Completed Project!

roborob1266

31 Aug 2018

Hello all

I completed my project! Here are two photos of the devices used in this project.

1. MKR1000 (Arduino Board included in KIT

2. ADXL335EB (Tilt Sensor - included in KIT)

3. HC-SR04 (Ultrasonic Sensor - included in KIT)

4. RA8875 (Video Module - Adafruit Item 1590)

5. 5" Touch Screen display (Adafruit Item 1596)

6. MP3 Player Music Shield (Adafruit Item 1788)

7. Arduino UNO

8. Jumper Wires (included in KIT)

9. USB cables for both the UNO and MKR1000 (USB cable included for MKR1000 in KIT)

Also, if anyone knows where to submit this for the Competition, please let me know so I can make sure it is submitted on time!

Thanks!

As a side note, the SD Proto Shield never worked out of the box. I tried touching the solder points but it didn't help, I researched about it on different forums and found out that there were a batch of these that were defective and needed to be replaced.

That is why I purchased and used the VS1053 MP3 Player with SD shield attached and it worked just fine!

Video of my project!

Top Comments

aspork42 over 2 years ago in reply to aspork42

Rob - so I can't seem to PM you with how the site is set up. You should be able to message me however. Can you have a try at that?
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aspork42 over 2 years ago in reply to roborob1266

I'll PM you. We should post the findings back here so the community can see. I re-watched the video and it looks like some of them are likely double-playing. The arduino code from the Uno should be enough.
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roborob1266 over 2 years ago in reply to aspork42

Hi James.
I am resurrecting this project with a Mega 2560 and I am running into a bit of a problem.
When I touch the screen, the section I press on the touch screen, plays the audio twice. I am figuring that it is counting when i touch the screen and when i let off of the screen.
What I am reading is that this is probably a debounce problem. I am going to have to research on software debounce unless there is a hardware resolution like a capacitor in line with the input that goes into the RA8875 chip.
I am not sure what to do at this point. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I am willing to send you my code to look at if you like. if you send me an email address, i can send it. I would rather not post the code on here till its all done.

Regards,
Rob
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roborob1266 over 4 years ago in reply to jw0752

Thanks John, I appreciate your comment.
I do plan on putting it in an enclosure and thanks for the info on some ideas to try.

Rob Romero Jr
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jw0752 over 4 years ago

Hi Rob,
You have done an excellent job producing a functional demo and proof of concept. I have used some enclosures that Walmart sells in the office supply area that have worked for for some of my projects. They have several sizes.

John
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