sarahrose

I have a circuit and a patch that I've been using on and off for a performance project for the past year. I just recently rewired the circuit for increased durability, and I'm suddenly experiencing a problem I've never encountered before. For the record, I'm using Max 5 on OS 10.6.7 on a MacBook Pro.

My circuit contains a Lilypad Arduino with 6 digital switches, and that is attached to a Lilypad Xbee that wirelessly sends serial data to Max. In Max I'm using Sensorbox to read the data, which is then processed as audio in various ways.

The issue I'm having is that now after I poll the serial port and receive connection, all of my digital switches are activated all at once, and they do not respond to opening or closing the physical switches. I've looked through my circuit many times and cannot find any wrong wiring or short circuits.

My Lilypad is loaded with the Arduino code that Andrew provides with Sensorbox with a slight modification of a 9600 baud rate:

char analogValue[12];//array of analog values

char current=0;//current position of analog value in array

int digVal;//digital pins bits are packed into a single variable

char imask = 128;//index bytes start with 1

char theEnd = 255;//byte to signal message end to Max patch

while (establishContact()==0){delay(100);} //wait for 99 byte

//uses serial.write() to avoid needless symbol creation in MaxMSP

while(establishContact()==0) {delay(100);}//go into idle mode

//Send analog values in the format 0x81 a1 a2.....0xFF

Serial.write(theEnd);//ends analog stream

Serial.write(theEnd);//ends digital message

//read an analog pin and then pack into low/high bytes

I know you cannot fully reproduce this error without my circuit, but I'm wondering if there's some glaring error here that I'm overlooking. Thanks in advance.

My circuit contains a Lilypad Arduino with 6 digital switches, and that is attached to a Lilypad Xbee that wirelessly sends serial data to Max. In Max I'm using Sensorbox to read the data, which is then processed as audio in various ways. 

My Lilypad is loaded with the Arduino code that Andrew provides with Sensorbox with a slight modification of a 9600 baud rate: 

char analogValue[12];//array of analog values
char current=0;//current position of analog value in array
int digVal;//digital pins bits are packed into a single variable
char imask = 128;//index bytes start with 1
char theEnd = 255;//byte to signal message end to Max patch

void setup(void) {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  digVal=0;
  for (int i = 2;i
    digitalWrite(i,HIGH);//enable pullups
  }
  while (establishContact()==0){delay(100);}  //wait for 99 byte
}

//uses serial.write() to avoid needless symbol creation in MaxMSP
void loop() {
  if (Serial.available() >= 21) {
    if (Serial.read() == 0x7E) {
      for (int i = 0; i
        byte discard = Serial.read();
      }
    }
  digVal=0; //reset digital value to 0
  //read digital pins
  for (int i = 0;i
     digVal |= (digitalRead(i+2)<
  }
    }
  //read analog pins
  for (int g = 0;g
    packValue(g);
  }
  char total = current+1;
  sendOFF(total);//send everything to Max
  current=0;//reset analog value counter
  delay(10);//wait 10 milliseconds
  //see if someone tried to turn us off:
  if(establishContact()==1) {
    while(establishContact()==0) {delay(100);}//go into idle mode
  }
}
void sendOFF(char total){
  //Send analog values in the format 0x81 a1 a2.....0xFF
  Serial.write(imask|1);
  for (int i = 0;i
      Serial.write(analogValue[i]);
  }
  Serial.write(theEnd);//ends analog stream

  Serial.write((imask|2));
  Serial.write((digVal&127));
  Serial.write(digVal>>7);
  Serial.write(theEnd);//ends digital message
}

//read an analog pin and then pack into low/high bytes
void packValue(int index) {
      int tempA = analogRead(index);
      analogValue[current]=tempA & 127;
      current++;
      analogValue[current] = (tempA>>7);
      current++;
}

char establishContact(void){
    if (Serial.available() > 0) {
      char checkup = Serial.read();
      if (checkup==99) return 1;
      else return 0;
    }
    else return 0;
}

I know you cannot fully reproduce this error without my circuit, but I'm wondering if there's some glaring error here that I'm overlooking. Thanks in advance.


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Is it a pullup/pulldown resistor wiring/code error perhaps?

What did you do to rewire stuff for 'increased durability'?

I was wondering about the resistors, too, but the circuit and the Arduino code did not change. All I did was replace some wires that had been starting to come loose due to wear and tear in the performance. If I was pulling up where I should be pulling down, wouldn't the switches still respond, just in the opposite manner?

Also, I should have mentioned I"m using Series 1 Xbees, and they are properly paired.

It would be good to verify that your switches are wired to ground, and that there are no short circuits. The pullup-resistors are set to ON in the code, so there is no need for pullup/pulldown. Have you verified that the serial communication is functioning?

It would be good to verify that your switches are wired to ground, and that there are no short circuits.  The pullup-resistors are set to ON in the code, so there is no need for pullup/pulldown.  Have you verified that the serial communication is functioning?

Digital switch issues using Sensorbox + Xbee