Parking sensor
Hold your hand over the board: bars grow and beeps speed up as it gets closer.
What you need
- TinkerPie V1 board (or the free online simulator)
- USB-C data cable
Step by step
- Open Parking sensor in TinkerPie Studio. It opens as blocks.
- Press Run to try it in the simulator. Use the sliders and buttons under the board picture to test it.
- Connect TinkerPie with a USB-C cable in Chrome or Edge, press Connect, then Download. Or, with Studio started from the TinkerPie launcher on your computer, open the Arduino C++ tab and press Build & Flash.
- Change something: a colour, a number, a sound. Then run it again.
The code
This is the program the blocks make. The same program runs in the simulator and on the board.
JavaScript
var d;
basic.forever(function () {
d = input.distance();
if (d > 0 && d < 300) {
led.plotBarGraph(300 - d, 300);
music.playTone(1760, 40);
basic.pause(d);
} else {
basic.clearScreen();
basic.pause(100);
}
});Arduino C++ (TinkerPie library)
// Parking sensor
// Arduino C++ made by TinkerPie Studio from the blocks. Board: TinkerPie V1 (ESP32-S3).
// Arduino IDE: install the TinkerPie library (Studio menu > Arduino library), then Tools > Board > ESP32S3 Dev Module,
// USB CDC On Boot: Enabled, Flash Size: 16MB, Partition Scheme: 16M Flash (3MB APP/9.9MB FATFS), PSRAM: OPI PSRAM.
#include <TinkerPie.h>
using namespace tinkerpie;
double d = 0;
void setup() {
tinkerpie::begin();
basic::forever([]() {
d = input::distance();
if (d > 0 && d < 300) {
led::plotBarGraph(300 - d, 300);
music::playTone(1760, 40);
basic::pause(d);
} else {
basic::clearScreen();
basic::pause(100);
}
});
}
void loop() {
tinkerpie::loop(); // runs the forever blocks and handles events
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