Module: ArduinoLights

Defined in:
lib/arduino-lights.rb

Constant Summary collapse

SERIAL_PORT = 
"/dev/ttyUSB0"
SERIAL_RATE = 
115200
PIXELS = 
24

Class Method Summary collapse

Class Method Details

.draw_pixel_map(pixels) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/arduino-lights.rb', line 42

def self.draw_pixel_map(pixels)
  pixels.each_with_index do |pixel,i|
    set_pixel(PIXELS - i - 1, pixel[0], pixel[1], pixel[2])
  end
end

.radial_pixel_index(value, range) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/arduino-lights.rb', line 38

def self.radial_pixel_index(value, range)
  (((PIXELS.to_f * value) / range).floor + PIXELS) % PIXELS
end

.serial_port ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/arduino-lights.rb', line 8

def self.serial_port
  @port ||= begin
    res = SerialPort.new(SERIAL_PORT, baud: SERIAL_RATE, flow_control: SerialPort::SOFT)
    sleep(2)
    res
  end
end

.set_pixel(pixel, red, green, blue) ⇒ Object 



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# File 'lib/arduino-lights.rb', line 16

def self.set_pixel(pixel, red, green, blue)
  # Something about the setup with these LEDs requires a small delay between bytes sent
  # I don't know if this is about the configuration of ruby-serialport, or the pixel 
  # processing code on the Arduino itself.
  #
  # With this set to 0.0009, data runs through the device at about 5kb/s. With this set
  # to 0.0008, the data runs through at >5.5kb/s, which causes some of the data to be lost
  sleep(0.0009)

  # first byte is whice led number to switch on
  self.serial_port.write(pixel.chr)     

  # next 3 bytes are red, green and blue values
  # Note: 255 signifies the end of the command, so don't try and set an led value to that
  self.serial_port.write(red.chr)    
  self.serial_port.write(green.chr)    
  self.serial_port.write(blue.chr)

  # then end with a termination character
  self.serial_port.write(255.chr)  
end