Knight Rider

Knight Rider/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderThis is my build thread of turning my 1999 Honda Prelude into an emulation of KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) from the TV series "Knight Rider". There is going to be a lot of buttons, switches and various indicator lights. I'll add a small screen-USTelligent Community 12RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderThu, 27 Aug 2015 22:52:40 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235scrpn17w0<p>This is the code for the Raspberry Pi that I used.</p><p> </p><p><span>import os<br /> import time<br /> from time import sleep<br /> <br /> import RPi.GPIO as GPIO<br /> <br /> GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)<br /> GPIO.setwarnings(False)<br /> GPIO.setup(23, GPIO.IN, GPIO.PUD_UP)<br /> GPIO.setup(17, GPIO.OUT)<br /> GPIO.setup(18, GPIO.IN, GPIO.PUD_UP)<br /> GPIO.setup(22, GPIO.IN, GPIO.PUD_UP)<br /> GPIO.setup(27, GPIO.OUT)<br /> GPIO.setup(24, GPIO.IN, GPIO.PUD_UP)<br /> GPIO.setup(25, GPIO.OUT)<br /> <br /> scanner = 4<br /> scan_switch = 15<br /> <br /> GPIO.setup(scanner, GPIO.OUT)<br /> GPIO.setup(scan_switch, GPIO.IN, GPIO.PUD_UP)<br /> <br /> while True:<br /> if GPIO.input(scan_switch) == False:<br /> GPIO.output(scanner, 1)<br /> else:<br /> GPIO.output(scanner, 0)<br /> <br /> if (GPIO.input(18) == False):<br /> GPIO.output(17, 1)<br /> os.system('mpg123 -q allgo.mp3 &')<br /> print("All systems go")<br /> sleep(1)<br /> GPIO.output(17, 0)<br /> <br /> if (GPIO.input(22) == False):<br /> GPIO.output(27, 1)<br /> os.system('mpg123 -q onway.mp3 &')<br /> print("I'm on my way")<br /> sleep(1)<br /> GPIO.output(27, 0)<br /> <br /> if (GPIO.input(24) == False):<br /> GPIO.output(25, 1)<br /> os.system('mpg123 -q amuse.mp3 &')<br /> print("I'm not amused")<br /> sleep(1)<br /> GPIO.output(25, 0)<br /> <br /> if (GPIO.input(23) == False):<br /> os.system('mpg123 -q donttouch.mp3 &')<br /> print("Something tells me you shouldn't touch turbo-boost")<br /> <br /> sleep(0.1);<br /> <br /> GPIO.cleanup()<br /> </span></p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderThu, 27 Aug 2015 22:51:22 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235scrpn17w0<p>//Arduino Code for the "Anamorphic Equalizer(scanner)".</p><p> </p><p>int pinArray[] = {2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9};</p><p>int count = 0;</p><p>int timer = 20;</p><p>const int button = 10;</p><p>int buttonState = 0;</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>void setup(){</p><p>  for (count=0;count<8;count++) {</p><p>    pinMode(pinArray[count], OUTPUT);</p><p>  }</p><p>  pinMode(button, INPUT);</p><p>}</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>void loop() {</p><p>  buttonState = digitalRead(button);</p><p>  if(buttonState == HIGH){</p><p>    for (count=0;count<7;count++) {</p><p>     digitalWrite(pinArray[count], HIGH);</p><p>     delay(timer);</p><p>     digitalWrite(pinArray[count + 1], HIGH);</p><p>     delay(timer);</p><p>     digitalWrite(pinArray[count], LOW);</p><p>     delay(timer*2);</p><p>    }</p><p>    for (count=7;count>0;count--) {</p><p>     digitalWrite(pinArray[count], HIGH);</p><p>     delay(timer);</p><p>     digitalWrite(pinArray[count - 1], HIGH);</p><p>     delay(timer);</p><p>     digitalWrite(pinArray[count], LOW);</p><p>     delay(timer*2);</p><p>    }</p><p>  }</p><p>   else{</p><p>     digitalWrite(pinArray[count], LOW);</p><p>   }</p><p>}</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderThu, 27 Aug 2015 22:50:31 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235scrpn17w0<p>//Arduino code for the "Voice Modulator".</p><p> </p><p>int VU;</p><p>void setup()</p><p>{</p><p>  Serial.begin(9600); //set baud rate</p><p>  //set pins attached to LEDs as outputs</p><p>  pinMode(13, INPUT);</p><p>  pinMode(3,OUTPUT);</p><p>  pinMode(4,OUTPUT);</p><p>  pinMode(5,OUTPUT);</p><p>  pinMode(6,OUTPUT);</p><p>  pinMode(7,OUTPUT);</p><p>  pinMode(8,OUTPUT);</p><p>  pinMode(9,OUTPUT);</p><p>  pinMode(10,OUTPUT);</p><p>}</p><p>void loop()</p><p>{</p><p>  VU = analogRead(5)*1.35; //set VU as value of pin A5 reading</p><p>  Serial.println(VU);</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>    //glow the LEDs depending on the ammount of sound detected by the electret  </p><p>   if (VU>1&&VU<=6)</p><p>   {//glow first LED</p><p>     for(int i=4;i<=10;i++)digitalWrite(i,LOW);</p><p>     for(int i=4;i<=4;i++)digitalWrite(i,HIGH);</p><p>   } </p><p>   else if (VU>7&&VU<=10)</p><p>    {//glow 2nd LED</p><p>      for(int i=4;i<=10;i++)digitalWrite(i,LOW);</p><p>     for(int i=4;i<=5;i++)digitalWrite(i,HIGH);</p><p>    }</p><p>    else if (VU>11&&VU<=14)</p><p>    {//glow 3rd LED</p><p>      for(int i=4;i<=10;i++)digitalWrite(i,LOW);</p><p>      for(int i=4;i<=6;i++)digitalWrite(i,HIGH);</p><p>    }</p><p>    else if (VU>15&&VU<=18)</p><p>    {//glow 4th LED</p><p>     for(int i=4;i<=10;i++)digitalWrite(i,LOW);</p><p>     for(int i=4;i<=7;i++)digitalWrite(i,HIGH);</p><p>    }</p><p>    else if (VU>19&&VU<=22)</p><p>    {//glow 5th LED</p><p>     for(int i=4;i<=10;i++)digitalWrite(i,LOW);</p><p>     for(int i=4;i<=8;i++)digitalWrite(i,HIGH);</p><p>    }</p><p>    else if (VU>23&&VU<=26)</p><p>    {//glow 6th LED</p><p>     for(int i=4;i<=10;i++)digitalWrite(i,LOW);</p><p>     for(int i=4;i<=9;i++)digitalWrite(i,HIGH);</p><p>    }</p><p>    else if (VU>27&&VU<=30)</p><p>    {//glow 7th LED</p><p>     for(int i=3;i<=10;i++)digitalWrite(i,LOW);</p><p>     for(int i=3;i<=9;i++)digitalWrite(i,HIGH);</p><p>    }</p><p>    else{</p><p>      digitalWrite(3,HIGH);</p><p>    }</p><p>}</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderThu, 27 Aug 2015 22:49:34 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235scrpn17w0<p><span id="c0cb8eff_eaa0_4e9f_b8c8_b04a21761cb1"><span>[View:https://players.brightcove.net/1362235890001/NkxiVJdjx_default/index.html?videoId=4447846352001:740:466]</span></span></p><p>I finally got KITT "completed". I didn't get nearly the functionality I wanted out of it but it works. I'm going to continue this project after the deadline to get it to a better level of completion for myself. The biggest hurdle in this project was the "Voice modulator". There were a lot of issues in getting both the coding and the circuitry to work properly. It could still use improvement.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderWed, 26 Aug 2015 18:01:42 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235scrpn17w0<p><span id="cf0219b3_ddf7_4d53_a23d_1b0a84b8d1c6"><span>[View:https://players.brightcove.net/1362235890001/NkxiVJdjx_default/index.html?videoId=4445509066001:740:466]</span></span></p><p>Some small progress but progress nonetheless. My first GPIO program with a Raspberry Pi for the KITT project working. I took this video a couple of days ago after getting the raspberry pi to switch the "Anamorphic Equalizer" with a rocker switch. I'm currently up to having the programs/buttons for the "Anamorphic Equalizer", the "All systems go", the "Oil Slick", and "Turbo boost". I'm hoping to have the "Voice Modulator" done by the end of day today.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderSun, 02 Aug 2015 19:01:05 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235scrpn17w1<p>It's been awhile since I've updated and I haven't made any progress until today. I decided that with just under a month left it was time that I made time to get work done on the project. After reading through KITT's features on the Wikipedia page (<a class="jive-link-external-small" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KITT" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank" title="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KITT">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KITT</a>) I came up with 9 functions that I would include in my design. Those functions (and the controls/what they do) are listed below</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><ol><li><strong>Turbo Boost</strong></li></ol><ul><li><span>Red Arcade button and covered toggle switch</span></li><li><span>Plays “turbo boost” noises</span></li></ul><p> </p><ol><li><strong>Anamorphic Equalizer</strong></li></ol><ul><li><span>Blue LED Rocker switch</span></li><li><span>Turns on red LED “Scanner” at front of car</span></li><li><span>Plays “scanner” noise</span></li></ul><p> </p><ol><li><strong>Oil Jets/Smoke Screen</strong></li></ol><ul><li><span>Blue Arcade Button</span></li><li><span>Sprays “oil” from tank</span></li></ul><p> </p><ol><li><strong>Emergency Braking System</strong></li></ol><ul><li><span>Red LED Rocker switch</span></li><li><span>Plays “brake” sounds</span></li></ul><p> </p><ol><li><strong>All Systems</strong></li></ol><ul><li><span>Blue LED Rocker Switch</span></li><li><span>Plays “all systems go” sound clip</span></li></ul><p> </p><ol><li><strong>Homing Device</strong></li></ol><ul><li><span>Momentary Push Button</span></li><li><span>Plays “I’m on my way” sound clip</span></li></ul><p> </p><ol><li><strong>Power</strong></li></ol><ul><li><span>Covered toggle switch</span></li><li><span>Turns on Pi and associated systems</span></li></ul><p> </p><ol><li><strong>Voice Modulator</strong></li></ol><ul><li><span>Red LED rocker switch</span></li><li><span>Turns on LED screen for Visualizer</span><ul><li><span>Base rows of green LEDs turn on</span></li></ul></li></ul><p> </p><ol><li><strong>Pursuit Modes</strong></li></ol><ul><li><span>Red LED Rocker switch</span></li><li><span>Plays “Super Pursuit mode” sounds.</span></li><li><span>May use multiple switches/buttons to switch between normal/auto/pursuit/super pursuit modes</span></li></ul><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderThu, 30 Apr 2015 13:29:03 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235scrpn17w0<p>I did some digging around yesterday and came upon a project I started a few years ago. <span>[View:/resized-image/__size/1600x900/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235/contentimage_5F00_178862.jpg:1600:900]</span></p><p>It started life as an old joystick for a windows 95 PC. I bought it as a yard sale for a couple dollars and immediately went to work on disassembling it. I got rid of the base that it mounted to, removed the old wiring and machined an adapter to fit it on to the shifter of my car. I always wanted to use a flight stick as some sort of control in my car and even though it's not necessarily an item from the real KITT I thought it fit the scope of this project pretty well. Wiring and programming the controls should be fairly easy as all of the buttons (and even the thumb stick) are micro switches pre-mounted on a very basic circuit board.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderWed, 29 Apr 2015 16:55:59 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235scrpn17w0<p>After some Google image searching and not coming up with a suitable background to use for KITT's screen I decided to make my own. I found the highest quality "Knight Industries" logo that I could, re-sized it and colored in the background to make it look like what I thought the monitor in the car should look like. I came up with this: <span>[View:/resized-image/__size/1291x900/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235/contentimage_5F00_178861.jpg:1291:900]</span></p><p>Which will be the permanent background on the Raspberry Pi's desktop and probably the background on my PC for quite awhile. Simple and clean.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderWed, 29 Apr 2015 13:43:32 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235scrpn17w0<p>I started doing a little bit of digging into getting audio clips for the voice of KITT and came upon a few good links. <span><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.soundboard.com/sb/Knight_Rider_sound_kitt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.soundboard.com/sb/Knight_Rider_sound_kitt</a><span>  and </span><span><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.soundboard.com/sb/KnightRider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.soundboard.com/sb/KnightRider</a><span>  are both great soundboards of KITT. </span><span><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://kitt_rider.tripod.com/kittscorner/id7.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://kitt_rider.tripod.com/kittscorner/id7.html</a><span>  contains a lot of good audio clips available as a direct download, this is probably going to be my main source for the audio files for KITT's voice (what is KITT without that unforgettable voice anyway?). I also found a forum dedicated to fans of the series and people that own KITT-esque vehicles at </span><a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://knightrideronline.com/" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" target="_blank" title="http://knightrideronline.com/">knight rider online</a></span></span></span>. I got the Arduino keyboard to send data to the serial monitor on my PC though as of right now I'm not sure how to extract that and use it in the Pi. I may just try a different coding implementation using the keyboard library for Arduino and have the Arduino send actual keyboard commands to the Pi instead of raw data that requires decoding.