#include #include #include #include static const uint8_t GAUGE_COUNT = 3; // One shared WS2812B strip, split into per-gauge segments. static const uint8_t LED_DATA_PIN = 22; // For now, command and debug traffic share the same serial port. #define CMD_PORT Serial1 #define DEBUG_PORT Serial1 static const unsigned long SERIAL_BAUD = 38400; namespace vfd { constexpr uint8_t kDataPin = 46; constexpr uint8_t kClockPin = 47; constexpr uint8_t kLatchPin = 48; constexpr int8_t kBlankPin = 49; // Set to -1 if BL/OE is not connected constexpr bool kBlankActiveHigh = true; constexpr unsigned long kDigitHoldMicros = 2000; constexpr uint8_t kDigitCount = 4; constexpr uint8_t kSegmentCount = 7; constexpr uint8_t kDriverBits = 20; constexpr uint8_t kSegmentStartBit = 0; // HVOut1 -> bit 0 constexpr uint8_t kPointSegmentBit = 7; // HVOut8 -> bit 7 constexpr uint8_t kBellSegmentBit = 8; // HVOut9 -> bit 8 constexpr uint8_t kGridStartBit = 9; // HVOut10 -> bit 9 constexpr uint8_t kIndicatorGridBit = 13; // HVOut14 -> bit 13 char displayBuffer[kDigitCount] = {' ', ' ', ' ', ' '}; bool pointEnabled = false; bool bellEnabled = false; uint8_t currentPhase = 0; uint8_t encodeCharacter(char c) { switch (c) { case '0': return 0b0111111; case '1': return 0b0000110; case '2': return 0b1011011; case '3': return 0b1001111; case '4': return 0b1100110; case '5': return 0b1101101; case '6': return 0b1111101; case '7': return 0b0000111; case '8': return 0b1111111; case '9': return 0b1101111; case 'A': case 'a': return 0b1110111; case 'B': case 'b': return 0b1111100; case 'C': case 'c': return 0b0111001; case 'D': case 'd': return 0b1011110; case 'E': case 'e': return 0b1111001; case 'F': case 'f': return 0b1110001; case '-': return 0b1000000; default: return 0; } } void shiftDriverWord(uint32_t word) { digitalWrite(kLatchPin, HIGH); digitalWrite(kClockPin, HIGH); for (int8_t bit = kDriverBits - 1; bit >= 0; --bit) { digitalWrite(kDataPin, (word >> bit) & 0x1U ? HIGH : LOW); digitalWrite(kClockPin, LOW); digitalWrite(kClockPin, HIGH); } digitalWrite(kLatchPin, LOW); digitalWrite(kLatchPin, HIGH); } void setBlanked(bool blanked) { if (kBlankPin < 0) return; const bool level = kBlankActiveHigh ? blanked : !blanked; digitalWrite(kBlankPin, level ? HIGH : LOW); } void writeText(const char* text) { for (uint8_t i = 0; i < kDigitCount; ++i) { displayBuffer[i] = ' '; } size_t len = strlen(text); if (len > kDigitCount) { text += len - kDigitCount; len = kDigitCount; } const uint8_t start = kDigitCount - len; for (uint8_t i = 0; i < len; ++i) { displayBuffer[start + i] = text[i]; } } void clear() { writeText(""); pointEnabled = false; bellEnabled = false; } bool parseCommand(const String& command) { char displayText[16]; size_t inputIndex = 0; size_t displayIndex = 0; if (command.length() == 0) { return false; } if (command[inputIndex] == '-') { if (displayIndex + 1 >= sizeof(displayText)) { return false; } displayText[displayIndex++] = command[inputIndex++]; } const size_t digitStart = inputIndex; while (inputIndex < static_cast(command.length()) && isxdigit(static_cast(command[inputIndex]))) { if (displayIndex + 1 >= sizeof(displayText)) { return false; } displayText[displayIndex++] = toupper(static_cast(command[inputIndex])); ++inputIndex; } if (inputIndex == digitStart) { return false; } bool newPointEnabled = false; bool newBellEnabled = false; while (inputIndex < static_cast(command.length())) { if (command[inputIndex] == '.') { newPointEnabled = true; } else if (command[inputIndex] == '!') { newBellEnabled = true; } else { return