Robot driving using I2C device - Diffential motor control through I2C device


1. Download and open C# project file
  1. Download source code.

    DifferentialMotor.Sample1.zip



2. C# source code for DifferentialMotor.Sample1
  1. Program.cs

      
    
    using System;
    
    using Microsoft.SPOT;
    using Microsoft.SPOT.Input;
    using Microsoft.SPOT.Presentation;
    using Microsoft.SPOT.Presentation.Controls;
    using Microsoft.SPOT.Hardware;
    
    using SPL.Script.Engine;
    
    namespace SPLMFConsoleWindow1
    {
        public class Program : Microsoft.SPOT.Application
        {
            public static void Main()
            {
                Program myApplication = new Program();
    
                Window mainWindow = myApplication.CreateWindow();
    
                GPIOButtonInputProvider inputProvider = new GPIOButtonInputProvider(null);
    
                myApplication.Run(mainWindow);
            }
    
            private Window mainWindow;
    
            //##########################  Sample Code  #################################
            private ConsoleWindow _consoleWindow;
    
            private I2CDevice _device = null;
            //##########################################################################
    
            public Window CreateWindow()
            {
                mainWindow = new Window();
                mainWindow.Height = SystemMetrics.ScreenHeight;
                mainWindow.Width = SystemMetrics.ScreenWidth;
    
                //##########################  Sample Code  #################################
                Font font = Resources.GetFont(Resources.FontResources.small);
                _consoleWindow = new ConsoleWindow(font);
    
                mainWindow.Child = _consoleWindow;
                //##########################################################################
    
                mainWindow.AddHandler(Buttons.ButtonUpEvent, new ButtonEventHandler(OnButtonUp), false);
    
                mainWindow.Visibility = Visibility.Visible;
    
                Buttons.Focus(mainWindow);
    
                //##########################  Sample Code  #################################
                _consoleWindow.WriteLine("Push Select-Button to start demo!.");
                //##########################################################################
    
    
                //##########################  Sample Code  #################################
                I2CDevice.Configuration config = new I2CDevice.Configuration(
                                58,
                                100
                                );
    
                _device = new I2CDevice(config);
                //##########################################################################
    
                return mainWindow;
            }
    
            private void OnButtonUp(object sender, ButtonEventArgs e)
            {
                //##########################  Sample Code  #################################
                if (e.Button == Microsoft.SPOT.Hardware.Button.VK_SELECT)
                {
                    byte[] wBuff = new byte[3];
                    wBuff[0] = 4;
                    wBuff[1] = 120;     //120-100
                    wBuff[2] = 120;
    
                    I2CDevice.I2CWriteTransaction wTr = _device.CreateWriteTransaction(wBuff);
                    I2CDevice.I2CTransaction[] wTrArr = new I2CDevice.I2CTransaction[] { wTr };
    
                    //Go Forwards
                    int count = _device.Execute(wTrArr, 1000);
    
                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
    
    
                    //Turn left
                    wBuff[0] = 2;
                    wBuff[1] = 190;  //190-100 degrees
                    wBuff[2] = 110;
    
                    count = _device.Execute(wTrArr, 1000);
    
                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
    
    
                    //Go backwards
                    wBuff[0] = 4;
                    wBuff[1] = 80;  //80-100 
                    wBuff[2] = 80;
    
                    count = _device.Execute(wTrArr, 1000);
    
                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
    
    
                    //Turn right
                    wBuff[0] = 2;
                    wBuff[1] = 10;  //10-100 
                    wBuff[2] = 110;
    
                    count = _device.Execute(wTrArr, 1000);
    
                    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
    
    
                    //Go Forwards
                    wBuff[0] = 4;
                    wBuff[1] = 120;     //120-100
                    wBuff[2] = 120;
    
                    count = _device.Execute(wTrArr, 1000);
    
                    _consoleWindow.WriteLine("Press Select-Button to restart demo.");
                }
                //##########################################################################
            }
        }
    }
    
    
      



3. Execute C# project
  1. Open "Properties" page of C# project.

  2. Choose ".NET Micro Framework" tab.

  3. Select "SPLMFConsoleEmulator" from the emulator list.



  4. Press "F5" key to run sample code.




4. Launch simulation environment
  1. Start "SPL script editor for MSRDS" and add SPL simulation script.

  2. Add script on the editor as follows.



      
    MFEmulator    emul1
    	/Procedure_I2CWrite:proc_i2c_write
    
    StartSimulationEngine  "SimState/BasicObstacles.xml"
    
    AddDifferentialDriveEntity    base1
    
    FlushScript  
    
    Procedure  proc_i2c_write
    	
    	if (value.Id == "i2c1")
    	{
    		command_type = value.ReceivedBytes[0]
    		
    		if (command_type == 1)
    		{		
    			distance = value.ReceivedBytes[1]
    			power = value.ReceivedBytes[2]
    	
    			power = power - 100
    
    			distance = Util.ToDouble(distance / 10.0)
    			power = Util.ToDouble(power / 100.0)
    
    			print "Distance -> " + distance.ToString() + " m / Power -> " + power.ToString()
    			
    			base1.GoTo(distance, power)
    		}
    		else if (command_type == 2)
    		{		
    			degrees = value.ReceivedBytes[1]
    			power = value.ReceivedBytes[2]
    	
    			degrees = degrees - 100
    			power = power - 100
    
    			degrees = Util.ToDouble(degrees)
    			power = Util.ToDouble(power / 100.0)
    
    			print "Degrees -> " + degrees.ToString() + " / Power -> " + power.ToString()
    			
    			base1.Turn(degrees, power)
    		}
    		else if (command_type == 4)
    		{		
    			left_power = value.ReceivedBytes[1]
    			right_power = value.ReceivedBytes[2]
    	
    			left_power = left_power - 100
    			right_power = right_power - 100
    
    			left_power = Util.ToDouble(left_power / 100.0)
    			right_power = Util.ToDouble(right_power / 100.0)
    
    			print "Left -> " + left_power.ToString() + " / Right -> " + right_power.ToString()
    			
    			base1.Go(left_power, right_power)
    		}
    	}
    
    End
    
      


  3. Save script.

  4. Press "F5" key or click "Run" icon.



5. Start demo
  1. Click Select-Button to start demo.



  2. You will see a robot move and turn.