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderTue, 28 Apr 2015 13:02:01 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235scrpn17w0<p><span>[View:/resized-image/__size/1600x900/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235/contentimage_5F00_178860.jpg:1600:900]</span></p><p>I went through the box of parts I received and got out most of the main components I'm going to use from it. I'm planning on using the Pi-2 as the central hub of the system, the Wi-Pi for wireless connections, the Chipkit-Pi to replace some of the Arduino modules and the Pi-Face board with relays on it to control high power draw items (oil slick pumps). I also decided to setup a breadboard/Arduino connection with a couple buttons and a thumb stick (variable Analog inputs) to start building up the control panel for the Pi. My plan for this week is to get the couple buttons and thumb stick working as an input to the Pi just so I have the basics down for getting the communication between the boards working. I'll add more buttons and switches later on. For now I'm starting small. </p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderFri, 24 Apr 2015 14:31:44 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235scrpn17w0<p><span>[View:/resized-image/__size/1600x900/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235/contentimage_5F00_178859.jpg:1600:900]</span></p><p>The mailman brought me some presents yesterday.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderThu, 23 Apr 2015 12:27:20 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235scrpn17w0<p>I did some lay out work for a small section of on of the dash panels. I used this screenshot as a reference for my layout. <span>[View:/resized-image/__size/853x479/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235/contentimage_5F00_178857.jpg:853:479]</span></p><p>This was from the video Ilinked to in my original post of the KITT replica. My layout looks like <span>[View:/resized-image/__size/596x814/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235/contentimage_5F00_178858.jpg:596:814]</span></p><p>Where the center is what I wanted my visualizer to look like (KITT speaks, the lights flash to his voice). The side squares and bottom rectangles would all be status lights of various systems, though I may replace one of the rectangles with a digital readout that displays when a system has been activated.</p><p> </p><p>Inside of the "Visualizer" the blocks are all marked with D#. These numbers correspond to digital pins on an Arduino which I will use to control this subsystem. I plan on using an audio signal coming from the Raspberry-Pi as an input for this system, which will be analyzed through a Fourier transform to have the audio levels broken down. The LEDs will illuminate based on the level of the audio signal.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderThu, 23 Apr 2015 09:25:28 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235Former Member0<p>Very cool project. Good luck!</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderThu, 23 Apr 2015 00:41:59 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235scrpn17w0<p>I'll have to look into that . I did it with an arduino because I have all of the components to make one easily already.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">RE: Knight Riderhttps://community.element14.com/challenges-projects/design-challenges/sci-fi-your-pi/b/blog/posts/knight-riderWed, 22 Apr 2015 18:22:14 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235ipv10<p>Good Job!</p><p>You might also wanna google "larson scanner" to cut down costs. I did that for my bicycle when I was a kid <span>[View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-fe2165e1-1bf4-4c46-b00c-32edcae7a235/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]</span>. A 555 and a 4017 can do wonders I tell ya.</p><p> </p><p>All the best!</p><p> </p><p>Cheers,</p><p>IP</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=20538&AppID=119&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">