Raul Antonio
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3D Printed R2-D2 with an Arduino Core

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3D Printed R2-D2 with an Arduino Core

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Pololu round chassis kit
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Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
×1
RGB Diffused Common Cathode
RGB Diffused Common Cathode
×1
HC-05 Bluetooth Module
HC-05 Bluetooth Module
×1
Slide Switch
Slide Switch
×1
Dual H-Bridge motor drivers L293D
Texas Instruments Dual H-Bridge motor drivers L293D
×1
ultrasonic sensor
×1
Speaker: 3W, 4 ohms
Speaker: 3W, 4 ohms
×1
Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
×1

Hand tools and fabrication machines

3D Printer (generic)
3D Printer (generic)

Story

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Schematics

Schematics

As you can see I used a power bank as a power supply. The motors are driven by the H bridge. The speaker is controlled with PWM. And the RGB led is used to blink red and blue light.

Code

theend.ino

Arduino
//notes        I found the sounds  on https://mycontraption.com/sound-effects-with-and-arduino/
const float  note_C0 = 16.35;  //C0
const float  note_Db0 = 17.32;  //C#0/Db0
const float  note_D0 = 18.35;  //D0
const float  note_Eb0 = 19.45;  //D#0/Eb0
const float  note_E0 = 20.6;  //E0
const float  note_F0 = 21.83;  //F0
const float  note_Gb0 = 23.12;  //F#0/Gb0
const float  note_G0 = 24.5;  //G0
const float  note_Ab0 = 25.96;  //G#0/Ab0
const float  note_A0 = 27.5;  //A0
const float  note_Bb0 = 29.14;  //A#0/Bb0
const float  note_B0 = 30.87;  //B0
const float  note_C1 = 32.7;  //C1
const float  note_Db1 = 34.65;  //C#1/Db1
const float  note_D1 = 36.71;  //D1
const float  note_Eb1 = 38.89;  //D#1/Eb1
const float  note_E1 = 41.2;  //E1
const float  note_F1 = 43.65;  //F1
const float  note_Gb1 = 46.25;  //F#1/Gb1
const float  note_G1 = 49;  //G1
const float  note_Ab1 = 51.91;  //G#1/Ab1
const float  note_A1 = 55;  //A1
const float  note_Bb1 = 58.27;  //A#1/Bb1
const float  note_B1 = 61.74;  //B1
const float  note_C2 = 65.41;  //C2 (Middle C)
const float  note_Db2 = 69.3;  //C#2/Db2
const float  note_D2 = 73.42;  //D2
const float  note_Eb2 = 77.78;  //D#2/Eb2
const float  note_E2 = 82.41;  //E2
const float  note_F2 = 87.31;  //F2
const float  note_Gb2 = 92.5;  //F#2/Gb2
const float  note_G2 = 98;  //G2
const float  note_Ab2 = 103.83;  //G#2/Ab2
const float  note_A2 = 110;  //A2
const float  note_Bb2 = 116.54;  //A#2/Bb2
