Catertainer Circuit + Code

The code finally works!

The Catertainer has 10 taunts, and every minute, if it isn't played with, it will say one of the taunts.

Here is an example of one of the taunts.

Catertainer Circuit from Mouse & the Billionaire on Vimeo.

I finally got the Wee from Sparkfun, so I'll be transferring the whole circuit to the new (much smaller) circuit, soon.

fun!

// Catertainer!
// M Bethancourt
// 2008

#define NUMREADINGS 25

int readings[NUMREADINGS];                // the readings from the analog input
int index = 0;                            // the index of the current reading
int total = 0;                            // the running total
int average = 0;                          // the average

int forwardPin = 7;                       // Assign our pins
int recordPin = 0;
int playPin = 8;
int rangeFinder = 0;
int vPin = 9;                             // vibrating motor

int OFF = 255;
int ON = 0;

boolean catNear = false;
int counter = 0;

int closeValue = 0;                       // variable to hold cat distance

   

void setup()
{
  // Turn all windbond pins off
  analogWrite(forwardPin, OFF);
  analogWrite(playPin, OFF);

  Serial.begin(115200);                       //  setup serial
  for (int i = 0; i < NUMREADINGS; i++)
    readings[i] = 0;                        // initialize all the readings to 0

}

void loop() {
  Serial.println(counter);      // how much time has elapsed since I was played with?

  catNear = readIR();

  if (catNear != true){            // if there is no cat around
      if (counter >= 20000){       // and I have been left alone for a while
          taunt();               // I taunt!
          Serial.println("Taunt!");
          counter = 0;             // reset the counter
      }
      counter++;
  } else {                         // Else, I was recently played with
      counter = 0;                 // so let's reset the counter
  }

}

boolean readIR() {
    total -= readings[index];               // subtract the last reading
    readings[index] = analogRead(rangeFinder); // read from the sensor
    total += readings[index];               // add the reading to the total
    index = (index + 1);                    // advance to the next index
    boolean playedWith = false;

    if (index >= NUMREADINGS)               // if we're at the end of the array...
      index = 0;                            // ...wrap around to the beginning

    average = total / NUMREADINGS;          // calculate the average
    // Serial.println(average);                // send it to the computer (as ASCII digits)
    closeValue = average;

    if(closeValue > 150){
      gettinScared();
      catNear = true;
    } else {
      catNear = false;
    }
    return catNear;
}

void stop() {
    analogWrite(forwardPin, OFF);
    analogWrite(recordPin, OFF); 
    analogWrite(playPin, OFF);
    analogWrite(vPin, 0);
}

void taunt() {
    analogWrite(playPin, ON);
    delay(50);
    analogWrite(playPin, OFF);

    // Get the next taunt ready
    long taunt = random(1, 10);                    // choose a random taunt
    long i = 0;
    do {
      Serial.println(i);
      analogWrite(forwardPin, ON);
      analogWrite(playPin, OFF);
      delay(50);
      analogWrite(forwardPin, OFF);
      i++;
    } while (i < taunt);
}

void gettinScared() {
    analogWrite(vPin, 255);
    analogWrite(forwardPin, 255);
    analogWrite(recordPin, 255); 
    delay(5);
    analogWrite(vPin, 0);
}

void next() {
    analogWrite(playPin, 255);
    analogWrite(forwardPin, 0);
    analogWrite(recordPin, 255);
    delay(50); 
    analogWrite(playPin, 0);
    analogWrite(forwardPin, 255);
    delay(500);
    analogWrite(playPin, 255);
    delay(3000);
    analogWrite(forwardPin, 0);
}