javier muñoz sáez
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20$ RF smart controled RGB LEDS, for bikes

RGB coloured wheels with three different control modes. -analogRead 3 potentiometers -random smooth changing colours -copycat colour

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20$ RF smart controled RGB LEDS, for bikes

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino Nano R3
Arduino Nano R3
ATMEGA168 do just fine, we will use half of the memory
×3
lipo battery 3S 11,1v
(i use 2200mah (overkill))
×2
lipo battery 2S 7,4V
for the emmiter, a 500mah will do, you can also use 3s 11,1v
×1
rgb stripes (the lenght you need, use your rusty calculus skills )
mines are 12v common cathode
×1
433mhz emitter and receiver couple
well use one transmitter and two receivers
×2
Power MOSFET N-Channel
Power MOSFET N-Channel
3 each stripe you need to control, i need 3 for each wheel
×6
Resistor 221 ohm
Resistor 221 ohm
for handling the current drain on the gate of the mosfets
×6
circuit plates
buy some of this, they will save your ass with your cool projects
×2
Rotary potentiometer (generic)
Rotary potentiometer (generic)
i used some of 100k at first, i was wrong, use 10k at least better
×3
Pushbutton switch 12mm
SparkFun Pushbutton switch 12mm
with latching
×2
RGB Diffused Common Cathode
RGB Diffused Common Cathode
for copycat
×1
light sensor
cheapest variable resistor by light
×1

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
we all love you arduino ide

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)
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Schematics

Transmitter module

receiver module

i have two of this , one for each wheel

Code

RX, receiver on the weels

C/C++
to upload into an arduino (nano in my case)
its reads an specific datagram with this concrete sintaxis
MaRRRRaGGGGaBBBB;

M->mode , 0 for waving colours, 1 for analog transmitted from the TX unit
RRRR-> RED VALUE
GGGG->GREEN VALUE
BBBB->BLUE VALUE
a->for separate the data
#include <VirtualWire.h>
//pin map, RX and pwm analogOutupts to PNP transistors
#define RX 3
#define pwmledRED 5
#define pwmledGREEN 6
#define pwmledBLUE 11

//arrays of data for build the final message
char datarraycharred  [(sizeof(int)*4+1)];
char datarraychargreen[(sizeof(int)*4+1)];
char datarraycharblue [(sizeof(int)*4+1)];
char datarraymodo     [(sizeof(int)*4+1)];
char datarrayclear    [(sizeof(int)*4+1)]={"FFFF"};//tricky thing to reorder the data
char datatotal        [(sizeof(int)*4+1)*4+4];

int datared =0;
int datagreen =0;
int datablue =0;
int bandera=0;
int i=0,j=0,index=0;
int indexchill=0;
int datamodo=3;//initialice with idle state all LED turned off

int ired=0,igreen=0,iblue=0;

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  
    
    // VirtualWire 
    // Initialise the IO and ISR
    // Required for DR3100
    vw_set_rx_pin(RX);       //Config pin as RX
    vw_set_ptt_inverted(true); 
    // Bits per sec
    vw_setup(2000);         
    // Start the receiver PLL running
    vw_rx_start();  
    pinMode(pwmledRED,OUTPUT); //trt--->leds outuput
        pinMode(pwmledGREEN,OUTPUT);
            pinMode(pwmledBLUE,OUTPUT);    

} 



void loop(){
    uint8_t buf[VW_MAX_MESSAGE_LEN];
    uint8_t buflen = VW_MAX_MESSAGE_LEN;
    
    // Non-blocking
    if (vw_get_message(buf, &buflen)) 
    {
    int i;

           // Message with a good checksum received, dump it. 
        for (i = 0; i < buflen; i++)
    {            
          // Fill Sensor1CharMsg Char array with corresponding 
          // chars from buffer.   
          datatotal[i] = char(buf[i]);
    }
        
        datatotal[buflen] = '\0';
        
