : PC0 */
  GPIO_InitStruct.Pin = GPIO_PIN_0;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Mode = GPIO_MODE_IT_RISING;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Pull = GPIO_PULLUP;
  HAL_GPIO_Init(GPIOC, &GPIO_InitStruct);

  /*Configure GPIO pins : PA0 PA2 PA3 */
  GPIO_InitStruct.Pin = GPIO_PIN_0|GPIO_PIN_2|GPIO_PIN_3;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Mode = GPIO_MODE_OUTPUT_PP;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Pull = GPIO_NOPULL;
  GPIO_InitStruct.Speed = GPIO_SPEED_FREQ_LOW;
  HAL_GPIO_Init(GPIOA, &GPIO_InitStruct);

  /* EXTI interrupt init*/
  HAL_NVIC_SetPriority(EXTI0_IRQn, 0, 0);
  HAL_NVIC_EnableIRQ(EXTI0_IRQn);

  /* USER CODE BEGIN MX_GPIO_Init_2 */

  /* USER CODE END MX_GPIO_Init_2 */
}

/* USER CODE BEGIN 4 */

/* USER CODE END 4 */

/**
  * @brief  This function is executed in case of error occurrence.
  * @retval None
  */
void Error_Handler(void)
{
  /* USER CODE BEGIN Error_Handler_Debug */
  /* User can add his own implementation to report the HAL error return state */
  __disable_irq();
  while (1)
  {
  }
  /* USER CODE END Error_Handler_Debug */
}
#ifdef USE_FULL_ASSERT
/**
  * @brief  Reports the name of the source file and the source line number
  *         where the assert_param error has occurred.
  * @param  file: pointer to the source file name
  * @param  line: assert_param error line source number
  * @retval None
  */
void assert_failed(uint8_t *file, uint32_t line)
{
  /* USER CODE BEGIN 6 */
  /* User can add his own implementation to report the file name and line number,
     ex: printf("Wrong parameters value: file %s on line %d\r\n", file, line) */
  /* USER CODE END 6 */
}
#endif /* USE_FULL_ASSERT */

Credits

Rebecca Lyn ANTONIO
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Paul Rodolf P. Castor
28 projects • 9 followers

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