false; } ++inputIndex; } displayText[displayIndex] = '\0'; writeText(displayText); pointEnabled = newPointEnabled; bellEnabled = newBellEnabled; return true; } void renderDigit(uint8_t digitIndex) { uint32_t word = 0; const uint8_t segments = encodeCharacter(displayBuffer[digitIndex]); for (uint8_t segment = 0; segment < kSegmentCount; ++segment) { if ((segments >> segment) & 0x1U) { word |= (1UL << (kSegmentStartBit + segment)); } } word |= (1UL << (kGridStartBit + digitIndex)); shiftDriverWord(word); } void renderIndicator() { uint32_t word = 1UL << kIndicatorGridBit; if (pointEnabled) { word |= 1UL << kPointSegmentBit; } if (bellEnabled) { word |= 1UL << kBellSegmentBit; } shiftDriverWord(word); } void begin() { pinMode(kDataPin, OUTPUT); pinMode(kClockPin, OUTPUT); pinMode(kLatchPin, OUTPUT); if (kBlankPin >= 0) { pinMode(kBlankPin, OUTPUT); } digitalWrite(kDataPin, LOW); digitalWrite(kClockPin, HIGH); digitalWrite(kLatchPin, HIGH); setBlanked(true); writeText("0"); shiftDriverWord(0); } void refresh() { setBlanked(true); if (currentPhase < kDigitCount) { renderDigit(currentPhase); } else if (pointEnabled || bellEnabled) { renderIndicator(); } else { shiftDriverWord(0); } setBlanked(false); delayMicroseconds(kDigitHoldMicros); setBlanked(true); currentPhase = (currentPhase + 1) % (kDigitCount + 1); } } // namespace vfd struct GaugePins { uint8_t dirPin; uint8_t stepPin; int8_t enablePin; // -1 means there is no enable pin bool dirInverted; bool stepActiveHigh; bool enableActiveLow; uint8_t ledCount; // LEDs assigned to this gauge }; constexpr GaugePins gaugePins[GAUGE_COUNT] = { // dir, step, en, dirInv, stepHigh, enActiveLow, leds {50, 51, -1, false, true, true, 7}, // Gauge 0 {8, 9, -1, true, true, true, 7}, // Gauge 1 {52, 53, -1, false, true, true, 7}, // Gauge 2 }; constexpr uint8_t sumLedCounts(uint8_t i = 0) { return i >= GAUGE_COUNT ? 0 : gaugePins[i].ledCount + sumLedCounts(i + 1); } static const uint8_t TOTAL_LEDS = sumLedCounts(); enum HomingState : uint8_t { HS_IDLE, HS_START, HS_BACKING, HS_SETTLE, HS_DONE }; struct Gauge { long currentPos = 0; long targetPos = 0; long minPos = 0; long maxPos = 3780; long homingBackoffSteps = 3800; // Deliberately a touch past full reverse travel. float velocity = 0.0f; float maxSpeed = 4000.0f; float accel = 6000.0f; float homingSpeed = 500.0f; float stepAccumulator = 0.0f; unsigned long lastUpdateMicros = 0; bool enabled = true; bool homed = false; HomingState homingState = HS_IDLE; long homingStepsRemaining = 0; unsigned long homingLastStepMicros = 0; unsigned long homingStateStartMs = 0; bool sweepEnabled = false; bool sweepTowardMax = true; }; enum LedFx : uint8_t { FX_BLINK = 0, FX_BREATHE = 1, FX_DFLASH = 2 }; struct BlinkState { bool active = false; LedFx fx = FX_BLINK; CRGB onColor; unsigned long lastMs = 0; uint16_t onMs = 500; uint16_t offMs = 500; bool currentlyOn = false; uint16_t periodMs = 2000; uint16_t cyclePos = 0; uint8_t dphase = 0; }; Gauge gauges[GAUGE_COUNT]; String rxLine; CRGB leds[TOTAL_LEDS]; uint8_t gaugeLedOffset[GAUGE_COUNT]; BlinkState blinkState[TOTAL_LEDS]; bool ledsDirty = false; // Sends one-line command replies back over the control port. // // Serial protocol summary. // // Host -> controller commands (newline-terminated ASCII): // SET // SPEED // ACCEL // ENABLE <0|1> // ZERO // HOME // HOMEALL // SWEEP // POS? // LED? // LED // BLINK [ ] // BREATHE // DFLASH // VFD // PING // // Controller -> host replies / events: // READY // Sent once from setup() after boot completes. // OK // Sent after a valid mutating command, and after POS?