 // Convert Sensor1CharMsg Char array to TRUE integer, not the direct ASCII equivalent shit
chartointconvert();
}


  if(datamodo==0)// chill wabing colour mode
 modochill();



//write outupts
analogWrite(pwmledRED,datared);
analogWrite(pwmledGREEN,datagreen);
analogWrite(pwmledBLUE,datablue);



            // DEBUG 
        Serial.print(datatotal);
        Serial.print("      ");
        Serial.print(datarraymodo);
        Serial.print("  ");
        Serial.print(datarraycharred);
        Serial.print("  ");
        Serial.print(datarraychargreen);
        Serial.print("  ");
        Serial.print(datarraycharblue);
        Serial.print("     ");
        Serial.print(datamodo);
        Serial.print("  ");
        Serial.print(datared);
        Serial.print("  ");
        Serial.print(datagreen);
        Serial.print("  ");
        Serial.println(datablue);
        delay(50);

}










void chartointconvert(){
bandera=0;
strcpy (datarraymodo,datarrayclear);
strcpy (datarraycharred,datarrayclear);
strcpy (datarraychargreen,datarrayclear);
strcpy (datarraycharblue,datarrayclear);


  index=0;
  for(i=0;datatotal[i]!='a';i++)
  {
    datarraymodo[index]=datatotal[i];
    index++;
  }
  i++;
  j=i;
  index=0;

  for(i=j;datatotal[i]!='a';i++)
  {
    datarraycharred[index]=datatotal[i];
    index++;
  }
  i++;
  j=i;
  index=0;
  
   for(i=j;datatotal[i]!='a';i++)
  {
    datarraychargreen[index]=datatotal[i];
    index++;
  }
  i++;
  j=i;
   index=0;
  
   for(i=j;datatotal[i]!='a';i++)
  {
    datarraycharblue[index]=datatotal[i];
    index++;
  }

////arranging the char array
//WE NEED TRUE INTEGER DATA
for(i=0;i<4;i++)
{
if (datarraymodo[3]=='F')
{
datarraymodo[3]=datarraymodo[2];
datarraymodo[2]=datarraymodo[1];
datarraymodo[1]=datarraymodo[0];
datarraymodo[0]='0';
}
}

for(i=0;i<4;i++)
{
if (datarraycharred[3]=='F')
{
datarraycharred[3]=datarraycharred[2];
datarraycharred[2]=datarraycharred[1];
datarraycharred[1]=datarraycharred[0];
datarraycharred[0]='0';
}
}

for(i=0;i<4;i++)
{
if (datarraychargreen[3]=='F')
{
datarraychargreen[3]=datarraychargreen[2];
datarraychargreen[2]=datarraychargreen[1];
datarraychargreen[1]=datarraychargreen[0];
datarraychargreen[0]='0';
}
}

for(i=0;i<4;i++)
{
if (datarraycharblue[3]=='F')
{
datarraycharblue[3]=datarraycharblue[2];
datarraycharblue[2]=datarraycharblue[1];
datarraycharblue[1]=datarraycharblue[0];
datarraycharblue[0]='0';
}
}

 datamodo = atoi(datarraymodo);
 if(datamodo!=0)
 {
 datared = atoi(datarraycharred);
 datagreen = atoi(datarraychargreen);
 datablue = atoi(datarraycharblue);
datared=map(datared,0,1023,0,255);
datagreen=map(datagreen,0,1023,0,255);
datablue=map(datablue,0,1023,0,255);
 }
}


void modochill()
 {
//when first time on chill mode, set random numbers
      if(indexchill==0){
  datared=random(170, 255); 
    datagreen=random(85, 170); 
      datablue=random(0, 85); 
      indexchill=1;

