need urgent help in programming arduino to drive Chladni Plate (deadline 22th 03

Sorry for disturbing! But I need help!
I made a project for my design studies. It is a kind of a electric Chlandi Plate which must work as a time indicator (another words - a clock)

picture from Instructables

I made my generator, but stuck on programming an Arduino. Please, help my to made a program!
My design idea is to change the patterns on a plate in two ways:
1)automatically after a certain period of time
2) manually - when press the button
at the same time the LEDs, which lighten the plate must change their colours.

Plus, to choose the correct frequencies of generator i need a Serial Console.

My problem is - that I have bought the Arduino 2 weeks ago and still learn how to program it.

And I need to finish this object to 22th of March - in two days!

Thank You for Your attention!

I don't understand what you try to achieve (except it is some sort of clock)

Can you explain more and share the code you have allready?

I need a device to command a mechanical plate driver.
so, it must produce 12 different sound frequencies. Every frequency must change in some minutes, AND has an option to change "manually", by pressing a key. Every frequency must have a "unique" colour-combination of the LEDs (this LEDs are lighten the plate).

Code... I tried a code from the arduino tutorials: mood lamp (works fine), serial controlled buzzer (don't want to work), buzzer (works fine).

My problem that when I combine the code from different programs, set the names of the variables - the code doesn't want to work

I will show my program in Monday, when I get to my working computer - the code is there

Now the Arduino only buzz on 6000Hz for 10 seconds, wait for a 30 seconds and buzz again

the code doesn't want to work

Maybe if you pointed out to it what will happen to it if it doesn't?

Have you thought about using the tone library?

(Or, show us the code)

This might help others to understand what (I think) is trying to be done:

http://www.physics.ucla.edu/demoweb/demomanual/acoustics/effects_of_sound/chladni_plate.html

So - if I understand the OP - s/he wants the frequency (?) to change to one of 12 different frequencies (per hour?) - so a different pattern is shown for each time interval (each hour?) - I think.

well... It was the mix of different programs. It is hard to understand

So, I tried to make the new code from the scratch.

It is the early draft :~

char buffer[18]; //input buffer
int red, green, blue;

int RedPin = 9; // red LED
int GreenPin = 10; //green LED
int BluePin = 11; // Blue LED
int spkr = 13; // speaker output
int button = 7; // button
int numChar = Serial.available();
long previousMillis = 0; //interval
long interval = 5000;

void setup()
{
Serial.begin(9600); //serial port
Serial.flush();
pinMode(RedPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(GreenPin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(BluePin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(spkr, OUTPUT);
pinMode(button, INPUT);

/*I can't manage with serial control of the tones.
And has a difficulties with logical operations to control a button
(I mean - if you press the button the frequency changes. If not -
"the interval" change the frequency)
The code to change the power of LEDs - not the problem.
I will add it later
*/

}
void loop()
{
tone (spkr, 1000, 2000); // tone 1
//here must be the code to change the colour of LEDs
if (millis() - previousMillis > interval);

tone (spkr, 2000, 2000); // tone 2
if (millis() - previousMillis > interval);

tone (spkr, 3000, 2000); // tone 3
if (millis() - previousMillis > interval);

tone (spkr, 4000, 2000); // tone 4
if (millis() - previousMillis > interval);

tone (spkr, 5000, 2000); // tone 5
if (millis() - previousMillis > interval);

tone (spkr, 6000, 2000); // tone 6
if (millis() - previousMillis > interval);

tone (spkr, 7000, 2000); // tone 7
if (millis() - previousMillis > interval);

tone (spkr, 8000, 2000); // tone 8
if (millis() - previousMillis > interval);

tone (spkr, 9000, 2000); // tone 9
if (millis() - previousMillis > interval);

tone (spkr, 10000, 2000); // tone 10
if (millis() - previousMillis > interval);

tone (spkr, 11000, 2000); // tone 11
if (millis() - previousMillis > interval);

tone (spkr, 12000, 2000); // tone 12
if (millis() - previousMillis > interval);
}

  if (millis() - previousMillis > interval);

That statement does nothing if it is true...and nothing if it is false.

AWOL

this is from the example Blink Without Delay

How to do the change the frequency and LEDs colour without use of delay function?

And how to do the use of a button?

I'm stuck

Now I made a mechanical part of the Chladni-plate.

this is from the example Blink Without Delay

With the semicolon?
I don't think so.
Read the example again, carefully.

stupid me

anyway, would You be so kind, and write correct code for serial part of the program? To change the frequencies from serial console. It is too long to compile and upload new frequencies every time.

I just don't understand how it works.

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just break my new arduino uno!!! =( =( =( =( =( =( =( =( =( =(

now try to reanimate it (stupid serial port bug.........)

found on a russian site

#define R3_PIN       A0
#define SPEAKER_PIN  11

#define T2_WGM   0b010
#define T2_COMA  0b01
#define T2_CS    0b111

void setup() {
  TCCR2A = (T2_COMA << 6) | (T2_WGM & 0b011);
  TCCR2B = ((T2_WGM & 0b100) << 1) | T2_CS;
  OCR2A = 255;
   pinMode(R3_PIN, INPUT);
  pinMode(SPEAKER_PIN, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
  OCR2A = map(analogRead(R3_PIN), 0, 1023, 0, 255);
}

sounds good and loud. But without change frequency after interval. It is analogue.

PS still can't launch IDE on my fedora netbook ]