/LED? once all data lines // for that query have been emitted. // PONG // Sent in response to PING. // ERR BAD_CMD // Sent when a complete line matches no parser. // ERR TOO_LONG // Sent when an input line exceeds the receive buffer limit. // ERR BAD_ID // Sent by commands that take a gauge id when the id is outside 0..GAUGE_COUNT-1. // ERR BAD_SPEED // Sent by SPEED when the requested speed is <= 0. // ERR BAD_ACCEL // Sent by ACCEL when the requested acceleration is <= 0. // ERR BAD_IDX // Sent by LED/BLINK/BREATHE/DFLASH when an LED index or range is invalid. // ERR BAD_TIME // Sent by BLINK/BREATHE when the timing parameter is invalid. // ERR BAD_VFD // Sent by VFD when the text payload is malformed. // POS // Emitted once per gauge before the trailing OK reply to POS?. // LED // Emitted once per configured LED before the trailing OK reply to LED?. // HOMED // Debug event printed on DEBUG_PORT when a homing sequence settles successfully. void sendReply(const String& s) { CMD_PORT.println(s); } // Tiny float absolute-value helper to avoid dragging more machinery into the sketch. float absf(float x) { return (x < 0.0f) ? -x : x; } // Updates the cached enable state and toggles the hardware pin if one exists. void setEnable(uint8_t id, bool en) { if (id >= GAUGE_COUNT) return; gauges[id].enabled = en; int8_t pin = gaugePins[id].enablePin; if (pin < 0) return; bool level = gaugePins[id].enableActiveLow ? !en : en; digitalWrite(pin, level ? HIGH : LOW); } // Applies the logical direction after accounting for per-gauge inversion. void setDir(uint8_t id, bool forward) { bool level = gaugePins[id].dirInverted ? !forward : forward; digitalWrite(gaugePins[id].dirPin, level ? HIGH : LOW); } // Emits one step pulse with the polarity expected by the driver. void pulseStep(uint8_t id) { bool active = gaugePins[id].stepActiveHigh; digitalWrite(gaugePins[id].stepPin, active ? HIGH : LOW); delayMicroseconds(4); digitalWrite(gaugePins[id].stepPin, active ? LOW : HIGH); } // Moves the motor by one step if the requested direction is still within allowed travel. void doStep(uint8_t id, int dir, bool allowPastMin = false) { Gauge& g = gauges[id]; if (!g.enabled) return; if (dir > 0) { if (g.currentPos >= g.maxPos) return; setDir(id, true); pulseStep(id); g.currentPos++; } else if (dir < 0) { if (!allowPastMin && g.currentPos <= g.minPos) return; setDir(id, false); pulseStep(id); g.currentPos--; } } // Arms the homing state machine for one gauge and clears any in-flight motion. void requestHome(uint8_t id) { if (id >= GAUGE_COUNT) return; Gauge& g = gauges[id]; g.homingState = HS_START; g.homed = false; g.velocity = 0.0f; g.stepAccumulator = 0.0f; g.sweepEnabled = false; } // Starts the same homing sequence on every configured gauge. void requestHomeAll() { for (uint8_t i = 0; i < GAUGE_COUNT; i++) { requestHome(i); } } // Advances the simple homing state machine until the gauge is parked at logical zero. void updateHoming(uint8_t id) { Gauge& g = gauges[id]; unsigned long nowUs = micros(); unsigned long nowMs = millis(); switch (g.homingState) { case HS_IDLE: return; case HS_START: // No endstop here; homing just walks back far enough to hit the hard stop. g.velocity = 0.0f; g.stepAccumulator = 0.0f; g.homingStepsRemaining = g.homingBackoffSteps; g.homingLastStepMicros = nowUs; g.homingState = HS_BACKING; break; case HS_BACKING: { float intervalUs = 1000000.0f / g.homingSpeed; if ((nowUs - g.homingLastStepMicros) >= intervalUs) { g.homingLastStepMicros = nowUs; if (g.homingStepsRemaining > 