    }

  //after first time just wave the values
  if(datared>=250)
  {ired=1;}
  if(datared<=3)
  {ired=0;}
  if(ired==0)
  {datared=datared+3;}
  if(ired==1)
  {datared=datared-3;}
  
  if(datagreen>=240)
  {igreen=1;}
  if(datagreen<=3)
  {igreen=0;}
  if(igreen==0)
  {datagreen=datagreen+3;}
  if(igreen==1)
  {datagreen=datagreen-3;}
  
  
  if(datablue>=240)
  {iblue=1;}
  if(datablue<=3)
  {iblue=0;}
  if(iblue==0)
  {datablue=datablue+3;}
  if(iblue==1)
  {datablue=datablue-3;}


 
  }

TX, transmitter with three different functions

C/C++
mode 0 0
just chill, the receiver waves the colours slowly

mode 1 0
read and send analog values

mode 0 1
read colours with rgb sensor

mode 1 1
calibrate rgb sensor
#include <VirtualWire.h>
#define LEDRED A0
#define LEDGREEN A1
#define LEDBLUE A2
#define LIGHTSENSOR A3
#define TX 10
#define buttonA 5
#define buttonB 6
//variables TX - RX
char separador [2] = {"a"};
char datarraycharred[(sizeof(int)*4+1)];
char datarraychargreen[(sizeof(int)*4+1)];
char datarraycharblue[(sizeof(int)*4+1)];
char datamodo[(sizeof(int)*4+1)];
char datatotal[(sizeof(int)*4+3)*3];


int index=0,ired=0,igreen=0,iblue=0;
int datared=0,datagreen=0,datablue=0 ; //cm/seg 
int modo=0;

//for led copycat
int ledArray[] = {2,3,4};
int red = 0;
int green = 0;
int blue = 0;
int avgRead;
float colourArray[] = {0,0,0};
float whiteArray[] = {0,0,0};
float blackArray[] = {0,0,0};


void setup() {
  pinMode(LEDRED,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(LEDGREEN,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(LEDBLUE,OUTPUT);
    pinMode(LIGHTSENSOR,INPUT);
  pinMode(buttonA,INPUT);
  pinMode(buttonB,INPUT);
  pinMode(TX,OUTPUT);
  //ledarray copycat
  pinMode(2,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(3,OUTPUT);
  pinMode(4,OUTPUT);
   digitalWrite(2,HIGH);
   digitalWrite(3,HIGH);
   digitalWrite(4,HIGH);
  
  Serial.begin(9600);
  pinMode(TX, INPUT);
   pinMode(TX, OUTPUT);
  vw_set_tx_pin(TX);          // Configura el pin  como TX
  vw_set_ptt_inverted(true);  // Requerido para DR3100
  vw_setup(2000);             // Bits por segundo
  

}

void loop() {
if(digitalRead(buttonA)==0&&digitalRead(buttonB)==0)
modochill();
  
  
if(digitalRead(buttonA)==1&&digitalRead(buttonB)==0)
modoanalogico();

if(digitalRead(buttonB)==1)
modoLEDcopycat();
 

//construccion del array de datos a enviar
strcpy (datatotal,datamodo);
strcat (datatotal,separador);
strcat (datatotal,datarraycharred);
strcat (datatotal,separador);
strcat (datatotal,datarraychargreen);
strcat (datatotal,separador);
strcat (datatotal,datarraycharblue);
strcat (datatotal,separador);



//DEBUG
//Serial.print(datatotal);
Serial.print("  ");
Serial.println(datatotal);



  
//ENVIO RX
 
 digitalWrite(13, HIGH); // Turn on a light to show transmitting
 vw_send((uint8_t *)datatotal, strlen(datatotal));
 vw_wait_tx(); // Wait until the whole message is gone
  delay(50); 
 digitalWrite(13, LOW); // Turn off a light after transmission

}







//mode chillout defined at receiver, just freeze the dataflow and send modo=0
void modochill(){
  modo=0;
  itoa(modo,datamodo,10);//10--> base decimal
  }


