arduino/HullPixelBotDance/HullPixelBotDance.ino

// This example drives the stepper motors directly
// It makes the robot perform the "HullPixelBot Dance"
// See if you can change the moves.
// www.robmiles.com/hullpixelbot
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//declare variables for the motor pins
int rmotorPin1 = 0;   // Blue   - 28BYJ48 pin 1
int rmotorPin2 = 1;   // Pink   - 28BYJ48 pin 2
int rmotorPin3 = 2;   // Yellow - 28BYJ48 pin 3
int rmotorPin4 = 3;   // Orange - 28BYJ48 pin 4
                      // Red    - 28BYJ48 pin 5 (VCC)

int lmotorPin1 = 4;   // Blue   - 28BYJ48 pin 1
int lmotorPin2 = 5;   // Pink   - 28BYJ48 pin 2
int lmotorPin3 = 6;   // Yellow - 28BYJ48 pin 3
int lmotorPin4 = 7;   // Orange - 28BYJ48 pin 4
                      // Red    - 28BYJ48 pin 5 (VCC)


int motorSpeed = 1200;  //variable to set stepper speed
int count = 0;          // count of steps made
int countsperrev = 512; // number of steps per full revolution
int lookup[8] = {B01000, B01100, B00100, B00110, B00010, B00011, B00001, B01001};


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void setup() {
   //declare the motor pins as outputs
   pinMode(lmotorPin1, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(lmotorPin2, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(lmotorPin3, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(lmotorPin4, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(rmotorPin1, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(rmotorPin2, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(rmotorPin3, OUTPUT);
   pinMode(rmotorPin4, OUTPUT);
   Serial.begin(9600);
 }

const int STOP = 0;
const int FORWARD = 1;
const int BACK = 2;
const int LEFT = 3;
const int RIGHT = 4;

int moveState = FORWARD;

void loop(){
   if(count < countsperrev ) {
     moveStep();
   }
   else 
   {
    moveState++;
    if(moveState > RIGHT)
      moveState = FORWARD;
    count=0;
   }
   count++;
}

void moveStep()
{
   for(int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
   {
    switch(moveState)
    {
      case STOP:
        return;
      case FORWARD:
        setOutputDir(i,7-i);
        break;
      case BACK:
        setOutputDir(7-i,i);
        break;
      case LEFT:
        setOutputDir(7-i,7-i);
        break;
      case RIGHT:
        setOutputDir(i,i);
        break;
    }
     delayMicroseconds(motorSpeed);
   }
}

void setOutputDir(int leftOut, int rightOut)
{
  
   digitalWrite(lmotorPin1, bitRead(lookup[leftOut], 0));
   digitalWrite(lmotorPin2, bitRead(lookup[leftOut], 1));
   digitalWrite(lmotorPin3, bitRead(lookup[leftOut], 2));
   digitalWrite(lmotorPin4, bitRead(lookup[leftOut], 3));

   digitalWrite(rmotorPin1, bitRead(lookup[rightOut], 0));
   digitalWrite(rmotorPin2, bitRead(lookup[rightOut], 1));
   digitalWrite(rmotorPin3, bitRead(lookup[rightOut], 2));
   digitalWrite(rmotorPin4, bitRead(lookup[rightOut], 3));
}