0) { doStep(id, -1, true); g.homingStepsRemaining--; } else { g.homingState = HS_SETTLE; g.homingStateStartMs = nowMs; } } break; } case HS_SETTLE: if (nowMs - g.homingStateStartMs >= 100) { g.currentPos = 0; g.targetPos = 0; g.velocity = 0.0f; g.stepAccumulator = 0.0f; g.homed = true; g.homingState = HS_DONE; DEBUG_PORT.print("HOMED "); DEBUG_PORT.println(id); } break; case HS_DONE: g.homingState = HS_IDLE; break; } } // Flips the sweep destination when the gauge has settled at either end of travel. void updateSweepTarget(uint8_t id) { Gauge& g = gauges[id]; if (!g.sweepEnabled || !g.homed || g.homingState != HS_IDLE) return; if (g.sweepTowardMax) { g.targetPos = g.maxPos; if (g.currentPos >= g.maxPos && absf(g.velocity) < 1.0f) { g.sweepTowardMax = false; g.targetPos = g.minPos; } } else { g.targetPos = g.minPos; if (g.currentPos <= g.minPos && absf(g.velocity) < 1.0f) { g.sweepTowardMax = true; g.targetPos = g.maxPos; } } } // Runs one gauge worth of motion control, including homing and optional sweeping. void updateGauge(uint8_t id) { Gauge& g = gauges[id]; if (g.homingState != HS_IDLE) { updateHoming(id); return; } if (!g.homed) return; if (g.sweepEnabled) { updateSweepTarget(id); } unsigned long now = micros(); if (g.lastUpdateMicros == 0) { g.lastUpdateMicros = now; return; } float dt = (now - g.lastUpdateMicros) / 1000000.0f; g.lastUpdateMicros = now; if (dt <= 0.0f || dt > 0.1f) return; long error = g.targetPos - g.currentPos; if (error == 0 && absf(g.velocity) < 0.01f) { g.velocity = 0.0f; g.stepAccumulator = 0.0f; return; } float dir = (error > 0) ? 1.0f : (error < 0 ? -1.0f : 0.0f); // Basic trapezoidal profile: brake if the remaining travel is shorter than the stop distance. float brakingDistance = (g.velocity * g.velocity) / (2.0f * g.accel + 0.0001f); if ((float)labs(error) <= brakingDistance) { if (g.velocity > 0.0f) { g.velocity -= g.accel * dt; if (g.velocity < 0.0f) g.velocity = 0.0f; } else if (g.velocity < 0.0f) { g.velocity += g.accel * dt; if (g.velocity > 0.0f) g.velocity = 0.0f; } } else { g.velocity += dir * g.accel * dt; if (g.velocity > g.maxSpeed) g.velocity = g.maxSpeed; if (g.velocity < -g.maxSpeed) g.velocity = -g.maxSpeed; } if (fabs(g.velocity) < 0.01f && error != 0) { g.velocity = dir * 5.0f; } // Integrate fractional steps until there is enough to emit a real pulse. g.stepAccumulator += g.velocity * dt; while (g.stepAccumulator >= 1.0f) { if (g.currentPos == g.targetPos) { g.stepAccumulator = 0.0f; g.velocity = 0.0f; break; } doStep(id, +1, false); g.stepAccumulator -= 1.0f; if (g.currentPos >= g.maxPos) { g.currentPos = g.maxPos; g.targetPos = g.maxPos; g.velocity = 0.0f; g.stepAccumulator = 0.0f; break; } } while (g.stepAccumulator <= -1.0f) { if (g.currentPos == g.targetPos) { g.stepAccumulator = 0.0f; g.velocity = 0.0f; break; } doStep(id, -1, false); g.stepAccumulator += 1.0f; if (g.currentPos <= g.minPos) { g.currentPos = g.minPos; g.targetPos = g.minPos; g.velocity = 0.0f; g.stepAccumulator = 0.0f; break; } } } // Parses `SET ` and updates the target position. // Replies: `OK`, `ERR BAD_ID`. bool parseSet(const String& line) { int id; long pos; if (sscanf(line.c_str(), "SET %d %ld", &id, &pos) == 2) { if (id < 0 || id >= GAUGE_COUNT) { sendReply("ERR BAD_ID"); return true; } Gauge& g = gauges[id]; pos = constrain(pos, g.minPos, g.maxPos); g.targetPos = pos; g.sweepEnabled = false; sendReply("OK"); return true; } return false; } // Parses `SPEED ` and updates the max step rate. // Replies: `OK`, `ERR BAD_ID`, `ERR BAD_SPEED`. bool parseSpeed(const String& line) { int