Ava Baker -21Natalie Clark -20
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Keyboard Melodies

Our project is a microcontroller that plays 4 different melodies/songs depending on which button you press.

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Keyboard Melodies

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Keyboard Melodies

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///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// TONES
//Period = 1,000,000(1/frequency)
//letter=note #=octave b=flat
//       note,  period, &  frequency. 
#define  d3     6803    // 147 Hz
#define  c4     3830    // 261 Hz
#define  d4b    3610    // 277 Hz
#define  d4     3400    // 294 Hz
#define  e4b    3215    // 311 Hz
#define  e4     3038    // 329 Hz
#define  f4     2864    // 349 Hz
#define  g4b    2703    // 370 Hz
#define  g4     2550    // 392 Hz
#define  a4b    2410    // 415 Hz
#define  a4     2272    // 440 Hz
#define  b4b    2145    // 466 Hz
#define  b4     2028    // 493 Hz
#define  c5     1912    // 523 Hz
#define  d5b    1805    // 554 Hz
#define  d5     1703    // 587 Hz
#define  e5b    1607    // 622 Hz
#define  e5     1517    // 659 Hz
#define  f5     1433    // 698 Hz
#define  g5b    1351    // 740 Hz
#define  g5     1276    // 784 Hz
#define  a5b    1204    // 831 Hz
#define  a5     1136    // 880 Hz
#define  b5b    1073    // 932 Hz
#define  b5     1012    // 988 Hz
//A special note, 'R', to represent a rest
#define  R      0

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// CORE VARIABLES
int speakerOut = 9; //Set up speaker on pin 9
long tempo = 10000; //Set overall tempo
int pause = 1000; //Length of pause between individual notes
int rest_count = 100;
int tone_ = 0;
int beat = 0;
long duration = 0;

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB
//Quarter note = 40
int melody1[] = { b4, a4, g4, a4, b4, b4, b4, R, a4, a4, a4, R, b4, d4, d4, R, b4, a4, g4, a4, b4, b4, b4, b4, a4, a4, b4, a4, g4 }; //Tones/notes
int beats1[] = { 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 2, 40, 40, 40, 2, 40, 40, 40, 2, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 80 }; //Tone/note lengths
int MAX_COUNT1 = sizeof(melody1)/2; //Melody length for looping

// ALL STAR
//Quarter note = 100
int melody2[] = { b4b, g4b, g4b, e4, g4b, g4b, g4b, e4, g4b, g4b, g4b, b4b, R, b4b, d5b, b4, d5b, e5b, g5b, g5b, a5b, g5b, g4b, g4b, a4b, g4b, b4b, a4b, a4b, g4b, a4b, a4b, b4b, e4b, e4b }; //Tones/notes
int beats2[] = { 50, 100, 25, 25, 50, 100, 25, 25, 50, 100, 100, 100, 25, 100, 100, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 100, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 100, 100, 100, 50, 50, 50, 200, 50 }; //Tone/note lengths
int MAX_COUNT2 = sizeof(melody2)/2; //Melody length for looping

// JEOPARDY
//Quarter note = 64
int melody3[] = { c5, f5, c5, f4, c5, f5, c5, c5, f5, c5, a5, g5, f5, e5, d5, d5b, c5, f5, c5, f4, c5, f5, c5, f5, d5, c5, b4b, a4, g4, f4 }; //Tones/notes
int beats3[] = { 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 128, 64, 64, 64, 96, 32, 32, 32, 32, 32, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64, 128, 96, 32, 64, 64, 64, 64, 64 }; //Tone/note lengths
int MAX_COUNT3 = sizeof(melody3)/2; //Melody length for looping

// LONELY
//Quarter note = 84
int melody4[] = { d4, a4, g4b, a4, d4b, a4, g4b, g4, a4, d4b, g4, g4b, g4, a4, b4, a4, a5, a5 }; //Tones/notes
int beats4[] = { 84, 168, 63, 21, 84, 168, 32, 32, 32, 84, 63, 32, 32, 32, 32, 168, 84, 84 }; //Tone/note lengths
int MAX_COUNT4 = sizeof(melody4)/2; //Melody length for looping

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// PLAY TONE
void playTone() { //Pulse the speaker to play a tone for a particular duration (so that there is a small break between each note and they don't immediatly follow each other)
  long elapsed_time = 0;
  if (tone_ > 0) { //if this isn't a rest beat, while the tone has played less long than 'duration', pulse speaker HIGH and LOW
    while (elapsed_time < duration) {
      digitalWrite(speakerOut,HIGH);
      delayMicroseconds(tone_ / 2);
      digitalWrite(speakerOut, LOW);
      delayMicroseconds(tone_ / 2);
      elapsed_time += (tone_); //Keep track of how long we pulsed
    } 
  }
  else {
    for (int j = 0; j < rest_count; j++) {
      delayMicroseconds(duration);  
    }                                
  }                                 
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// SETUP
void setup() {
 pinMode(speakerOut, OUTPUT); 
}

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// LOOP
void loop() {
  int keyVal = analogRead(A0);
  Serial.println(keyVal);
  // PIN ONE (MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB)
  if(keyVal >= 1011){ //Only when the 1st button is pressed
    for (int i=0; i<MAX_COUNT1; i++) { //Set up a counter to pull from melody1[] and beats1[]
      tone_ = melody1[i]; //Defining which notes to play
      beat = beats1[i]; //Defining the note lengths to use
      duration = beat * tempo; //Set up timing
      playTone(); //Inserting/applying the code for a pause between notes 
      delayMicroseconds(pause);
    }
  }
  // PIN TWO (ALL STAR)
  else if(keyVal >= 990 && keyVal <= 1010){ //Only when the 2nd button is pressed
    for (int i=0; i<MAX_COUNT2; i++) { //Set up a counter to pull from melody2[] and beats2[]
      tone_ = melody2[i]; //Defining which notes to play
      beat = beats2[i]; //Defining the note lengths to use
      duration = beat * tempo; //Set up timing
      playTone(); //Inserting/applying the code for a pause between notes
      delayMicroseconds(pause);
    }
  }
  // PIN THREE (JEOPARDY)
  else if(keyVal >= 480 && keyVal <= 515){ //Only when the 3rd button is pressed
    for (int i=0; i<MAX_COUNT3; i++) { //Set up a counter to pull from melody3[] and beats3[]
      tone_ = melody3[i]; //Defining which notes to play
      beat = beats3[i]; //Defining the note lengths to use
      duration = beat * tempo; //Set up timing
      playTone(); //Inserting/applying the code for a pause between notes
      delayMicroseconds(pause);
    }
  }
  // PIN FOUR (LONELY)
  else if(keyVal >= 5 && keyVal <= 10){ //Only when the 4th button is pressed
    for (int i=0; i<MAX_COUNT4; i++) { //Set up a counter to pull from melody4[] and beats4[]
      tone_ = melody4[i]; //Defining which notes to play
      beat = beats4[i]; //Defining the note lengths to use
      duration = beat * tempo; //Set up timing
      playTone(); //Inserting/applying the code for a pause between notes
      delayMicroseconds(pause);
    }
  }
  // NONE
  else{
    noTone(8);
  }
}

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Ava Baker -21

Ava Baker -21

1 project • 1 follower
Natalie Clark -20

Natalie Clark -20

1 project • 2 followers

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