const float  note_B2 = 123.47;  //B2
const float  note_C3 = 130.81;  //C3
const float  note_Db3 = 138.59;  //C#3/Db3
const float  note_D3 = 146.83;  //D3
const float  note_Eb3 = 155.56;  //D#3/Eb3
const float  note_E3 = 164.81;  //E3
const float  note_F3 = 174.61;  //F3
const float  note_Gb3 = 185;  //F#3/Gb3
const float  note_G3 = 196;  //G3
const float  note_Ab3 = 207.65;  //G#3/Ab3
const float  note_A3 = 220;  //A3
const float  note_Bb3 = 233.08;  //A#3/Bb3
const float  note_B3 = 246.94;  //B3
const float  note_C4 = 261.63;  //C4
const float  note_Db4 = 277.18;  //C#4/Db4
const float  note_D4 = 293.66;  //D4
const float  note_Eb4 = 311.13;  //D#4/Eb4
const float  note_E4 = 329.63;  //E4
const float  note_F4 = 349.23;  //F4
const float  note_Gb4 = 369.99;  //F#4/Gb4
const float  note_G4 = 392;  //G4
const float  note_Ab4 = 415.3;  //G#4/Ab4
const float  note_A4 = 440;  //A4
const float  note_Bb4 = 466.16;  //A#4/Bb4
const float  note_B4 = 493.88;  //B4
const float  note_C5 = 523.25;  //C5
const float  note_Db5 = 554.37;  //C#5/Db5
const float  note_D5 = 587.33;  //D5
const float  note_Eb5 = 622.25;  //D#5/Eb5
const float  note_E5 = 659.26;  //E5
const float  note_F5 = 698.46;  //F5
const float  note_Gb5 = 739.99;  //F#5/Gb5
const float  note_G5 = 783.99;  //G5
const float  note_Ab5 = 830.61;  //G#5/Ab5
const float  note_A5 = 880;  //A5
const float  note_Bb5 = 932.33;  //A#5/Bb5
const float  note_B5 = 987.77;  //B5
const float  note_C6 = 1046.5;  //C6
const float  note_Db6 = 1108.73;  //C#6/Db6
const float  note_D6 = 1174.66;  //D6
const float  note_Eb6 = 1244.51;  //D#6/Eb6
const float  note_E6 = 1318.51;  //E6
const float  note_F6 = 1396.91;  //F6
const float  note_Gb6 = 1479.98;  //F#6/Gb6
const float  note_G6 = 1567.98;  //G6
const float  note_Ab6 = 1661.22;  //G#6/Ab6
const float  note_A6 = 1760;  //A6
const float  note_Bb6 = 1864.66;  //A#6/Bb6
const float  note_B6 = 1975.53;  //B6
const float  note_C7 = 2093;  //C7
const float  note_Db7 = 2217.46;  //C#7/Db7
const float  note_D7 = 2349.32;  //D7
const float  note_Eb7 = 2489.02;  //D#7/Eb7
const float  note_E7 = 2637.02;  //E7
const float  note_F7 = 2793.83;  //F7
const float  note_Gb7 = 2959.96;  //F#7/Gb7
const float  note_G7 = 3135.96;  //G7
const float  note_Ab7 = 3322.44;  //G#7/Ab7
const float  note_A7 = 3520;  //A7
const float  note_Bb7 = 3729.31;  //A#7/Bb7
const float  note_B7 = 3951.07;  //B7
const float  note_C8 = 4186.01;  //C8
const float  note_Db8 = 4434.92;  //C#8/Db8
const float  note_D8 = 4698.64;  //D8
const float  note_Eb8 = 4978.03;  //D#8/Eb8
  int cont=0;
  
