Circuit Playground Slouch Detector

published December 21, 2016, last edited March 08, 2024

posted in Circuit Playground/ Classic Circuit Playground/ Express

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Slouch Detector v1

The idea of the slouch detector is simple. If the current angle sensed by the Circuit Playground (currentAngle) exceeds a preset value (SLOUCH_ANGLE), then we are slouching and should sound an alarm. We can achieve this with a simple modification of our previous sketch. Here's the code.

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///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Circuit Playground Slouch Detector v1
//
// Compute current angle using accelerometer and compare
// to preset slouch angle. Sound alarm if slouching.
//
// Author: Carter Nelson
// MIT License (https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

#include <Adafruit_CircuitPlayground.h>

#define SLOUCH_ANGLE        10.0      // allowable slouch angle (deg)
#define GRAVITY             9.80665   // standard gravity (m/s^s)
#define RAD2DEG             52.29578  // convert radians to degrees

float currentAngle;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void setup() {
  // Initialize Circuit Playground
  CircuitPlayground.begin();
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void loop() {
  // Compute current angle
  currentAngle = RAD2DEG * asin(-CircuitPlayground.motionZ() / GRAVITY);

  // Check if slouching
  if (currentAngle > SLOUCH_ANGLE) {
    // Sound alarm
    CircuitPlayground.playTone(800, 500);    
  }
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Circuit Playground Slouch Detector v1
//
// Compute current angle using accelerometer and compare
// to preset slouch angle. Sound alarm if slouching.
//
// Author: Carter Nelson
// MIT License (https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)

#include <Adafruit_CircuitPlayground.h>

#define SLOUCH_ANGLE        10.0      // allowable slouch angle (deg)
#define GRAVITY             9.80665   // standard gravity (m/s^s)
#define RAD2DEG             52.29578  // convert radians to degrees

float currentAngle;

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void setup() {
  // Initialize Circuit Playground
  CircuitPlayground.begin();
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
void loop() {
  // Compute current angle
  currentAngle = RAD2DEG * asin(-CircuitPlayground.motionZ() / GRAVITY);

  // Check if slouching
  if (currentAngle > SLOUCH_ANGLE) {
    // Sound alarm
    CircuitPlayground.playTone(800, 500);    
  }
}

The preset angle is defined globally at the top of the sketch.

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#define SLOUCH_ANGLE        10.0      // allowable slouch angle (deg)

#define SLOUCH_ANGLE        10.0      // allowable slouch angle (deg)

And then a simple if statement is used to check for slouching.

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  // Check if slouching
  if (currentAngle > SLOUCH_ANGLE) {
    // Sound alarm
    CircuitPlayground.playTone(800, 500);    
  }

  // Check if slouching
  if (currentAngle > SLOUCH_ANGLE) {
    // Sound alarm
    CircuitPlayground.playTone(800, 500);    
  }

With the above sketch loaded and running on the Circuit Playground, you should hear the alarm sound if the tilt (slouch) angle is greater than 10 degrees.

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