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Alex Glow
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The Ugliest Sweater

In the maker world, only boredom is truly ugly. Prevent boredom with horrible, smart flashy lights!!!

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The Ugliest Sweater

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino MKR1000
Arduino MKR1000
×1
LED string lights (battery-powered)
×1
General Purpose Transistor NPN
General Purpose Transistor NPN
I used the PN2222A (bought from Adafruit).
×1
5V USB Battery Pack
×1

Story

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Schematics

Sweater circuit

Code

Arduino sketch

C/C++
Adapted from Vincent Wong's project: https://www.hackster.io/wesee/control-your-mkr1000-with-arest-framework-ba6619
// Import required libraries
#include <SPI.h>
#include <WiFi101.h>

#define DEBUG_MODE 0

#include <aREST.h>

// Create aREST instance
aREST rest = aREST();

char ssid[] = "YOURSSID";      // your network SSID (name)
char pass[] = "YOURPASS";   // your network password
int keyIndex = 0;                 // your network key Index number (needed only for WEP)

int status = WL_IDLE_STATUS;

WiFiServer restServer(80);

const int ledPin = 13;
int between = 60000;

void setup(void)
{
  // Function to be exposed
  rest.function("led",ledControl);

  // Give name and ID to device
  rest.set_id("007");
  rest.set_name("bored_cat");

  // Start Serial
  Serial.begin(115200);

  while (!Serial) {
    ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for native USB port only

  }

  // check for the presence of the shield:
  if (WiFi.status() == WL_NO_SHIELD) {
    Serial.println("WiFi shield not present");
    // don't continue:
    while (true);
  }

  // attempt to connect to Wifi network:
  while ( status != WL_CONNECTED) {
    Serial.print("Attempting to connect to SSID: ");
    Serial.println(ssid);
    // Connect to WPA/WPA2 network. Change this line if using open or WEP network:
    status = WiFi.begin(ssid, pass);

    // wait 10 seconds for connection:
    delay(10000);
  }

  Serial.println();

  // you're connected now, so print out the status:
  printWifiStatus();

  // Start server
  restServer.begin();
  Serial.println(F("Listening for connections..."));

  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT);

  // Enable watchdog
  //wdt_enable(WDTO_4S);
}

void loop() {

  // Handle REST calls
  WiFiClient client = restServer.available();
  rest.handle(client);

  // flash to start
  digitalWrite(ledPin, 1);
  delay(1000);
  digitalWrite(ledPin,0);

  // pause for the delay; flash for a second; divide delay by 3; end loop
  delay(between);
  digitalWrite(ledPin, 1);
  delay(1000);
  digitalWrite(ledPin, 0);
  between = between/3;
}


// Custom function accessible by the API
int ledControl(String command) {

  Serial.println(command);
  
  // Get state from command
  int state = command.toInt();

  // reset delay length; quick double-flash to acknowledge
  between = 60000;
  digitalWrite(ledPin, 0);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(ledPin, 1);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(ledPin, 0);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(ledPin, 1);
  delay(100);
  digitalWrite(ledPin, 0);
  return 1;
}

void printWifiStatus() {
  // print the SSID of the network you're attached to:
  Serial.print("SSID: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.SSID());

  // print your WiFi shield's IP address:
  IPAddress ip = WiFi.localIP();
  Serial.print("IP Address: ");
  Serial.println(ip);

  IPAddress subnet = WiFi.subnetMask();
  Serial.print("Netmask: ");
  Serial.println(subnet);

  IPAddress gateway = WiFi.gatewayIP();
  Serial.print("Gateway: ");
  Serial.println(gateway);

  // print the received signal strength:
  long rssi = WiFi.RSSI();
  Serial.print("signal strength (RSSI):");
  Serial.print(rssi);
  Serial.println(" dBm");
}

Test page with On and Off buttons

HTML
Simply toggles digital pin 13 on and off.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <script src="jquery-2.1.1.js"></script>
    <script>
        //Usually, you put script-tags into the head
        function pokeOn() {
            //This performs a POST-Request.
            //Use "$.get();" in order to perform a GET-Request (you have to take a look in the rest-API-documentation, if you're unsure what you need)
            //The Browser downloads the webpage from the given url, and returns the data. Update with your own Arduino's IP
            $.post( "http://192.168.1.252/digital/13/1", function( data ) {
                 //As soon as the browser finished downloading, this function is called.
                 $('#demo').html(data);
            });
        }
		
        function pokeOff() {
            //This performs a POST-Request.
            //Use "$.get();" in order to perform a GET-Request (you have to take a look in the rest-API-documentation, if you're unsure what you need)
            //The Browser downloads the webpage from the given url, and returns the data.
            $.post( "http://192.168.1.252/digital/13/0", function( data ) {
                 //As soon as the browser finished downloading, this function is called.
                 $('#demo').html(data);
            });
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>

    <p>Click the button to trigger a function.</p>

    <button onclick="pokeOn()">On</button>
    <button onclick="pokeOff()">Off</button>

    <p id="demo"></p>    
</body>
</html>

"Poke" web page

HTML
You'll have to update this with the actual IP address that your Arduino shows in the serial monitor.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <script src="jquery-2.1.1.js"></script>
    <script>
        //Usually, you put script-tags into the head
        function pokeFunction() {
            //This performs a POST-Request.
            //Use "$.get();" in order to perform a GET-Request (you have to take a look in the rest-API-documentation, if you're unsure what you need)
            //The Browser downloads the webpage from the given url, and returns the data. Update with your own Arduino's IP
            $.post( "http://192.168.1.252/led?params=0", function( data ) {
                 //As soon as the browser finished downloading, this function is called.
                 $('#demo').html(data);
            });
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>

    <p>Poke.</p>

    <button onclick="pokeFunction()">Poke</button>

    <p id="demo"></p>    
</body>
</html>

Credits

Alex Glow
149 projects • 1595 followers
The Hackster team's resident Hardware Nerd. I love robots, music, EEG, wearables, and languages. FIRST Robotics kid.

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