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Below is a sample program to control your SMARS with an additional Bluetooth module.
// SMARS Bluetooth remote control // Kevin McAleer // April 2019 // May 2019 - added buzzer feature // Requires a Fundomoto sheild //int ch_A_Brake = 9; //int ch_B_Brake = 8; int ch_A_Direction = 12; int ch_B_Direction = 13; int ch_A_speed = 10; int ch_B_speed = 11; char state = 0; int delaylength = 1000; int buzzerPin = 4; void setup() { // put your setup code here, to run once: Serial.begin(9600, SERIAL_8N1); Serial.println("SMARSFan OS 1.1"); Serial.println("---------------"); // establish motor direction toggle pins pinMode(ch_A_Direction, OUTPUT); pinMode(ch_B_Direction, OUTPUT); // establish motor brake pins // pinMode(ch_A_Brake, OUTPUT); // pinMode(ch_B_Brake, OUTPUT); } void buzz(){ digitalWrite(buzzerPin, HIGH); delay(delaylength / 2); digitalWrite(buzzerPin, LOW); } void forward() { // Move Forward digitalWrite(ch_A_Direction, LOW); // set direction to forward digitalWrite(ch_B_Direction, HIGH); // set direction to forward analogWrite(ch_A_speed, 255); // full speed ahead analogWrite(ch_B_speed, 255); // full speed ahead delay(delaylength); analogWrite(ch_A_speed, 0); // stop analogWrite(ch_B_speed, 0); // stop // Serial.flush(); } void backward() { // Move Backward digitalWrite(ch_A_Direction, HIGH); // set direction to backward digitalWrite(ch_B_Direction, LOW); // set direction to backward analogWrite(ch_A_speed, 255); // full speed ahead analogWrite(ch_B_speed, 255); // full speed ahead delay(delaylength); analogWrite(ch_A_speed, 0); // stop analogWrite(ch_B_speed, 0); // stop // Serial.flush(); } void left() { // Move left digitalWrite(ch_A_Direction, HIGH); // set direction to left digitalWrite(ch_B_Direction, HIGH); // set direction to left analogWrite(ch_A_speed, 255); // full speed ahead analogWrite(ch_B_speed, 255); // full speed ahead delay(delaylength); analogWrite(ch_A_speed, 0); // stop analogWrite(ch_B_speed, 0); // stop // Serial.flush(); } void right() { // Move right digitalWrite(ch_A_Direction, LOW); // set direction to right digitalWrite(ch_B_Direction, LOW); // set direction to right analogWrite(ch_A_speed, 255); // full speed ahead analogWrite(ch_B_speed, 255); // full speed ahead delay(delaylength); analogWrite(ch_A_speed, 0); // stop analogWrite(ch_B_speed, 0); // stop // Serial.flush(); } void fullstop() { // stop! digitalWrite(ch_A_Direction, HIGH); // set direction to right digitalWrite(ch_B_Direction, HIGH); // set direction to right analogWrite(ch_A_speed, 0); // full speed ahead analogWrite(ch_B_speed, 0); // full speed ahead delay(delaylength); // Serial.flush(); } void loop() { // put your main code here, to run repeatedly: if (Serial.available() > 0 ) { state = Serial.read(); Serial.println(state); if (state == 'u') { Serial.println("MOTORS: UP"); forward(); // move forward state = 0; } else if (state == 'd') { Serial.println("MOTORS: DOWN"); backward(); state = 0; } else if (state == 'l') { Serial.println("MOTORS: LEFT"); left(); state = 0; } else if (state == 'r') { Serial.println("MOTORS: RIGHT"); right(); state = 0; } else if (state == "s") { Serial.println("MOTORS: STOP"); fullstop(); state = 0; else if (state == 'b') { Serial.println("Buzzer: Sound") buzz() state = 0; } } } }
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