Using MP3 Shield with DotStars and Interrupts

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I’m working on a project in which as a magnetic switch is activated, music, lights, and a toy are all activated. They all turn off if the switch isn’t hit within a certain threshold of time. I’ve gotten this code to work with the lights, toy, and a potentiometer to change the threshold (dwell). However, once I’ve added the Sparkfun MP3 Shield code, nothing works and the DotStar LED strip just stays white. I’m using a Sparkfun RedBoard and a generic portable speaker with a jack. I’ve gotten the MP3 and DotStars to work fine with this same code and interrupt, but when I put them together they mess up.

Any advice or fixes will be much appreciated!

#include <Adafruit_DotStar.h>
#include <SPI.h>
#include <SdFat.h>
#include <SdFatUtil.h>
#include <SFEMP3Shield.h>


#define NUMPIXELS 30 

#define DATAPIN    11
#define CLOCKPIN   13
Adafruit_DotStar strip = Adafruit_DotStar(
                           NUMPIXELS, DATAPIN, CLOCKPIN, DOTSTAR_BRG);

const int magSensor = 3;
volatile int timer = 0;
const int toyPin = 12;
const int dwellPin = A0;
volatile int dwell;


#if defined(USE_MP3_REFILL_MEANS) && USE_MP3_REFILL_MEANS == USE_MP3_Timer1
#include <TimerOne.h>
#elif defined(USE_MP3_REFILL_MEANS) && USE_MP3_REFILL_MEANS == USE_MP3_SimpleTimer
#include <SimpleTimer.h>
#endif
SdFat sd;
SFEMP3Shield MP3player;
int8_t current_song = 1;
boolean began = false;

int      head  = 0, tail = -10; // Index of first 'on' and 'off' pixels
uint32_t color = 0xFF0000;      // 'On' color (starts red)

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);

  strip.begin(); 
  strip.show();

  if (!sd.begin(SD_SEL, SPI_FULL_SPEED)) sd.initErrorHalt();
  // depending upon your SdCard environment, SPI_HAVE_SPEED may work better.
  if (!sd.chdir("/")) sd.errorHalt("sd.chdir");
  MP3player.begin();

  pinMode(magSensor, INPUT);
  pinMode(toyPin, OUTPUT);
  digitalWrite(toyPin, LOW);

  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(3), magCheck, LOW);

}

void loop() {


#if defined(USE_MP3_REFILL_MEANS) \
    && ( (USE_MP3_REFILL_MEANS == USE_MP3_SimpleTimer) \
    ||   (USE_MP3_REFILL_MEANS == USE_MP3_Polled)      )

  MP3player.available();
#endif

  dwell = map(analogRead(dwellPin), 0, 662, 40, 5); //reset dwell in case pot has moved

  while (timer > 0) {
    lightsOn();
    toyOn();
    musicOn();
    timer--;
    delay(100);
  }
  if (timer == 0) {
    lightsOff();
    toyOff();
    musicOff();
  }

}

void magCheck() {
  timer = dwell;  // every time mag is LOW, update timer to keep going
}


void lightsOn() {
  strip.setPixelColor(head, color); // 'On' pixel at head
  strip.setPixelColor(tail, 0);     // 'Off' pixel at tail
  strip.show();                     // Refresh strip

  if (++head >= NUMPIXELS) {        // Increment head index.  Off end of strip?
    head = 0;                       //  Yes, reset head index to start
    if ((color >>= 8) == 0)         //  Next color (R->G->B) ... past blue now?
      color = 0xFF0000;             //   Yes, reset to red
  }
  if (++tail >= NUMPIXELS) tail = 0; // Increment, reset tail index
}

void lightsOff() {
  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < NUMPIXELS; i++) {
    strip.setPixelColor(i, strip.Color(0, 0, 0));
    strip.show();
  }
}

void toyOn() {
  digitalWrite(toyPin, HIGH);
}

void toyOff() {
  digitalWrite(toyPin, LOW);
}

void musicOn() {

  if (MP3player.getState() == paused_playback) { //In the middle of song: resume track
    MP3player.resumeMusic();
  } else if (!MP3player.isPlaying() && !began) { //Before the first song: play track
    MP3player.playTrack(current_song);
    began = true;
  } else if (!MP3player.isPlaying() && began) { //Between songs: move to next track and play
    current_song++;
    MP3player.playTrack(current_song);
  }

}

void musicOff() {
  MP3player.pauseMusic();
}
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