I disliked having to remember to press button two every sixty seconds, or risk disconnecting. As a solution, I added code so that every time I pressed any button, it would boost the Bluetooth power for one minute.
The directional pad in the controller might be useful in the future, so I wanted some code in place for utilizing it, but nothing that I would regret deleting. The up arrow will increase the onboard LED's brightness, and down will decrease it. The left and right arrow control the strobe rate of the light. Changing modes will overtake the other, so it is not possible to blink at partial brightness. The LED would turn off after one minute so I wouldn't waste battery, but I removed this later so it can flash all day if someone wants the decoration.
There was trouble with the device triggering a vibrate event as I spun in a full circle. As I reached the 60° mark, I got a buzz, so I added a bit called outOfRange that latched high when I was facing away from the origin. When I turned around, the check ensured that I wouldn't get the errant buzzing anymore.
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
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The directional pad in the controller might be useful in the future, so I wanted some code in place for utilizing it, but nothing that I would regret deleting. The up arrow will increase the onboard LED's brightness, and down will decrease it. The left and right arrow control the strobe rate of the light. Changing modes will overtake the other, so it is not possible to blink at partial brightness. The LED would turn off after one minute so I wouldn't waste battery, but I removed this later so it can flash all day if someone wants the decoration.
There was trouble with the device triggering a vibrate event as I spun in a full circle. As I reached the 60° mark, I got a buzz, so I added a bit called outOfRange that latched high when I was facing away from the origin. When I turned around, the check ensured that I wouldn't get the errant buzzing anymore.
LED blink
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2020-07-15
2020-07-15
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