Yes, I doubled checked to ensure I was set to the correct baud rate but still was receiving these symbols. I believe the issue stems at the arduino/code, as when i detach the power only supplying the arduino, the wheels do not spin at all. I have built many arduino projects in the past but this would be my biggest project so far. My main limitation comes with troubleshooting code. I have posted the mentioned code below:
/*Arduino Self Balancing Robot
- Code by: B.Aswinth Raj
- Build on top of Lib:
- Website: circuitdigest.com
*/
#include "I2Cdev.h"
#include <PID_v1.h>
#include "MPU6050_6Axis_MotionApps20.h"
MPU6050 mpu;
// MPU control/status vars
bool dmpReady = false; // set true if DMP init was successful
uint8_t mpuIntStatus; // holds actual interrupt status byte from MPU
uint8_t devStatus; // return status after each device operation (0 = success, !0 = error)
uint16_t packetSize; // expected DMP packet size (default is 42 bytes)
uint16_t fifoCount; // count of all bytes currently in FIFO
uint8_t fifoBuffer[64]; // FIFO storage buffer
// orientation/motion vars
Quaternion q; // [w, x, y, z] quaternion container
VectorFloat gravity; // [x, y, z] gravity vector
float ypr[3]; // [yaw, pitch, roll] yaw/pitch/roll container and gravity vector
/Tune these 4 values for your BOT/
double setpoint= 176; //set the value when the bot is perpendicular to ground using serial monitor.
//Read the project documentation on circuitdigest.com to learn how to set these values
double Kp = 21; //Set this first
double Kd = 0.8; //Set this secound
double Ki = 140; //Finally set this
/End of values setting***/
double input, output;
PID pid(&input, &output, &setpoint, Kp, Ki, Kd, DIRECT);
volatile bool mpuInterrupt = false; // indicates whether MPU interrupt pin has gone high
void dmpDataReady()
{
mpuInterrupt = true;
}
void setup() {
Serial.begin(115200);
// initialize device
Serial.println(F("Initializing I2C devices..."));
mpu.initialize();
// verify connection
Serial.println(F("Testing device connections..."));
Serial.println(mpu.testConnection() ? F("MPU6050 connection successful") : F("MPU6050 connection failed"));
// load and configure the DMP
devStatus = mpu.dmpInitialize();
// supply your own gyro offsets here, scaled for min sensitivity
mpu.setXGyroOffset(220);
mpu.setYGyroOffset(76);
mpu.setZGyroOffset(-85);
mpu.setZAccelOffset(1688);
// make sure it worked (returns 0 if so)
if (devStatus == 0)
{
// turn on the DMP, now that it's ready
Serial.println(F("Enabling DMP..."));
mpu.setDMPEnabled(true);
// enable Arduino interrupt detection
Serial.println(F("Enabling interrupt detection (Arduino external interrupt 0)..."));
attachInterrupt(0, dmpDataReady, RISING);
mpuIntStatus = mpu.getIntStatus();
// set our DMP Ready flag so the main loop() function knows it's okay to use it
Serial.println(F("DMP ready! Waiting for first interrupt..."));
dmpReady = true;
// get expected DMP packet size for later comparison
packetSize = mpu.dmpGetFIFOPacketSize();
//setup PID
pid.SetMode(AUTOMATIC);
pid.SetSampleTime(10);
pid.SetOutputLimits(-255, 255);
}
else
{
// ERROR!
// 1 = initial memory load failed
// 2 = DMP configuration updates failed
// (if it's going to break, usually the code will be 1)
Serial.print(F("DMP Initialization failed (code "));
Serial.print(devStatus);
Serial.println(F(")"));
}
//Initialise the Motor outpu pins
pinMode (6, OUTPUT);
pinMode (9, OUTPUT);
pinMode (10, OUTPUT);
pinMode (11, OUTPUT);
//By default turn off both the motors
analogWrite(6,LOW);
analogWrite(9,LOW);
analogWrite(10,LOW);
analogWrite(11,LOW);
}
void loop() {
// if programming failed, don't try to do anything
if (!dmpReady) return;
// wait for MPU interrupt or extra packet(s) available
while (!mpuInterrupt && fifoCount < packetSize)
{
//no mpu data - performing PID calculations and output to motors
pid.Compute();
//Print the value of Input and Output on serial monitor to check how it is working.
Serial.print(input); Serial.print(" =>"); Serial.println(output);
if (input>150 && input<200){//If the Bot is falling
if (output>0) //Falling towards front
Forward(); //Rotate the wheels forward
else if (output<0) //Falling towards back
Reverse(); //Rotate the wheels backward
}
else //If Bot not falling
Stop(); //Hold the wheels still
}
// reset interrupt flag and get INT_STATUS byte
mpuInterrupt = false;
mpuIntStatus = mpu.getIntStatus();
// get current FIFO count
fifoCount = mpu.getFIFOCount();
// check for overflow (this should never happen unless our code is too inefficient)
if ((mpuIntStatus & 0x10) || fifoCount == 1024)
{
// reset so we can continue cleanly
mpu.resetFIFO();
Serial.println(F("FIFO overflow!"));
// otherwise, check for DMP data ready interrupt (this should happen frequently)
}
else if (mpuIntStatus & 0x02)
{
// wait for correct available data length, should be a VERY short wait
while (fifoCount < packetSize) fifoCount = mpu.getFIFOCount();
// read a packet from FIFO
mpu.getFIFOBytes(fifoBuffer, packetSize);
// track FIFO count here in case there is > 1 packet available
// (this lets us immediately read more without waiting for an interrupt)
fifoCount -= packetSize;
mpu.dmpGetQuaternion(&q, fifoBuffer); //get value for q
mpu.dmpGetGravity(&gravity, &q); //get value for gravity
mpu.dmpGetYawPitchRoll(ypr, &q, &gravity); //get value for ypr
input = ypr[1] * 180/M_PI + 180;
}
}
void Forward() //Code to rotate the wheel forward
{
analogWrite(6,output);
analogWrite(9,0);
analogWrite(10,output);
analogWrite(11,0);
Serial.print("F"); //Debugging information
}
void Reverse() //Code to rotate the wheel Backward
{
analogWrite(6,0);
analogWrite(9,output*-1);
analogWrite(10,0);
analogWrite(11,output*-1);
Serial.print("R");
}
void Stop() //Code to stop both the wheels
{
analogWrite(6,0);
analogWrite(9,0);
analogWrite(10,0);
analogWrite(11,0);
Serial.print("S");
}
This is a course project due on Wednesday, so any help that can readily offered would be appreciated. Thank you.