Now that CircuitPython is installed on the CPB, we can move on to installing the project software.
The project code requires three code libraries to assist with Bluetooth communication. Click the link below to download the CircuitPython library bundle:
Unzip the library bundle, and open the lib folder inside. You'll need to copy three libraries from this folder to the CIRCUITPY drive's lib folder.
- Locate the folders named adafruit_bluefruit_connect & adafruit_ble and copy them to the CIRCUITPY drive's lib folder.
- Locate the file named neopixel.mpy and copy it to the CIRCUITPY drive's lib folder.
Your CIRCUITPY drive's file structure should now look like this:
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Copy the code below and paste it into a new text file.
Save the text file as code.py to the root of the CIRCUITPY drive.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Collin Cunningham for Adafruit Industries
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
"""
LED Disco Tie with Bluetooth
=========================================================
Give your suit an sound-reactive upgrade with Circuit
Playground Bluefruit & Neopixels. Set color and animation
mode using the Bluefruit LE Connect app.
Author: Collin Cunningham for Adafruit Industries, 2019
"""
# pylint: disable=global-statement
import time
import array
import math
import audiobusio
import board
from rainbowio import colorwheel
import neopixel
from adafruit_ble import BLERadio
from adafruit_ble.advertising.standard import ProvideServicesAdvertisement
from adafruit_ble.services.nordic import UARTService
from adafruit_bluefruit_connect.packet import Packet
from adafruit_bluefruit_connect.color_packet import ColorPacket
from adafruit_bluefruit_connect.button_packet import ButtonPacket
ble = BLERadio()
uart_service = UARTService()
advertisement = ProvideServicesAdvertisement(uart_service)
# User input vars
mode = 0 # 0=audio, 1=rainbow, 2=larsen_scanner, 3=solid
user_color= (127,0,0)
# Audio meter vars
PEAK_COLOR = (100, 0, 255)
NUM_PIXELS = 10
NEOPIXEL_PIN = board.A1
# Use this instead if you want to use the NeoPixels on the Circuit Playground Bluefruit.
# NEOPIXEL_PIN = board.NEOPIXEL
CURVE = 2
SCALE_EXPONENT = math.pow(10, CURVE * -0.1)
NUM_SAMPLES = 160
# Restrict value to be between floor and ceiling.
def constrain(value, floor, ceiling):
return max(floor, min(value, ceiling))
# Scale input_value between output_min and output_max, exponentially.
def log_scale(input_value, input_min, input_max, output_min, output_max):
normalized_input_value = (input_value - input_min) / \
(input_max - input_min)
return output_min + \
math.pow(normalized_input_value, SCALE_EXPONENT) \
* (output_max - output_min)
# Remove DC bias before computing RMS.
def normalized_rms(values):
minbuf = int(mean(values))
samples_sum = sum(
float(sample - minbuf) * (sample - minbuf)
for sample in values
)
return math.sqrt(samples_sum / len(values))
def mean(values):
return sum(values) / len(values)
def volume_color(volume):
return 200, volume * (255 // NUM_PIXELS), 0
# Set up NeoPixels and turn them all off.
pixels = neopixel.NeoPixel(NEOPIXEL_PIN, NUM_PIXELS, brightness=0.1, auto_write=False)
pixels.fill(0)
pixels.show()
mic = audiobusio.PDMIn(board.MICROPHONE_CLOCK, board.MICROPHONE_DATA,
sample_rate=16000, bit_depth=16)
# Record an initial sample to calibrate. Assume it's quiet when we start.
samples = array.array('H', [0] * NUM_SAMPLES)
mic.record(samples, len(samples))
