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Build a Laser Harp with a LIDAR and Arduino

Let's pick magic chimes out of the air with a LIDAR scanner and an Arduino.

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Build a Laser Harp with a LIDAR and Arduino

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C/C++
Download and install RPLidar library first: https://github.com/robopeak/rplidar_arduino
#include <RPLidar.h> //Download from https://github.com/robopeak/rplidar_arduino.git

RPLidar lidar;
#define MOTOR_PIN 3
#define SAMPLE_LEN 156
#define NUM_STRINGS	24
#define OFFSET 36
#define DECAY 20

int16_t samples[SAMPLE_LEN];
const uint16_t max_d = 1000;
const uint16_t min_angle = 135;
const uint16_t max_angle = 225;

int16_t volume1, volume2;
uint32_t cnt1, cnt2; //Index counter

// the setup function runs once when you press reset or power the board
void setup() {
	Serial.begin(115200);
	for (int i = 0; i < SAMPLE_LEN; i++) {
		samples[i] = 10 * sin(20 * PI * i / SAMPLE_LEN);
	}
	// bind the RPLIDAR driver to the arduino hardware serial
	lidar.begin(Serial1);

	// set pin modes
	pinMode(MOTOR_PIN, OUTPUT);
	
	//PWM Signal generation
	DDRB |= (1 << PB5); //OC1A, Pin 11 
	TCCR1A = (1 << WGM11) + (0 << WGM10);  //Fast PWM 9 Bit
	TCCR1B |= (0 << WGM12);
	TCCR1A |= (1 << COM1A1); //Toggle OC1A on compare match
	TCCR1B = (0 << CS12) + (0 << CS11) + (1 << CS10); //No Prescaling
	TIMSK1 = (1 << TOIE1);

	//DDRB |= (1 << PB4); //OC2A, Pin 10
	//TCCR2A = (1 << COM2A0); //Toggle OC0A on Compare Match
	//TCCR2A |= (1 << WGM21) + (0 << WGM20); //CTC
	//TCCR2B = (0 << CS22) + (0 << CS21) + (1 << CS20); //Prescaling 256
	//TIMSK2 = (1 << OCIE2A);// +(1 << TOIE1);
}


// the loop function runs over and over again until power down or reset
float freq_1, freq_2;
int16_t string1, string2;
float freq;
void loop(){
	uint16_t pause;
	static long t1, t2;
	//return;
	if (IS_OK(lidar.waitPoint())) {
		float d = lidar.getCurrentPoint().distance; //distance value in mm unit
		float angle = lidar.getCurrentPoint().angle; //anglue value in degree
		bool  startBit = lidar.getCurrentPoint().startBit; //whether this point belongs to a new scan
		byte  quality = lidar.getCurrentPoint().quality; //quality of the current measurement
		if (quality && (angle >= min_angle) && (angle <= max_angle) && (d < max_d)) {
			if(!string1)
				string1 = NUM_STRINGS * (angle - min_angle) / (max_angle - min_angle);
			if (string1) {
				string2 = NUM_STRINGS * (angle - min_angle) / (max_angle - min_angle);
				if (abs(string2 - string1) <= 2) //Don't play adjacent strings. Sound odd
					string2 = 0;
			}
		}

		if (startBit) {
			if (string1 != 0) {
				freq_1 = 0.44 * pow(2.0, ((float)string1 + OFFSET - 49) / 12);
				volume1 = 10;
			}
			else if (volume1 > 0){
				volume1--;
				delay(DECAY);
			}
			string1 = 0;

			if (string2 != 0) {
				freq_2 = 0.44 * pow(2.0, ((float)string2 + OFFSET - 49) / 12);
				volume2 = 10;
			}
			else if (volume2 > 0) {
				volume2--;
				delay(DECAY);
			}
			string2 = 0;
		}
	}
	else {
		digitalWrite(MOTOR_PIN, 0); //stop the rplidar motor
		Serial.println("Stop Motor");

		// try to detect RPLIDAR... 
		rplidar_response_device_info_t info;
		if (IS_OK(lidar.getDeviceInfo(info, 100))) {
			Serial.println("Lidar detected...");
			lidar.startScan();

			// start motor rotating at max allowed speed
			digitalWrite(MOTOR_PIN, 1);
			delay(1000);
		}
		else {
			Serial.println("Lidar Error");
		}
	}
}

ISR(TIMER1_OVF_vect) {
	cnt1++;
	if(cnt1 % 2 == 0)
		OCR1A = 256 + volume1 * samples[(uint16_t)(cnt1 * freq_1) % SAMPLE_LEN];
	else
		OCR1A = 256 + volume2 * samples[(uint16_t)(cnt1 * freq_2) % SAMPLE_LEN];
}

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