  //ultrasonic sensors
  const int trigPin = 2;
const int echoPin = 4;
  int forward;
  long duration; 
  long cm=100;
  
  
  int speakerPin = 3; // speaker connected to digital pin 9 
const int motor1Pin = 7;    // H-bridge leg 1 (pin 2 of H bridge)
const int motor2Pin = 8;    // H-bridge leg 2 (pin 7of H bridge)
const int enablePin = 5;    // H-bridge enable pin 1 
const int enablePin2 = 6;    // H-bridge enable pin 9
const int motor21Pin = 9;    // H-bridge leg 1 (pin 15 of H bridge
const int motor22Pin = 10;    // H-bridge leg 2 (pin 10 of bridge)
  
  int led=12;//red terminal of rgb led
  int led2=13;//blue terminal of rgb led
int incomingByte;      // a variable to read incoming serial data into
  

#include <Servo.h> // 
 
Servo myservo;  // 
               
 
int pos = 1500; 

  
void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600); // open serial port to receive data
  myservo.attach(11);
    pinMode(speakerPin, OUTPUT); // sets the speakerPin to be an output 
  // set all the other pins you're using as outputs:
  pinMode(motor1Pin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(motor2Pin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(enablePin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(motor21Pin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(motor22Pin, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(enablePin2, OUTPUT);
   
   pinMode(led, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(led2, OUTPUT);
  // set enablePin high so that motor can turn on:
  digitalWrite(enablePin, LOW);
  digitalWrite(enablePin2, LOW);
  
   r2D2(); //starting sound
      delay(500);
}
  
void loop() {
  
  
   if (Serial.available() > 0) {
    // read the oldest byte in the serial buffer:
    incomingByte = Serial.read();
    //up
    if (incomingByte == '1') {
      forward++;
      if(forward%40==0){
        pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  delayMicroseconds(2);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(10);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);

  // Read the signal from the sensor: a HIGH pulse whose
  // duration is the time (in microseconds) from the sending
  // of the ping to the reception of its echo off of an object.
  pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);
  duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH);

  // convert the time into a distance

  cm = microsecondsToCentimeters(duration);}
      
      
      
      
      
      
      if(cm>15){
      digitalWrite(led, LOW);//change color of led
   digitalWrite(led2, HIGH);
      analogWrite(enablePin, 200);  // turn on the motor 1
      digitalWrite(motor1Pin, LOW);   // set leg 1 of the H-bridge low
      digitalWrite(motor2Pin, HIGH);  // set leg 2 of the H-bridge high
      
      
      analogWrite(enablePin2, 200);  // turn  on  second motor
      digitalWrite(motor21Pin, LOW);   // set leg 1 of the H-bridge low
      digitalWrite(motor22Pin, HIGH);  // set leg 2 of the H-bridge high
      delay(10);
      digitalWrite(enablePin, LOW);  // turn off motor 1
      digitalWrite(enablePin2, LOW);  // turn off motor 2
    }else
    {    pinMode(trigPin, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);
  delayMicroseconds(2);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, HIGH);
  delayMicroseconds(10);
  digitalWrite(trigPin, LOW);

  // Read the signal from the sensor: a HIGH pulse whose
  // duration is the time (in microseconds) from the sending
  // of the ping to the reception of its echo off of an object.
  pinMode(echoPin, INPUT);
  duration = pulseIn(echoPin, HIGH);

  // convert the time into a distance

  cm = microsecondsToCentimeters(duration);
    
    
    }
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
      cont=0;
      
      
   }//down
    else if (incomingByte == '2') {
      digitalWrite(led, LOW);  //change color of led
   digitalWrite(led2, HIGH);
      analogWrite(enablePin, 200);  // turn on the motor 1
      digitalWrite(motor1Pin, HIGH);   // set leg 1 of the H-bridge high
      digitalWrite(motor2Pin, LOW);  // set leg 2 of the H-bridge low
      
      
      analogWrite(enablePin2, 200);  // turn  on  second motor
      digitalWrite(motor21Pin, HIGH);   // set leg 1 of the H-bridge high
      digitalWrite(motor22Pin, LOW);  // set leg 2 of the H-bridge low
      
            delay(10);
      digitalWrite(enablePin, LOW);  // turn off motor 1
      digitalWrite(enablePin2, LOW);  // turn off motor 2
      
      cont=0;
      
    }     //left
    else if (incomingByte == '3') {
      digitalWrite(led2, LOW);
   digitalWrite(led, HIGH);
   
   
    digitalWrite(enablePin2, HIGH);    // turn  on  second motor
      digitalWrite(motor21Pin, LOW);   // set leg 1 of the H-bridge low
      digitalWrite(motor22Pin, HIGH);  // set leg 2 of the H-bridge high
      delay(10);
      
      digitalWrite(enablePin2, LOW);   // turn off motor 2
   
   
   cont=0;

    }
    
    //right 
    
     else if (incomingByte == '4') {
    digitalWrite(led2, LOW);
   digitalWrite(led, HIGH);
   
      digitalWrite(enablePin, HIGH);  // turn  on motor 1
      digitalWrite(motor1Pin, LOW);   // set leg 1 of the H-bridge low
      digitalWrite(motor2Pin, HIGH);  // set leg 2 of the H-bridge high
      