firstSpace = line.indexOf(' '); int secondSpace = line.indexOf(' ', firstSpace + 1); if (firstSpace < 0 || secondSpace < 0) return false; if (line.substring(0, firstSpace) != "SPEED") return false; int id = line.substring(firstSpace + 1, secondSpace).toInt(); float speed = line.substring(secondSpace + 1).toFloat(); if (id < 0 || id >= GAUGE_COUNT) { sendReply("ERR BAD_ID"); return true; } if (speed <= 0.0f) { sendReply("ERR BAD_SPEED"); return true; } gauges[id].maxSpeed = speed; sendReply("OK"); return true; } // Parses `ACCEL ` and updates the acceleration limit. // Replies: `OK`, `ERR BAD_ID`, `ERR BAD_ACCEL`. bool parseAccel(const String& line) { int firstSpace = line.indexOf(' '); int secondSpace = line.indexOf(' ', firstSpace + 1); if (firstSpace < 0 || secondSpace < 0) return false; if (line.substring(0, firstSpace) != "ACCEL") return false; int id = line.substring(firstSpace + 1, secondSpace).toInt(); float accel = line.substring(secondSpace + 1).toFloat(); if (id < 0 || id >= GAUGE_COUNT) { sendReply("ERR BAD_ID"); return true; } if (accel <= 0.0f) { sendReply("ERR BAD_ACCEL"); return true; } gauges[id].accel = accel; sendReply("OK"); return true; } // Parses `ENABLE <0|1>` and toggles the selected driver. // Replies: `OK`, `ERR BAD_ID`. bool parseEnable(const String& line) { int id, en; if (sscanf(line.c_str(), "ENABLE %d %d", &id, &en) == 2) { if (id < 0 || id >= GAUGE_COUNT) { sendReply("ERR BAD_ID"); return true; } setEnable(id, en != 0); sendReply("OK"); return true; } return false; } // Parses `ZERO ` and declares the current position to be home. // Replies: `OK`, `ERR BAD_ID`. bool parseZero(const String& line) { int id; if (sscanf(line.c_str(), "ZERO %d", &id) == 1) { if (id < 0 || id >= GAUGE_COUNT) { sendReply("ERR BAD_ID"); return true; } Gauge& g = gauges[id]; g.currentPos = 0; g.targetPos = 0; g.velocity = 0.0f; g.stepAccumulator = 0.0f; g.homed = true; g.sweepEnabled = false; sendReply("OK"); return true; } return false; } // Parses `HOME ` or `HOMEALL` and kicks off the homing sequence. // Replies: `OK`, `ERR BAD_ID`. Successful completion later emits debug line `HOMED `. bool parseHome(const String& line) { int id; if (sscanf(line.c_str(), "HOME %d", &id) == 1) { if (id < 0 || id >= GAUGE_COUNT) { sendReply("ERR BAD_ID"); return true; } requestHome(id); sendReply("OK"); return true; } if (line == "HOMEALL") { requestHomeAll(); sendReply("OK"); return true; } return false; } // Parses `SWEEP ` and enables or disables end-to-end motion. // Replies: `OK`, `ERR BAD_ID`. bool parseSweep(const String& line) { int firstSpace = line.indexOf(' '); int secondSpace = line.indexOf(' ', firstSpace + 1); int thirdSpace = line.indexOf(' ', secondSpace + 1); if (firstSpace < 0 || secondSpace < 0 || thirdSpace < 0) return false; if (line.substring(0, firstSpace) != "SWEEP") return false; int id = line.substring(firstSpace + 1, secondSpace).toInt(); float accel = line.substring(secondSpace + 1, thirdSpace).toFloat(); float speed = line.substring(thirdSpace + 1).toFloat(); if (id < 0 || id >= GAUGE_COUNT) { sendReply("ERR BAD_ID"); return true; } Gauge& g = gauges[id]; if (accel <= 0.0f || speed <= 0.0f) { g.sweepEnabled = false; g.velocity = 0.0f; g.stepAccumulator = 0.0f; sendReply("OK"); return true; } g.accel = accel; g.maxSpeed = speed; g.sweepEnabled = true; g.sweepTowardMax = true; g.targetPos = g.maxPos; sendReply("OK"); return true; } // Answers `POS?