Kitty Yeung
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Mother and Child - DFRobot Bluno Beetle

A pair of Bluetooth connected flower brooches sends alert to mother when the child is out of proximity. When close by, both light up.

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Mother and Child - DFRobot Bluno Beetle

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Beetle - The Smallest Arduino
DFRobot Beetle - The Smallest Arduino
×2
Solar Cockroach Vibrating Disc Motor
Brown Dog Gadgets Solar Cockroach Vibrating Disc Motor
×1
LilyPad Rainbow LED (6 Colors)
SparkFun LilyPad Rainbow LED (6 Colors)
×2
LilyPad Coin Cell Battery Holder - Switched - 20mm
SparkFun LilyPad Coin Cell Battery Holder - Switched - 20mm
×4
Coin Cell Battery CR2032
Coin Cell Battery CR2032
×1

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)
Solder Wire, Lead Free
Solder Wire, Lead Free

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Schematics

Central and Peripheral schematics

Code

Central code

Arduino
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
//#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>

//LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x20,16,2);
SoftwareSerial mySerial(0, 1); // RX, TX

const int ledBLE1 = 2;
const int ledBLE2 = 3;
const int ledBLE3 = 4;
typedef enum {START, WAIT_AT, WAIT_RSSI, WAIT_EXIT, MODE_AT} state_type;

state_type state = MODE_AT;
char chr;
String buffer, rssi, data;
bool reading = false;
void mode_at();
void  wait_rssi();
void wait_exit();
void setup() {
   mySerial.begin(115200);
   Serial.begin(115200);      //Initiate the Serial comm
   pinMode(ledBLE1, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(ledBLE2, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(ledBLE3, OUTPUT);
   state = MODE_AT;
  // lcd.init();                      // initialize the lcd 
   //lcd.backlight();
  
 }

void loop() {
   if(state==MODE_AT){
   mySerial.println(1);
    mode_at();
     delay(3000);
  }else if(state == START) {
      delay(100);
      start();
  }else if(state == WAIT_AT) {
    delay(100);
    wait_at();}
  else if(state == WAIT_RSSI) {
    delay(100);
    wait_rssi();
  }else if (state == WAIT_EXIT) {
    wait_exit();
    delay(3000);
  }
}

void start() {
  delay(10);
  Serial.print("+++");
  state = WAIT_AT;
}

void wait_at() {
   while (Serial.available() > 0) {
      chr = Serial.read();
      if (chr == 'E') {
         reading = true;
         buffer = "";
      }
      if (chr == 'O'&&buffer!="ERR") {
         reading = true;
         buffer = "";
      }
      if (reading) {
         buffer += chr;
      }
      if (reading && buffer == "ERROR CMD\r\n") {
        reading = false;
        state = START;
      }
      if (reading && buffer == "Enter AT Mode\r\n") {
         Serial.println("AT+RSSI=?");
         Serial.flush();
         reading = false;
         state = WAIT_RSSI;}
          if (reading && buffer == "OK\r\n") {
         Serial.println("AT+RSSI=?");
         Serial.flush();
         reading = false;
         state = WAIT_RSSI;}
   }
 }


void wait_rssi() {
   while (Serial.available() > 0) {
      chr = Serial.read();
      if (chr == '-') {
         reading = true;
         buffer = "";
      }
      if (reading) {
         buffer += chr;       
      }
      if (buffer.length() == 4) {
         rssi = buffer;
         //lcd.clear();
          //lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
          // lcd.print("dBm=");
          //lcd.print(rssi);
         // mySerial.println(rssi);
           //mySerial.println(5);  
         reading = false;
         if (rssi < "-040") {
            digitalWrite(ledBLE1, HIGH);
            digitalWrite(ledBLE2, LOW);
            digitalWrite(ledBLE3, LOW); 
            }
            else if (rssi >= "-040"&&rssi<"-070") {
                digitalWrite(ledBLE1, LOW);
                digitalWrite(ledBLE2, HIGH);
                digitalWrite(ledBLE3, LOW);
            }
            else if (rssi >= "-070") {
                digitalWrite(ledBLE1, LOW);
                digitalWrite(ledBLE2, LOW);
                digitalWrite(ledBLE3, HIGH);
            }
             state = WAIT_EXIT; 
      }
   }
   Serial.println("AT+EXIT");
   Serial.flush();
  