# Set lowest level to expect, plus a little.
input_floor = normalized_rms(samples) + 10
# Corresponds to sensitivity: lower means more pixels light up with lower sound
input_ceiling = input_floor + 500
peak = 0
def rainbow_cycle(delay):
for j in range(255):
for i in range(NUM_PIXELS):
pixel_index = (i * 256 // NUM_PIXELS) + j
pixels[i] = colorwheel(pixel_index & 255)
pixels.show()
time.sleep(delay)
def audio_meter(new_peak):
mic.record(samples, len(samples))
magnitude = normalized_rms(samples)
# Compute scaled logarithmic reading in the range 0 to NUM_PIXELS
c = log_scale(constrain(magnitude, input_floor, input_ceiling),
input_floor, input_ceiling, 0, NUM_PIXELS)
# Light up pixels that are below the scaled and interpolated magnitude.
pixels.fill(0)
for i in range(NUM_PIXELS):
if i < c:
pixels[i] = volume_color(i)
# Light up the peak pixel and animate it slowly dropping.
if c >= new_peak:
new_peak = min(c, NUM_PIXELS - 1)
elif new_peak > 0:
new_peak = new_peak - 1
if new_peak > 0:
pixels[int(new_peak)] = PEAK_COLOR
pixels.show()
return new_peak
pos = 0 # position
direction = 1 # direction of "eye"
def larsen_set(index, color):
if index < 0:
return
else:
pixels[index] = color
def larsen(delay):
global pos
global direction
color_dark = (int(user_color[0]/8), int(user_color[1]/8),
int(user_color[2]/8))
color_med = (int(user_color[0]/2), int(user_color[1]/2),
int(user_color[2]/2))
larsen_set(pos - 2, color_dark)
larsen_set(pos - 1, color_med)
larsen_set(pos, user_color)
larsen_set(pos + 1, color_med)
if (pos + 2) < NUM_PIXELS:
# Dark red, do not exceed number of pixels
larsen_set(pos + 2, color_dark)
pixels.write()
time.sleep(delay)
# Erase all and draw a new one next time
for j in range(-2, 2):
larsen_set(pos + j, (0, 0, 0))
if (pos + 2) < NUM_PIXELS:
larsen_set(pos + 2, (0, 0, 0))
# Bounce off ends of strip
pos += direction
if pos < 0:
pos = 1
direction = -direction
elif pos >= (NUM_PIXELS - 1):
pos = NUM_PIXELS - 2
direction = -direction
def solid(new_color):
pixels.fill(new_color)
pixels.show()
def map_value(value, in_min, in_max, out_min, out_max):
out_range = out_max - out_min
in_range = in_max - in_min
return out_min + out_range * ((value - in_min) / in_range)
speed = 6.0
wait = 0.097
def change_speed(mod, old_speed):
new_speed = constrain(old_speed + mod, 1.0, 10.0)
return(new_speed, map_value(new_speed, 10.0, 0.0, 0.01, 0.3))
def animate(pause, top):
# Determine animation based on mode
if mode == 0:
top = audio_meter(top)
elif mode == 1:
rainbow_cycle(0.001)
elif mode == 2:
larsen(pause)
elif mode == 3:
solid(user_color)
return top
while True:
ble.start_advertising(advertisement)
while not ble.connected:
# Animate while disconnected
peak = animate(wait, peak)
# While BLE is connected
while ble.connected:
if uart_service.in_waiting:
try:
packet = Packet.from_stream(uart_service)
# Ignore malformed packets.
except ValueError:
continue
# Received ColorPacket
if isinstance(packet, ColorPacket):
user_color = packet.color
# Received ButtonPacket
elif isinstance(packet, ButtonPacket):
if packet.pressed:
if packet.button == ButtonPacket.UP:
speed, wait = change_speed(1, speed)
elif packet.button == ButtonPacket.DOWN:
speed, wait = change_speed(-1, speed)
elif packet.button == ButtonPacket.BUTTON_1:
mode = 0
elif packet.button == ButtonPacket.BUTTON_2:
mode = 1
elif packet.button == ButtonPacket.BUTTON_3:
mode = 2
elif packet.button == ButtonPacket.BUTTON_4:
mode = 3
# Animate while connected
peak = animate(wait, peak)
Once the project code is saved to CIRCUITPY as code.py, the software is all set – time to move on to assembling the hardware.
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