The purpose of EWC_Presenter was to act as an interface between a computer and a synthesizer, so today, I tackled serial interfacing. I started by copying code from a previous project, PillarGame. Everything I copied was from a project where I was learning about serial communication for the first time, and it was full of band-aids and sloppy code, so it promptly broke everything. I save a copy of my work when I make a single change that works, so I scrapped everything from the day. I suspected that one of the problems I was facing was a low-memory issue, so I converted my costly print statements to flash memory using the F() syntax and gained 12% storage, which was enough to keep me in the black.
Now that I had a stable program and a fresh, safe copy, I started over with the serial communication, and this time, I went through the ReadASCIIString tutorial. Here, I found the parseInt function, which would have helped immensely in the PillarGame project, and after it was in place, I had successful serial communication and recognition.
The tempo would not recognize changes. Instead, it was stuck at whatever rate it was when the mode went into effect. I had to shuffle a few sequences around in the code where the tempo was set, and then I was able to control the music through a serial interface just like it was using the potentiometer.
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Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
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Completed projects from year 6
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2019-11-14
Now that I had a stable program and a fresh, safe copy, I started over with the serial communication, and this time, I went through the ReadASCIIString tutorial. Here, I found the parseInt function, which would have helped immensely in the PillarGame project, and after it was in place, I had successful serial communication and recognition.
The tempo would not recognize changes. Instead, it was stuck at whatever rate it was when the mode went into effect. I had to shuffle a few sequences around in the code where the tempo was set, and then I was able to control the music through a serial interface just like it was using the potentiometer.
Hardware and serial feedback
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
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
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 in 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.
2019-11-14
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