}

void wait_exit(){
  while (Serial.available() > 0) {
    chr = Serial.read();
    if (chr == 'O'&&buffer!="ERR") {
      reading = true;
      buffer = "";
    }
    if (chr == 'E') {
      reading = true;
      buffer = "";
    }
    if (reading) {
      buffer += chr;
    }
    mySerial.println(buffer);
    if (reading && buffer == "ERROR CMD\r\n") {
      reading = false;
      state = WAIT_RSSI;}
    if (buffer == "OK\r\n") {
      reading = false;
      state = START;
    }
  }
}

void mode_at() {
   Serial.println("AT\n\n");
   Serial.flush();
  while (Serial.available() > 0){
    chr = Serial.read();
    if (chr == 'O'&&buffer!="ERR") {
      reading = true;
      buffer = "";}
    if (chr == 'E'){
      reading = true;
      buffer = "";}
    if (reading) {
      buffer += chr;}
      mySerial.println(buffer);
    if (reading && buffer == "ERROR CMD\r\n") {
      reading = false;
      state=MODE_AT;}
      if(buffer == "OK\r\n") {
         reading = false;
         state = WAIT_AT;}
    }
    state = START;  
  }

Peripheral code

Arduino
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>
//#include <LiquidCrystal_I2C.h>

//LiquidCrystal_I2C lcd(0x20,16,2);
SoftwareSerial mySerial(0, 1); // RX, TX

const int ledBLE1 = 5;

typedef enum {START, WAIT_AT, WAIT_RSSI, WAIT_EXIT, MODE_AT} state_type;

state_type state = MODE_AT;
char chr;
String buffer, rssi, data;
bool reading = false;
void mode_at();
void  wait_rssi();
void wait_exit();
void setup() {
   mySerial.begin(115200);
   Serial.begin(115200);      //Initiate the Serial comm
   pinMode(ledBLE1, OUTPUT);

   state = MODE_AT;
  // lcd.init();                      // initialize the lcd 
   //lcd.backlight();
  
 }

void loop() {
   if(state==MODE_AT){
   mySerial.println(1);
    mode_at();
     delay(3000);
  }else if(state == START) {
      delay(100);
      start();
  }else if(state == WAIT_AT) {
    delay(100);
    wait_at();}
  else if(state == WAIT_RSSI) {
    delay(100);
    wait_rssi();
  }else if (state == WAIT_EXIT) {
    wait_exit();
    delay(3000);
  }
}

void start() {
  delay(10);
  Serial.print("+++");
  state = WAIT_AT;
}

void wait_at() {
   while (Serial.available() > 0) {
      chr = Serial.read();
      if (chr == 'E') {
         reading = true;
         buffer = "";
      }
      if (chr == 'O'&&buffer!="ERR") {
         reading = true;
         buffer = "";
      }
      if (reading) {
         buffer += chr;
      }
      if (reading && buffer == "ERROR CMD\r\n") {
        reading = false;
        state = START;
      }
      if (reading && buffer == "Enter AT Mode\r\n") {
         Serial.println("AT+RSSI=?");
         Serial.flush();
         reading = false;
         state = WAIT_RSSI;}
          if (reading && buffer == "OK\r\n") {
         Serial.println("AT+RSSI=?");
         Serial.flush();
         reading = false;
         state = WAIT_RSSI;}
   }
 }


void wait_rssi() {
   while (Serial.available() > 0) {
      chr = Serial.read();
      if (chr == '-') {
         reading = true;
         buffer = "";
      }
      if (reading) {
         buffer += chr;       
      }
      if (buffer.length() == 4) {
         rssi = buffer;
         //lcd.clear();
          //lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
          // lcd.print("dBm=");
          //lcd.print(rssi);
         // mySerial.println(rssi);
           //mySerial.println(5);  
         reading = false;
         if (rssi < "-040") {
            digitalWrite(ledBLE1, LOW);

            }
            else if (rssi >= "-040"&&rssi<"-070") {
                digitalWrite(ledBLE1, HIGH);

            }
            else if (rssi >= "-070") {
                digitalWrite(ledBLE1, LOW);

            }
             state = WAIT_EXIT; 
      }
   }
   Serial.println("AT+EXIT");
   Serial.flush();
  
}

void wait_exit(){
  while (Serial.available() > 0) {
    chr = Serial.read();
    if (chr == 'O'&&buffer!="ERR") {
      reading = true;
      buffer = "";
    }
    if (chr == 'E') {
      reading = true;
      buffer = "";
    }
    if (reading) {
      buffer += chr;
    }
    mySerial.println(buffer);
    if (reading && buffer == "ERROR CMD\r\n") {
      reading = false;
      state = WAIT_RSSI;}
    if (buffer == "OK\r\n") {
      reading = false;
      state = START;
    }
  }
}

void mode_at() {
   Serial.println("AT\n\n");
   Serial.flush();
  while (Serial.available() > 0){
    chr = Serial.read();
    if (chr == 'O'&&buffer!="ERR") {
      reading = true;
      buffer = "";}
    if (chr == 'E'){
      reading = true;
      buffer = "";}
    if (reading) {
      buffer += chr;}
      mySerial.println(buffer);
    if (reading && buffer == "ERROR CMD\r\n") {
      reading = false;
      state=MODE_AT;}
      if(buffer == "OK\r\n") {
         reading = false;
         state = WAIT_AT;}
    }
    state = START;  
  }

Credits

Kitty Yeung

Kitty Yeung

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