This activity is a Human Response Timer using the RT-Spark board. It uses an RGB LED and a push button to test how fast a person can react. First, the program will wait for a random time before the LED lights up. When the light turns on, the user must press the button as fast as they can. The microcontroller will then use a counter to record the exact time. It uses an interrupt to easily detect the button press and stop the counting process right away.
Display the Result
The RGB LED indicates the result based on the counter value:
/* 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_HandleTypeDefhrng;/* USER CODE BEGIN PV */volatileuint8_tflag=0;/* USER CODE END PV *//* Private function prototypes -----------------------------------------------*/voidSystemClock_Config(void);staticvoidMX_GPIO_Init(void);staticvoidMX_RNG_Init(void);/* USER CODE BEGIN PFP *//* USER CODE END PFP *//* Private user code ---------------------------------------------------------*//* USER CODE BEGIN 0 */voidHAL_GPIO_EXTI_Callback(uint16_tGPIO_Pin){if(GPIO_Pin==GPIO_PIN_0){flag=1;}}/* USER CODE END 0 *//** * @brief The application entry point. * @retval int */intmain(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_tcounter=0;uint32_ttime=0;uint32_tsum=0;uint32_tavgresponsetime=0;uint8_titerations=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 */}elseif(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 */voidSystemClock_Config(void){RCC_OscInitTypeDefRCC_OscInitStruct={0};RCC_ClkInitTypeDefRCC_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 */staticvoidMX_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 */staticvoidMX_GPIO_Init(void){GPIO_InitTypeDefGPIO_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 */voidError_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 */voidassert_failed(uint8_t*file,uint32_tline){/* 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 */
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