Jonathan Tindal
Published © GPL3+

No Candy For YOU!

A prank candy bowl that senses when someone tries to reach for a piece and automatically empties before they can get one.

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Things used in this project

Hardware components

Arduino UNO
Arduino UNO
×1
Ultrasonic Sensor - HC-SR04 (Generic)
Ultrasonic Sensor - HC-SR04 (Generic)
×1
Adafruit 9g Micro Servo
×1
SparkFun Piezo Speaker
×1
SparkFun Mini Pushbutton Switch
×1
General Purpose Transistor NPN
General Purpose Transistor NPN
×1
Resistor 1k ohm
Resistor 1k ohm
×1
Resistor 10k ohm
Resistor 10k ohm
×1
Breadboard (generic)
Breadboard (generic)
×1
Jumper wires (generic)
Jumper wires (generic)
×1
9V Battery Clip
9V Battery Clip
×1
9V battery (generic)
9V battery (generic)
×1

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE
Arduino IDE
circuito.io
circuito.io

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Hot glue gun (generic)
Hot glue gun (generic)
Hobby Knife

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Schematics

Wiring Diagram from Circuit.io

So nice to have this auto-generated by circuit.io!

Code

NoCandy.ino

C/C++
My Candy Bowl prank Arduiono firmware code
// Include Libraries
#include "Arduino.h"
#include "NewPing.h"
#include "PiezoSpeaker.h"
#include "Button.h"
#include "Servo.h"


// Pin Definitions
#define HCSR04_PIN_TRIG	3
#define HCSR04_PIN_ECHO	4
#define PIEZOSPEAKER_PIN_SIG	5
#define PUSHBUTTON_PIN_1	6
#define SERVO9G_PIN_SIG	2

// Global variables and defines
unsigned int piezoSpeakerNNBBLength          = 6;                                                      
unsigned int piezoSpeakerNNBBMelody[]        = {NOTE_C4, NOTE_C4, NOTE_A3, NOTE_D4, NOTE_C4, NOTE_A3}; 
unsigned int piezoSpeakerNNBBNoteDurations[] = {4      ,4      , 4      , 4      , 2      , 4      }; 
unsigned int piezoSpeakerArmedLength          = 3;                                                    
unsigned int piezoSpeakerArmedMelody[]        = {NOTE_C5, NOTE_C5, NOTE_C5}; 
unsigned int piezoSpeakerArmedNoteDurations[] = {4      ,4      , 4      }; 
const int servo9gClosedPosition   = 20;  //Starting position - closed
const int servo9gOpenPosition = 110; //Trap door open position
const int triggerDistance = 10;

// Constructors
Servo servo9g;
NewPing hcsr04(HCSR04_PIN_TRIG,HCSR04_PIN_ECHO);
PiezoSpeaker piezoSpeaker(PIEZOSPEAKER_PIN_SIG);
Button pushButton(PUSHBUTTON_PIN_1);




// define vars for testing menu
#define TIMEOUT 10000       //define timeout of 10 sec
char menuOption = 0;
long time0;

/* This code sets up the essentials for your circuit to work. It runs first every time your circuit is powered with electricity. */
void setup() {
    // Setup Serial which is useful for debugging
    // Use the Serial Monitor to view printed messages
    Serial.begin(9600);
    while (!Serial) ; // wait for serial port to connect. Needed for native USB
    Serial.println("start");
    
    pushButton.init();
    servo9g.attach(SERVO9G_PIN_SIG);
    servo9g.write(servo9gClosedPosition);
    delay(500);
    servo9g.detach();
}

void loop() {

    bool triggered=false;
    bool armed=true;
    
    //Keep checking distance meter - if something close then open servo if not then back to wait
    while (triggered==false) {
        int hcsr04Dist = hcsr04.ping_cm();
        
        if((hcsr04Dist != 0) && (hcsr04Dist < triggerDistance)) {
          triggertrap(hcsr04Dist);
          triggered = true;
          armed = false;
        }
        else {
          //Serial.print(F("Distance: ")); Serial.print(hcsr04Dist); Serial.println(F("[cm]")); // print triggered distance for debug
          delay(100);
        }
    }
    

    //Wait for reset signal
    while (triggered==true) {
        bool pushButtonVal = pushButton.read();
    
    
        if(pushButtonVal) {
          resettrap();
          triggered = false;
        }
       else {
          delay(100);
        }
    }

    //Wait for second button press to signal that the trap is ready to arm again
    while (armed==false) {
        bool pushButtonVal = pushButton.read();
    
        if(pushButtonVal) {
          armtrap();
          armed = true;
        }
       else {
          delay(100);
        }
    }
}

// This section is used to trigger the trap and play music
void triggertrap(int triggerDistance)
{
    //Open servo trap
    Serial.print(F("Trigger Distance: ")); Serial.print(triggerDistance); Serial.println(F("[cm]")); // print triggered distance for debug
    servo9g.attach(SERVO9G_PIN_SIG);         // 1. attach the servo to correct pin to control it.
    servo9g.write(servo9gOpenPosition);      // 2. turns servo to open position. 
    delay(1000);                              // 3. wait 100 milliseconds
    servo9g.detach();                        // 4. detach the servo

    //Play Music- The Speaker will play the Nanny Nanny Boo Boo tune x2:P
    piezoSpeaker.playMelody(piezoSpeakerNNBBLength, piezoSpeakerNNBBMelody, piezoSpeakerNNBBNoteDurations);
    delay(250); 
    piezoSpeaker.playMelody(piezoSpeakerNNBBLength, piezoSpeakerNNBBMelody, piezoSpeakerNNBBNoteDurations); 
    
    delay(500);
}

void resettrap()
{
    //Close servo trap
    servo9g.attach(SERVO9G_PIN_SIG);         // 1. attach the servo to correct pin to control it.
    servo9g.write(servo9gClosedPosition);    // 2. turns servo to closed position.
    delay(1000);                              // 3. wait 100 milliseconds
    servo9g.detach();                        // 4. detach the servo
}

void armtrap()
{
    //Indicate trap armed
    piezoSpeaker.playMelody(piezoSpeakerArmedLength, piezoSpeakerArmedMelody, piezoSpeakerArmedNoteDurations);
    delay(500);                        
}

No Candy For YOU!! Arduino Project Code

Credits

Jonathan Tindal

Jonathan Tindal

3 projects • 4 followers
Telecom Software Engineer by day, maker and artist by evening before a reasonable bed time.

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