Ron Dagdag
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Photon Lightsaber Controller for VR/AR

Ever wanted to build your own Lightsaber? You can create your own LightSaber controller in VR using Photon to learn the Jedi ways.

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imu-udp.ino

Arduino
I used Particle IDE, I added the Kalman/Kalman.h library
// This #include statement was automatically added by the Particle IDE.
#include "Kalman/Kalman.h"


#include "SparkFunLSM9DS1/SparkFunLSM9DS1.h"
#include "math.h"

unsigned long lastRead= micros();
char myIpAddress[24];


//////////////////////////
// LSM9DS1 Library Init //
//////////////////////////
// Use the LSM9DS1 class to create an object. [imu] can be
// named anything, we'll refer to that throught the sketch.
LSM9DS1 imu;

///////////////////////
// Example I2C Setup //
///////////////////////
// SDO_XM and SDO_G are both pulled high, so our addresses are:
#define LSM9DS1_M   0x1E // Would be 0x1C if SDO_M is LOW
#define LSM9DS1_AG  0x6B // Would be 0x6A if SDO_AG is LOW

////////////////////////////
// Sketch Output Settings //
////////////////////////////
#define PRINT_CALCULATED
//#define PRINT_RAW
#define PRINT_SPEED 10 // 250 ms between prints

// Earth's magnetic field varies by location. Add or subtract 
// a declination to get a more accurate heading. Calculate 
// your's here:
// http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag-web/#declination
//#define DECLINATION -8.58 // Declination (degrees) in Boulder, CO.

#define DECLINATION -3.42 // Declination (degrees) in Fort Worth.


int i = 0;
// An UDP instance to let us send and receive packets over UDP
UDP Udp;

uint8_t server[] = { 192, 168, 43, 1}; // ip address of my phone

IPAddress IPfromBytes( server );
unsigned int localPort = 33333;

uint32_t timer;

void setup() 
{

  Serial.begin(115200);
  
   Particle.variable("ipAddress", myIpAddress, STRING);
    IPAddress myIp = WiFi.localIP();
    sprintf(myIpAddress, "%d.%d.%d.%d", myIp[0], myIp[1], myIp[2], myIp[3]);
   
   
   
   
  // start the UDP
  Udp.begin(localPort);

  // Before initializing the IMU, there are a few settings
  // we may need to adjust. Use the settings struct to set
  // the device's communication mode and addresses:
  imu.settings.device.commInterface = IMU_MODE_I2C;
  imu.settings.device.mAddress = LSM9DS1_M;
  imu.settings.device.agAddress = LSM9DS1_AG;
  // The above lines will only take effect AFTER calling
  // imu.begin(), which verifies communication with the IMU
  // and turns it on.
  if (!imu.begin())
  {
    Serial.println("Failed to communicate with LSM9DS1.");
    Serial.println("Double-check wiring.");
    Serial.println("Default settings in this sketch will " \
                  "work for an out of the box LSM9DS1 " \
                  "Breakout, but may need to be modified " \
                  "if the board jumpers are.");
    while (1)
      ;
  }
  
  timer = micros();
  
    lastRead = micros();
}

void loop()
{
    
     
    imu.readGyro();
    imu.readAccel();
    imu.readMag();      
 
    printAttitude(imu.ax, imu.ay, imu.az, -imu.my, -imu.mx, imu.mz, imu.gx, imu.gy, imu.gz);
    
  //printGyro();
  
  delay(PRINT_SPEED);
}


void printGyro()
{
  // To read from the gyroscope, you must first call the
  // readGyro() function. When this exits, it'll update the
  // gx, gy, and gz variables with the most current data.
  imu.readGyro();
  

  // Now we can use the gx, gy, and gz variables as we please.
  // Either print them as raw ADC values, or calculated in DPS.
  Serial.print("G: ");
#ifdef PRINT_CALCULATED
  // If you want to print calculated values, you can use the
  // calcGyro helper function to convert a raw ADC value to
  // DPS. Give the function the value that you want to convert.
  Serial.print(imu.calcGyro(imu.gx), 2);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.calcGyro(imu.gy), 2);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.calcGyro(imu.gz), 2);
  Serial.println(" deg/s");
#elif defined PRINT_RAW
  Serial.print(imu.gx);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.gy);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.println(imu.gz);
#endif

 char  ReplyBuffer[] = "acknowledged"; 
    Udp.beginPacket(IPfromBytes, localPort);
     sprintf(ReplyBuffer, "%f,%f,%f", imu.calcGyro(imu.gx),imu.calcGyro(imu.gy), imu.calcGyro(imu.gz));
   Udp.write(ReplyBuffer);
    
