Sorry for constantly updating this thread but I keep making code changes.
// which pins control which channels
#define CHANNEL01 2
#define CHANNEL02 3
#define CHANNEL03 4
#define CHANNEL04 5
#define CHANNEL05 6
#define CHANNEL06 7
#define CHANNEL07 8
#define CHANNEL08 9
#define CHANNEL09 10
#define CHANNEL10 11
#define CHANNEL11 12
#define CHANNEL12 13
#define CHANNEL13 44
#define CHANNEL14 45
#define CHANNEL15 46
#define CHANNEL16 47
// Which pins is the random/Vixen mode switch using
#define RANDOM_MODE_PININ 52
#define RANDOM_MODE_PINOUT 53
#define RANDOM_MODE_SPEED 5000
int channels[] = {CHANNEL01,CHANNEL02,CHANNEL03,CHANNEL04,CHANNEL05,CHANNEL06,CHANNEL07,CHANNEL08,CHANNEL09,
CHANNEL10,CHANNEL11,CHANNEL12,CHANNEL13,CHANNEL14,CHANNEL15,CHANNEL16};
// how many channel will vixen be sending
#define CHANNEL_COUNT 16
// speed for the com port for talking with vixen
#define VIXEN_COM_SPEED 57600
// speed for talking with the serial monitor in the IDE
#define PC_COM_SPEED 57600
// setup your choice of dimming values or just on/off values
// the relays don't seem to be able to dim the lights so it looks
// like I will have to build dimmer circuits for next year. The
// doesn't change, just have to remove the relay bord and replace
// it with a dimmer circuit for each relay.
#define MODE_DIMMING 0
#define MODE_FULL 1
#define MODE MODE_FULL
boolean startingVixen = true;
void setup()
{
Serial.begin(PC_COM_SPEED);
Serial1.begin(VIXEN_COM_SPEED);
// set the channel pins to output mode
for(int channelIndex=0;channelIndex<CHANNEL_COUNT;channelIndex++){
pinMode(channels[channelIndex],OUTPUT);
}
// set up the switch for Vixen or Random mode
pinMode(RANDOM_MODE_PININ, INPUT);
digitalWrite(RANDOM_MODE_PININ,HIGH); // turn on the internal pull-up resistor
pinMode(RANDOM_MODE_PINOUT, OUTPUT);
turnLightsOff();
powerOnSelfTest();
}
// !!!! note the PWM values that need to be sent to the relay board are reversed from the
// values comming in from Vixen. Vixen 0-255 (off-on), Relays 255-0 (off-on)
void loop()
{
if(digitalRead(RANDOM_MODE_PININ)==LOW){ // blink at random mode
startingVixen=true;
doRandomLights();
}else{ // play from Vixen mode
if(startingVixen==true)
turnLightsOff();
readFromVixen();
}
}
void powerOnSelfTest()
{
Serial.println("Power on self test running.");
for(int channelIndex=0;channelIndex<CHANNEL_COUNT;channelIndex++){
Serial.print("Channel: ");
Serial.println(channelIndex+1,DEC);
analogWrite(channels[channelIndex], 0); // turn on one channel at a time
delay(500); // wait .5 seconds
analogWrite(channels[channelIndex], 255);
}
turnLightsOff();
}
void turnLightsOff()
{
//turn them all off
for(int channelIndex=0;channelIndex<16;channelIndex++){
analogWrite(channels[channelIndex], 255);
}
}
void doRandomLights()
{
randomSeed(analogRead(0));
Serial.println("Writting random values.");
for(int channelIndex=0;channelIndex<CHANNEL_COUNT;channelIndex++){
if(MODE == MODE_DIMMING)
{
int randNumber = random(255);
randNumber = map(randNumber, 0, 255, 255, 0);
analogWrite(channels[channelIndex], randNumber);
Serial.print(randNumber, DEC);
Serial.print(",");
}
else // not dimming, just on or off
{
int randNumber = random(0, 255);
randNumber = map(randNumber, 0, 255, 255, 0);
if(randNumber<=128)
analogWrite(channels[channelIndex], 0);
else
analogWrite(channels[channelIndex], 255);
Serial.print(randNumber, DEC);
Serial.print(",");
}
}
Serial.println("");
delay(random(100,RANDOM_MODE_SPEED));
}
void outputToLights(unsigned char* buffer)
{
for(int channelIndex=0;channelIndex<CHANNEL_COUNT;channelIndex++){
analogWrite(channels[channelIndex], buffer[channelIndex]);
Serial.print(buffer[channelIndex], DEC);
Serial.print(",");
}
Serial.println("");
}
void readFromVixen()
{
Serial.println("Waiting for data from Vixen.");
startingVixen = false;
char *footer="VIXEN_END";
unsigned char buffer[CHANNEL_COUNT];
char buffer2[CHANNEL_COUNT];
int index=0;
unsigned long time = millis();
waitForVixenHeader();
while (true) {
int inByte = Serial1.read();
if(inByte==-1){
if(index==0 && millis()-time>1000) // we haven't read anything in a second
return;
continue;
}
time = millis();
int lightByte = map(inByte, 0, 255, 255, 0);
buffer[index] = lightByte;
buffer2[index] = inByte;
buffer[index+1] = 0;
buffer2[index+1] = 0;
index++;
if(index==9 && strcmp(footer,buffer2)==0){
Serial.println(footer);
return;
}
else if(index==CHANNEL_COUNT){
outputToLights(buffer);
index=0;
}
}
Serial.println("");
}
void waitForVixenHeader()
{
char *header="VIXEN_START";
char buffer[12];
int index = 0;
unsigned long time = millis();
while (true) {
int inByte = Serial1.read();
if(inByte==-1){
if(index==0 && millis()-time>1000) // we haven't read anything in a second
return;
continue;
}
time = millis();
buffer[index] = inByte;
if(buffer[index]!=header[index]) {// not the right sequence restart
index=-1;
}
buffer[index+1] = 0; // add null
index++;
if(index==11 && strcmp(header,buffer)==0){
Serial.println(header);
return;
}
}
}