//mode and data rgb analog
void modoanalogico(){
  modo=1;
  itoa(modo,datamodo,10);//10--> base decimal
  //analog read and int to char conversion
datared=analogRead(LEDRED);
itoa(datared,datarraycharred,10);//10--> base decimal
datagreen=analogRead(LEDGREEN);
itoa(datagreen,datarraychargreen,10);
datablue=analogRead(LEDBLUE);
itoa(datablue,datarraycharblue,10);
}



void modoLEDcopycat()
{
      if(digitalRead(buttonA)==1&&digitalRead(buttonB)==1){setBalance();}


 for(int i = 0;i<=2;i++){
     digitalWrite(ledArray[i],LOW);  //turn or the LED, red, green or blue depending which iteration
     delay(100);                      //delay to allow CdS to stabalize, they are slow
     getReading(5);                  //take a reading however many times
     colourArray[i] = avgRead;        //set the current colour in the array to the average reading
     float greyDiff = whiteArray[i] - blackArray[i];                    //the highest possible return minus the lowest returns the area for values in between
     colourArray[i] = (colourArray[i] - blackArray[i])/(greyDiff)*255; //the reading returned minus the lowest value divided by the possible range multiplied by 255 will give us a value roughly between 0-255 representing the value for the current reflectivity(for the colour it is exposed to) of what is being scanned
     digitalWrite(ledArray[i],HIGH);   //turn off the current LED
     delay(100);
     
     }

//rgb con catodo comun , dar la vuelta al valor de intensidad con map
analogWrite(LEDRED,map(colourArray[0],0,255,255,0));
analogWrite(LEDGREEN,map(colourArray[1],0,255,255,0));
analogWrite(LEDBLUE,map(colourArray[2],0,255,255,0));

  
}


//asymetric blink for humans to notice
void piiipipi(){

   digitalWrite(10,LOW);
   digitalWrite(11,LOW);
   digitalWrite(12,LOW);
   delay(1000);
   digitalWrite(10,HIGH);
   digitalWrite(11,HIGH);
   digitalWrite(12,HIGH);
   delay(500);
   digitalWrite(10,LOW);
   digitalWrite(11,LOW);
   digitalWrite(12,LOW);
   delay(500);
   digitalWrite(10,HIGH);
   digitalWrite(11,HIGH);
   digitalWrite(12,HIGH);
   delay(500);
   digitalWrite(10,LOW);
   digitalWrite(11,LOW);
   digitalWrite(12,LOW);
   delay(500);
   digitalWrite(10,HIGH);
   digitalWrite(11,HIGH);
   digitalWrite(12,HIGH);
   delay(1000);   
   
}

//when two buttons pressed, calibrate the rgb readings with white and black objects
void setBalance(){

 piiipipi() ;
                             
  for(int i = 0;i<=2;i++){
     digitalWrite(ledArray[i],LOW);
     delay(100);
     getReading(5);          //number is the number of scans to take for average, this whole function is redundant, one reading works just as well.
     whiteArray[i] = avgRead;
     digitalWrite(ledArray[i],HIGH);
     delay(100);
  }
  //done scanning white, now it will pulse blue to tell you that it is time for the black (or grey) sample.
   //set black balance
 piiipipi() ;
  //go ahead and scan, sets the colour values for red, green, and blue when exposed to black
  for(int i = 0;i<=2;i++){
     digitalWrite(ledArray[i],LOW);
     delay(100);
     getReading(5);
     blackArray[i] = avgRead;
     //blackArray[i] = analogRead(2);
     digitalWrite(ledArray[i],HIGH);
     delay(100);
  }
  //delay another 5 seconds to allow the human to catch up to what is going on
delay(5000);
  }

//get the colour!
  void getReading(int times){
  int reading;
  int tally=0;
  //take the reading however many times was requested and add them up
for(int i = 0;i < times;i++){
   reading = analogRead(LIGHTSENSOR);
   tally = reading + tally;
   delay(10);
}
  }

Credits

javier muñoz sáez

javier muñoz sáez

13 projects • 84 followers
Electronic engineer and sparky person. I make tutorials so my future self doesnt need to remember how he did the thing
Thanks to china people.

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