` with current motion state for every gauge. // Emits one `POS ` line per gauge, // then replies `OK`. bool parsePosQuery(const String& line) { if (line == "POS?") { for (uint8_t i = 0; i < GAUGE_COUNT; i++) { CMD_PORT.print("POS "); CMD_PORT.print(i); CMD_PORT.print(' '); CMD_PORT.print(gauges[i].currentPos); CMD_PORT.print(' '); CMD_PORT.print(gauges[i].targetPos); CMD_PORT.print(' '); CMD_PORT.print(gauges[i].homed ? 1 : 0); CMD_PORT.print(' '); CMD_PORT.print((int)gauges[i].homingState); CMD_PORT.print(' '); CMD_PORT.println(gauges[i].sweepEnabled ? 1 : 0); } sendReply("OK"); return true; } return false; } // Answers `CFG?` with speed and acceleration for every gauge. // Emits one `CFG ` line per gauge, then replies `OK`. bool parseCfgQuery(const String& line) { if (line == "CFG?") { for (uint8_t i = 0; i < GAUGE_COUNT; i++) { CMD_PORT.print("CFG "); CMD_PORT.print(i); CMD_PORT.print(' '); CMD_PORT.print((int)gauges[i].maxSpeed); CMD_PORT.print(' '); CMD_PORT.println((int)gauges[i].accel); } sendReply("OK"); return true; } return false; } // Answers the mandatory life question: are you there? // Reply: `PONG`. bool parsePing(const String& line) { if (line == "PING") { sendReply("PONG"); return true; } return false; } // Parses `VFD ` where is up to four hex characters with optional `.` and `!` suffixes. // Replies: `OK`, `ERR BAD_VFD`. bool parseVfd(const String& line) { if (line == "VFD") { vfd::clear(); sendReply("OK"); return true; } if (!line.startsWith("VFD ")) return false; const String payload = line.substring(4); if (payload.length() == 0) { vfd::clear(); sendReply("OK"); return true; } if (vfd::parseCommand(payload)) { sendReply("OK"); } else { sendReply("ERR BAD_VFD"); } return true; } // Answers `LED?` with the current RGB values for every configured LED. // Emits one `LED ` line per configured LED, then replies `OK`. bool parseLedQuery(const String& line) { if (line == "LED?") { for (uint8_t i = 0; i < GAUGE_COUNT; i++) { for (uint8_t j = 0; j < gaugePins[i].ledCount; j++) { const CRGB& c = leds[gaugeLedOffset[i] + j]; CMD_PORT.print("LED "); CMD_PORT.print(i); CMD_PORT.print(' '); CMD_PORT.print(j); CMD_PORT.print(' '); CMD_PORT.print(c.r); CMD_PORT.print(' '); CMD_PORT.print(c.g); CMD_PORT.print(' '); CMD_PORT.println(c.b); } } sendReply("OK"); return true; } return false; } // Parses `LED ` and writes static colours. // Replies: `OK`, `ERR BAD_ID`, `ERR BAD_IDX`. bool parseLed(const String& line) { int id, r, g, b; char idxToken[16]; if (sscanf(line.c_str(), "LED %d %15s %d %d %d", &id, idxToken, &r, &g, &b) == 5) { if (id < 0 || id >= GAUGE_COUNT) { sendReply("ERR BAD_ID"); return true; } char* dash = strchr(idxToken, '-'); int idxFirst = atoi(idxToken); int idxLast = dash ? atoi(dash + 1) : idxFirst; if (idxFirst < 0 || idxLast >= gaugePins[id].ledCount || idxFirst > idxLast) { sendReply("ERR BAD_IDX"); return true; } CRGB color(constrain(r, 0, 255), constrain(g, 0, 255), constrain(b, 0, 255)); for (int i = idxFirst; i <= idxLast; i++) { blinkState[gaugeLedOffset[id] + i].active = false; leds[gaugeLedOffset[id] + i] = color; } ledsDirty = true; sendReply("OK"); return true; } return false; } // Parses `BLINK ...