Sam Horne
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Scavenger Hunt CluePhone

Type the correct code on the phone's keypad to hear the clue through the handset, then decode the message to finish before the other team.

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Scavenger Hunt CluePhone

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino Pro Mini 328 - 5V/16MHz
SparkFun Arduino Pro Mini 328 - 5V/16MHz
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MP3 / WAV trigger
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Old telephone
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Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
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Jumper wires (generic)
Jumper wires (generic)
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SparkFun Hook up wire
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microSD card
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Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)
Soldering iron (generic)
SparkFun Heat gun

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Schematics

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Code

Phone Keypad Sketch

Arduino
This example code was modified to work with a telephone keypad and MP3 trigger.
#include <Password.h> //http://www.arduino.cc/playground/uploads/Code/Password.zip
#include <Keypad.h> //http://www.arduino.cc/playground/uploads/Code/Keypad.zip

Password password = Password( "7365" );

const byte ROWS = 4; // Four rows
const byte COLS = 3; //  columns
// Define the Keymap
char keys[ROWS][COLS] = {
  {'4','5','6'},
  {'7','8','A'}, //"A" is a placeholder; no such button exists on my keypad
  {'B','2','3'}, //"B" is a placeholder; no such button exists on my keyopad
  {'*','C','D'} //"C" and "D" are placeholders; no such buttons exist on my keypad
};

byte rowPins[ROWS] = { 7,5,3,8 };//Connect keypad rows to these Arduino pins.
byte colPins[COLS] = { 6,4,2 };// Connect keypad columns to these Arduino pins.

const int dial = 13; //Digital Arduino pin going to MP3 triggerboard.
const int morse = 12; //Digital Arduino pin going to MP3 trigger board.

// Create the Keypad
Keypad keypad = Keypad( makeKeymap(keys), rowPins, colPins, ROWS, COLS );

void setup(){
  pinMode(dial, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(morse, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(dial, HIGH); //MP3 board triggers active low, so begin with HIGH.
  digitalWrite(morse, HIGH); //MP3 board triggers active low, so begin with HIGH.
  Serial.begin(9600);
  keypad.addEventListener(keypadEvent); //add an event listener for this keypad
}

void loop(){
  keypad.getKey();
}

//take care of some special events
void keypadEvent(KeypadEvent eKey){
  switch (keypad.getState()){
    case PRESSED:
	Serial.print("Pressed: "); //For monitoring
	Serial.println(eKey); //For monitoring
  digitalWrite(dial, LOW); //Play the dial beep audio file; this occurs for each key press
  delay(50);
  digitalWrite(dial, HIGH);
	switch (eKey){
	  case '*': checkPassword(); break; // * is the enter key
	  default: password.append(eKey);
     }
  }
}

void checkPassword(){
  if (password.evaluate()){
    Serial.println("Success");  //Monitoring
    password.reset(); //Clear the key entries
    digitalWrite(morse, LOW); //Play the clue audio file
    delay(50);
    digitalWrite(morse, HIGH);
  }else{
    Serial.println("Wrong"); //Monitoring
    password.reset(); //Clear the key entries for the next passcode attempt
  }
}

Credits

Sam Horne

Sam Horne

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Former Electrical Engineering Intern at Walt Disney World Resort. Student at University of Memphis.

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