   Udp.endPacket();
}

void printAccel()
{
  // To read from the accelerometer, you must first call the
  // readAccel() function. When this exits, it'll update the
  // ax, ay, and az variables with the most current data.
  imu.readAccel();

  // Now we can use the ax, ay, and az variables as we please.
  // Either print them as raw ADC values, or calculated in g's.
  Serial.print("A: ");
#ifdef PRINT_CALCULATED
  // If you want to print calculated values, you can use the
  // calcAccel helper function to convert a raw ADC value to
  // g's. Give the function the value that you want to convert.
  Serial.print(imu.calcAccel(imu.ax), 2);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.calcAccel(imu.ay), 2);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.calcAccel(imu.az), 2);
  Serial.println(" g");
#elif defined PRINT_RAW 
  Serial.print(imu.ax);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.print(imu.ay);
  Serial.print(", ");
  Serial.println(imu.az);
#endif

}


Kalman kalmanX; // Create the Kalman instances
Kalman kalmanY;
double gyroXangle, gyroYangle; // Angle calculate using the gyro only
double compAngleX, compAngleY; // Calculated angle using a complementary filter
double kalAngleX, kalAngleY; // Calculated angle using a Kalman filter

// Calculate pitch, roll, and heading.
// Pitch/roll calculations take from this app note:
// http://cache.freescale.com/files/sensors/doc/app_note/AN3461.pdf?fpsp=1
// Heading calculations taken from this app note:
// http://www51.honeywell.com/aero/common/documents/myaerospacecatalog-documents/Defense_Brochures-documents/Magnetic__Literature_Application_notes-documents/AN203_Compass_Heading_Using_Magnetometers.pdf
void printAttitude(
float ax, float ay, float az, float mx, float my, float mz, float gx, float gy, float gz)
{
  float roll = atan2(ay, az);
  float pitch = atan2(-ax, sqrt(ay * ay + az * az));

  float heading;
  if (my == 0)
    heading = (mx < 0) ? 180.0 : 0;
  else
    heading = atan2(mx, my);

  heading -= DECLINATION * M_PI / 180;

  if (heading > M_PI) heading -= (2 * M_PI);
  else if (heading < -M_PI) heading += (2 * M_PI);
  else if (heading < 0) heading += 2 * M_PI;


  double dt = (double)(micros() - timer) / 1000000; // Calculate delta time
  timer = micros();

  // Convert everything from radians to degrees:
  heading *= 180.0 / M_PI;
  pitch *= 180.0 / M_PI;
  roll  *= 180.0 / M_PI;

  double gyroXrate = gx / 131.0; // Convert to deg/s
  double gyroYrate = gy / 131.0; // Convert to deg/s

  
  if ((pitch < -90 && kalAngleY > 90) || (pitch > 90 && kalAngleY < -90)) {
    kalmanY.setAngle(pitch);
    compAngleY = pitch;
    kalAngleY = pitch;
    gyroYangle = pitch;
  } else
    kalAngleY = kalmanY.getAngle(pitch, gyroYrate, dt); // Calculate the angle using a Kalman filter

  if (abs(kalAngleY) > 90)
    gyroXrate = -gyroXrate; // Invert rate, so it fits the restriced accelerometer reading
  kalAngleX = kalmanX.getAngle(roll, gyroXrate, dt); // Calculate the angle using a Kalman filter

double accelX = imu.calcAccel(ax);
double accelY = imu.calcAccel(ay);
double accelZ = imu.calcAccel(az);

 
  char  ReplyBuffer[] = "acknowledged"; 
    Udp.beginPacket(IPfromBytes, localPort);
     sprintf(ReplyBuffer, "%.2f,%.2f,%.2f,A,%.2f,%.2f,%.2f", kalAngleX,kalAngleY, heading, accelX,accelY,accelZ);
     //sprintf(ReplyBuffer, "%.2f,%.2f,%.2f", kalAngleX,kalAngleY, heading);
   Udp.write(ReplyBuffer);
    
   Udp.endPacket();
  
  Serial.println(ReplyBuffer);
  
}

UDP receive

C#
Here's what I used to receive data in Unity3d. I attached this to a GameObject. It looks for another game object called sword (which is the lightsaber) and modifies it's rotation
// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/*
   -----------------------
    UDP-Receive (send to)
    -----------------------
    // [url]http://msdn.microsoft.com/de-de/library/bb979228.aspx#ID0E3BAC[/url]
   