` and assigns a simple on/off effect to one LED or a range. // Replies: `OK`, `ERR BAD_ID`, `ERR BAD_IDX`, `ERR BAD_TIME`. bool parseBlink(const String& line) { int id, onMs, offMs, r, g, b; char idxToken[16]; // Optional RGB values let BLINK either reuse or replace the current colour. int count = sscanf(line.c_str(), "BLINK %d %15s %d %d %d %d %d", &id, idxToken, &onMs, &offMs, &r, &g, &b); if (count != 4 && count != 7) return false; if (id < 0 || id >= GAUGE_COUNT) { sendReply("ERR BAD_ID"); return true; } char* dash = strchr(idxToken, '-'); int idxFirst = atoi(idxToken); int idxLast = dash ? atoi(dash + 1) : idxFirst; if (idxFirst < 0 || idxLast >= gaugePins[id].ledCount || idxFirst > idxLast) { sendReply("ERR BAD_IDX"); return true; } if (onMs == 0 && offMs == 0) { for (int i = idxFirst; i <= idxLast; i++) blinkState[gaugeLedOffset[id] + i].active = false; sendReply("OK"); return true; } if (onMs <= 0 || offMs <= 0) { sendReply("ERR BAD_TIME"); return true; } CRGB color = (count == 7) ? CRGB(constrain(r, 0, 255), constrain(g, 0, 255), constrain(b, 0, 255)) : CRGB(0, 0, 0); // Placeholder; replaced with the live LED colour below. unsigned long nowMs = millis(); for (int i = idxFirst; i <= idxLast; i++) { uint8_t globalIdx = gaugeLedOffset[id] + i; BlinkState& bs = blinkState[globalIdx]; bs.fx = FX_BLINK; bs.onColor = (count == 7) ? color : leds[globalIdx]; bs.onMs = (uint16_t)onMs; bs.offMs = (uint16_t)offMs; bs.currentlyOn = true; bs.lastMs = nowMs; bs.active = true; leds[globalIdx] = bs.onColor; } ledsDirty = true; sendReply("OK"); return true; } // Parses `BREATHE ...` and assigns a triangle-wave fade effect. // Replies: `OK`, `ERR BAD_ID`, `ERR BAD_IDX`, `ERR BAD_TIME`. bool parseBreathe(const String& line) { int id, periodMs, r, g, b; char idxToken[16]; if (sscanf(line.c_str(), "BREATHE %d %15s %d %d %d %d", &id, idxToken, &periodMs, &r, &g, &b) != 6) return false; if (id < 0 || id >= GAUGE_COUNT) { sendReply("ERR BAD_ID"); return true; } char* dash = strchr(idxToken, '-'); int idxFirst = atoi(idxToken); int idxLast = dash ? atoi(dash + 1) : idxFirst; if (idxFirst < 0 || idxLast >= gaugePins[id].ledCount || idxFirst > idxLast) { sendReply("ERR BAD_IDX"); return true; } if (periodMs <= 0) { sendReply("ERR BAD_TIME"); return true; } CRGB color(constrain(r, 0, 255), constrain(g, 0, 255), constrain(b, 0, 255)); unsigned long nowMs = millis(); for (int i = idxFirst; i <= idxLast; i++) { uint8_t gi = gaugeLedOffset[id] + i; BlinkState& bs = blinkState[gi]; bs.fx = FX_BREATHE; bs.onColor = color; bs.periodMs = (uint16_t)constrain(periodMs, 100, 30000); bs.cyclePos = 0; bs.lastMs = nowMs; bs.active = true; leds[gi] = CRGB::Black; } ledsDirty = true; sendReply("OK"); return true; } // Parses `DFLASH ...` and assigns the double-flash pattern. // Replies: `OK`, `ERR BAD_ID`, `ERR BAD_IDX`. bool parseDflash(const String& line) { int id, r, g, b; char idxToken[16]; if (sscanf(line.c_str(), "DFLASH %d %15s %d %d %d", &id, idxToken, &r, &g, &b) != 5) return false; if (id < 0 || id >= GAUGE_COUNT) { sendReply("ERR BAD_ID"); return true; } char* dash = strchr(idxToken, '-'); int idxFirst = atoi(idxToken); int idxLast = dash ? atoi(dash + 1) : idxFirst; if (idxFirst < 0 || idxLast >= gaugePins[id].ledCount || idxFirst > idxLast) { sendReply("ERR BAD_IDX"); return true; } CRGB color(constrain(r, 0, 255), constrain(g, 0, 255), constrain(b, 0, 255)); unsigned long nowMs = millis(); for (int i = idxFirst; i <= idxLast; i++) { uint8_t gi = gaugeLedOffset[id] + i; BlinkState& bs = blinkState[gi]; bs.fx = FX_DFLASH; bs.onColor = color; bs.dphase = 0; bs.lastMs = nowMs; bs.active = true; leds[gi] = color; // phase 0 = on } ledsDirty = true; sendReply("OK"); return true; } // Advances all active LED effects and marks the strip dirty when something changed. void updateBlink() { unsigned long nowMs = millis(); bool changed = false; for (uint8_t i = 0; i < GAUGE_COUNT; i++) { for (uint8_t j = 0; j < gaugePins[i].ledCount; j++) { uint8_t gi = gaugeLedOffset[i] + j; BlinkState& bs = blinkState[gi]; if (!bs.active) continue; switch (bs.fx) { case FX_BLINK: { uint32_t period = bs.currentlyOn ? bs.onMs : bs.offMs; if ((nowMs - bs.lastMs) >= period) { bs.currentlyOn = !bs.currentlyOn; bs.lastMs = nowMs; leds[gi] = bs.currentlyOn ? bs.onColor : CRGB::Black; changed = true; } break; } case FX_BREATHE: { unsigned long dt = nowMs - bs.lastMs; if (dt < 64) break; uint32_t newPos = (uint32_t)bs.cyclePos + dt; bs.cyclePos = (uint16_t)(newPos % bs.periodMs); bs.lastMs = nowMs; // Cheap triangle wave. It does the job and nobody has complained yet. uint16_t half = bs.periodMs >> 1; uint8_t bri = (bs.cyclePos < half) ? (uint8_t)((uint32_t)bs.cyclePos * 255 / half) : (uint8_t)((uint32_t)(bs.periodMs - bs.cyclePos) * 255 / half); leds[gi] = bs.onColor; leds[gi].nscale8(bri ? bri : 1); changed = true; break; } case FX_DFLASH: { static const uint16_t dur[4] = {100, 100, 100, 700}; // on, off, on, longer off if ((nowMs - bs.lastMs) >= dur[bs.dphase]) { bs.lastMs = nowMs; bs.dphase = (bs.dphase + 1) & 3; leds[gi] = (bs.dphase == 0 || bs.dphase == 2) ? bs.onColor : CRGB::Black; changed = true; } break; } } } } if (changed) ledsDirty = true; } // Runs the command parsers in order until one claims the line. // Reply: `ERR BAD_CMD` when no parser accepts the line. void processLine(const String& line) { if (parseSet(line)) return; if (parseSpeed(line)) return; if (parseAccel(line)) return; if (parseEnable(line)) return; if (parseZero(line)) return; if (parseHome(line)) return; if (parseSweep(line)) return; if (parsePosQuery(line)) return; if (parseCfgQuery(line)) return; if (parseLedQuery(line)) return; if (parseLed(line)) return; if (parseBlink(line)) return; if (parseBreathe(line)) return; if (parseDflash(line)) return; if (parseVfd(line)) return; if (parsePing(line)) return; sendReply("ERR BAD_CMD"); } // Reads newline-delimited commands from serial and hands complete lines to the parser. // Reply: `ERR TOO_LONG` when the buffered line exceeds the receive limit before newline. void readCommands() { while (CMD_PORT.available()) { char c = (char)CMD_PORT.read(); if (c == '\n') { rxLine.trim(); if (rxLine.length() > 0) { processLine(rxLine); } rxLine = ""; } else if (c != '\r') { rxLine += c; if (rxLine.length() > 120) { rxLine = ""; sendReply("ERR TOO_LONG"); } } } } // Initialises pins, LED bookkeeping and the initial homing cycle. // Reply/event: emits `READY` on CMD_PORT once boot is complete. void setup() { DEBUG_PORT.begin(SERIAL_BAUD); DEBUG_PORT.println("Gauge controller booting"); for (uint8_t i = 0; i < GAUGE_COUNT; i++) { pinMode(gaugePins[i].dirPin, OUTPUT); pinMode(gaugePins[i].stepPin, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(gaugePins[i].dirPin, LOW); digitalWrite(gaugePins[i].stepPin, gaugePins[i].stepActiveHigh ? LOW : HIGH); if (gaugePins[i].enablePin >= 0) { pinMode(gaugePins[i].enablePin, OUTPUT); setEnable(i, true); } gauges[i].lastUpdateMicros = micros(); } // Flatten the per-gauge LED counts into offsets on the shared strip. uint8_t ledOff = 0; for (uint8_t i = 0; i < GAUGE_COUNT; i++) { gaugeLedOffset[i] = ledOff; ledOff += gaugePins[i].ledCount; } FastLED.addLeds(leds, TOTAL_LEDS); FastLED.setBrightness(255); FastLED.show(); vfd::begin(); requestHomeAll(); DEBUG_PORT.println("READY"); // Boot-complete handshake for the command channel. sendReply("READY"); } // Main service loop: ingest commands, advance effects, move gauges, flush LEDs. void loop() { readCommands(); vfd::refresh(); updateBlink(); for (uint8_t i = 0; i < GAUGE_COUNT; i++) { updateGauge(i); } if (ledsDirty) { FastLED.show(); ledsDirty = false; } }