      
     
      
            delay(10);
      digitalWrite(enablePin, LOW);  // turn off motor 1
  
      cont=0;
      
      
    }     
  
  //triangle
    else if ((incomingByte == '9')&&(cont==0)) {
   cont++;
      ohhh();
   delay(500);
  
      
      
     
    }  
  
  
  //x
   else if ((incomingByte == '7')&&(cont==0)) {
cont++;

  catcall();
      delay(500);
      
      
      
      
    }  
    
       else if (incomingByte == '8') {


      pos=pos+35;
      if(pos<2000){myservo.writeMicroseconds(pos);}
      else{pos=2000;}
      delay(10);
      cont=0;
      
      
      
    }  
    
    
    
       else if (incomingByte == 'A') {
cont=0;
 pos=pos-35;
      if(pos>1000){myservo.writeMicroseconds(pos);}
 else{pos=1000;}
      delay(10);
      
      
      
      
    }  
    
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  }
  
}


     // functions made by https://mycontraption.com/sound-effects-with-and-arduino/
void beep (int speakerPin, float noteFrequency, long noteDuration)
{    
  int x;
  // Convert the frequency to microseconds
  float microsecondsPerWave = 1000000/noteFrequency;
  // Calculate how many HIGH/LOW cycles there are per millisecond
  float millisecondsPerCycle = 1000/(microsecondsPerWave * 2);
  // Multiply noteDuration * number or cycles per millisecond
  float loopTime = noteDuration * millisecondsPerCycle;
  // Play the note for the calculated loopTime.
  for (x=0;x<loopTime;x++)   
          {   
              digitalWrite(speakerPin,HIGH); 
              delayMicroseconds(microsecondsPerWave); 
              digitalWrite(speakerPin,LOW); 
              delayMicroseconds(microsecondsPerWave); 
          } 
}     
     


void r2D2(){
          beep(speakerPin, note_A7,100); //A 
          beep(speakerPin, note_G7,100); //G 
          beep(speakerPin, note_E7,100); //E 
          beep(speakerPin, note_C7,100); //C
          beep(speakerPin, note_D7,100); //D 
          beep(speakerPin, note_B7,100); //B 
          beep(speakerPin, note_F7,100); //F 
          beep(speakerPin, note_C8,100); //C 
          beep(speakerPin, note_A7,100); //A 
          beep(speakerPin, note_G7,100); //G 
          beep(speakerPin, note_E7,100); //E 
          beep(speakerPin, note_C7,100); //C
          beep(speakerPin, note_D7,100); //D 
          beep(speakerPin, note_B7,100); //B 
          beep(speakerPin, note_F7,100); //F 
          beep(speakerPin, note_C8,100); //C 
}




void catcall() {
  for (int i=1000; i<5000; i=i*1.05) {
    beep(speakerPin,i,10);
  }
 delay(300);
 
  for (int i=1000; i<3000; i=i*1.03) {
    beep(speakerPin,i,10);
  }
  for (int i=3000; i>1000; i=i*.97) {
    beep(speakerPin,i,10);
  }
}

void ohhh() {
  for (int i=1000; i<2000; i=i*1.02) {
    beep(speakerPin,i,10);
  }
  for (int i=2000; i>1000; i=i*.98) {
    beep(speakerPin,i,10);
  }
}

void uhoh() {
  for (int i=1000; i<1244; i=i*1.01) {
    beep(speakerPin,i,30);
  }
  delay(200);
  for (int i=1244; i>1108; i=i*.99) {
    beep(speakerPin,i,30);
  }
}


long microsecondsToCentimeters(long microseconds)
{
  // The speed of sound is 340 m/s or 29 microseconds per centimeter.
  // The ping travels out and back, so to find the distance of the
  // object we take half of the distance travelled.
  return microseconds / 29 / 2;
}

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Raul Antonio

Raul Antonio

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