   
    // > receive
    // 127.0.0.1 : 8051
   
    // send
    // nc -u 127.0.0.1 8051
 
*/
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System.Net.Sockets;
using System.Threading;

public class UDPReceiveSaber : MonoBehaviour {
	
	// receiving Thread
	Thread receiveThread;
	
	// udpclient object
	UdpClient client;
	
	// public
	// public string IP = "127.0.0.1"; default local
	public int port; // define > init
	public float smooth = 1F;
	public float tiltAngleX = 0.0F;
	public float tiltAngleY = 0.0F;
	public float tiltAngleZ = 0.0F;
	
	public float accelX = 0.0F;
	public float accelY = 0.0F;
	public float accelZ = 0.0F;

	public float velocityX = 0;
	// infos
	public string lastReceivedUDPPacket="";
	public string allReceivedUDPPackets=""; // clean up this from time to time!
	
	string[] rot;

	public GameObject lightSaber; 
	ParticleRenderer particleRenderer;

	public GameObject sword;

	// start from shell
	private static void Main()
	{

		UDPReceiveSaber receiveObj=new UDPReceiveSaber();
		receiveObj.init();
		
		string text="";
		do
		{
			text = Console.ReadLine();
		}
		while(!text.Equals("exit"));
	}
	// start from unity3d
	public void Start()
	{
		init();

		sword = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag ("Sword");
		lightSaber = GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag ("Light");
		particleRenderer = lightSaber.GetComponentInChildren<ParticleRenderer> ();

	}

	
	// OnGUI
	void OnGUI()
	{
		Rect rectObj=new Rect(40,10,200,400);
		GUIStyle style = new GUIStyle();
		style.alignment = TextAnchor.UpperLeft;
		GUI.Box(rectObj,"# UDPReceive\n127.0.0.1 "+port+" #\n"
		        + "shell> nc -u 127.0.0.1 : "+port+" \n"
		        + "\nLast Packet: \n"+ lastReceivedUDPPacket
		        + "\n\nAll Messages: \n"+allReceivedUDPPackets
		        ,style);
	}
	
	// init
	private void init()
	{
		// Endpunkt definieren, von dem die Nachrichten gesendet werden.
		print("UDPSend.init()");
		
		// define port
		port = 33333;
		
		// status
		print("Sending to 127.0.0.1 : "+port);
		print("Test-Sending to this Port: nc -u 127.0.0.1  "+port+"");
		
		receiveThread = new Thread(
			new ThreadStart(ReceiveData));
		receiveThread.IsBackground = true;
		receiveThread.Start();
		
	}

	void Update () {

		Quaternion target = Quaternion.Euler(- tiltAngleY, 0 ,-tiltAngleX);
		sword.transform.localRotation = Quaternion.Slerp(sword.transform.localRotation, target,Time.deltaTime * 0.1);

	}
	// receive thread
	private  void ReceiveData()
	{

		client = new UdpClient(port);
		while (true)
		{
			
			try
			{
				// Bytes empfangen.
				IPEndPoint anyIP = new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, 0);
				byte[] data = client.Receive(ref anyIP);
				
				// Bytes mit der UTF8-Kodierung in das Textformat kodieren.
				string text = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(data);
				
				// Den abgerufenen Text anzeigen.
				print(">> " + text);


				// latest UDPpacket
				lastReceivedUDPPacket=text;
				rot = lastReceivedUDPPacket.Split(',');

				tiltAngleX = Convert.ToSingle (rot [0]); //roll
				tiltAngleY = Convert.ToSingle (rot [1]); //pitch
				tiltAngleZ = Convert.ToSingle (rot [2]);
				accelX = Convert.ToSingle (rot [4]) ; //roll
				accelY = Convert.ToSingle (rot [5]) ; //pitch
				accelZ = Convert.ToSingle (rot [6]) ;
			
			}
			catch (Exception err)
			{
			  print(err.ToString());
			}
		}
	}
	
	// getLatestUDPPacket
	// cleans up the rest
	public string getLatestUDPPacket()
	{
		allReceivedUDPPackets="";
		return lastReceivedUDPPacket;
	}
}

Credits

Ron Dagdag

Ron Dagdag

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Microsoft MVP award / Lead Software Engineer / Augmented Reality. Developer Passionate to learn about Robotics, VR, AR, ML, IOT

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