Arduino/build/shared/examples/10.StarterKit/p12_KnockLock/p12_KnockLock.ino

/*
  Arduino Starter Kit example
 Project 12  - Knock Lock
 
 This sketch is written to accompany Project 12 in the
 Arduino Starter Kit
 
 Parts required:
 1 Megohm resistor
 10 kilohm resistor
 three 220 ohm resistors
 piezo
 servo motor
 push button
 one red LED
 one yellow LED
 one green LED
 100 uF capacitor
 
 Created 18 September 2012
 by Scott Fitzgerald
 Thanks to Federico Vanzati for improvements
 
 http://arduino.cc/starterKit
 
 This example code is part of the public domain 
 */

// import the library 
#include <Servo.h>
// create an instance of the servo library
Servo myServo;

const int piezo = A0;      // pin the piezo is attached to
const int switchPin = 2;    // pin the switch is attached to
const int yellowLed = 3;    // pin the yellow LED is attached to
const int greenLed = 4;    // pin the green LED is attached to
const int redLed = 5;   // pin the red LED is attached to

// variable for the piezo value
int knockVal;
// variable for the switch value
int switchVal;

// variables for the high and low limits of the knock value
const int quietKnock = 10;
const int loudKnock = 100;

// variable to indicate if locked or not
boolean locked = false;
// how many valid knocks you've received
int numberOfKnocks = 0;

void setup(){
  // attach the servo to pin 9
  myServo.attach(9);

  // make the LED pins outputs
  pinMode(yellowLed, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(redLed, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(greenLed, OUTPUT);

  // set the switch pin as an input
  pinMode(switchPin, INPUT);

  // start serial communication for debugging
  Serial.begin(9600);

  // turn the green LED on
  digitalWrite(greenLed, HIGH);

  // move the servo to the unlocked position
  myServo.write(0);

  // print status to the serial monitor
  Serial.println("the box is unlocked!");
}

void loop(){

  // if the box is unlocked
  if(locked == false){

    // read the value of the switch pin
    switchVal = digitalRead(switchPin);

    // if the button is pressed, lock the box
    if(switchVal == HIGH){
      // set the locked variable to "true"
      locked = true;

      // change the status LEDs
      digitalWrite(greenLed,LOW);
      digitalWrite(redLed,HIGH);

      // move the servo to the locked position
      myServo.write(90);

      // print out status
      Serial.println("the box is locked!");

      // wait for the servo to move into position
      delay (1000);
    }
  }

  // if the box is locked
  if(locked == true){

    // check the value of the piezo
    knockVal = analogRead(piezo);

    // if there are not enough valid knocks
    if(numberOfKnocks < 3 && knockVal > 0){

      // check to see if the knock is in range
      if(checkForKnock(knockVal) == true){

        // increment the number of valid knocks
        numberOfKnocks++;
      }

      // print status of knocks
      Serial.print(3 - numberOfKnocks);
      Serial.println(" more knocks to go");
    }

    // if there are three knocks
    if(numberOfKnocks >= 3){
      // unlock the box
      locked = false;

      // move the servo to the unlocked position
      myServo.write(0);

      // wait for it to move
      delay(20);

      // change status LEDs
      digitalWrite(greenLed,HIGH);
      digitalWrite(redLed,LOW);
      Serial.println("the box is unlocked!");
    }
  }
}

// this function checks to see if a  
// detected knock is within max and min range
boolean checkForKnock(int value){
  // if the value of the knock is greater than
  // the minimum, and larger than the maximum
  if(value > quietKnock && value < loudKnock){
    // turn the status LED on
    digitalWrite(yellowLed, HIGH);
    delay(50);
    digitalWrite(yellowLed, LOW);
    // print out the status
    Serial.print("Valid knock of value ");
    Serial.println(value);
    // return true
    return true;
  }
  // if the knock is not within range
  else {
    // print status
    Serial.print("Bad knock value ");
    Serial.println(value);  
    // return false
    return false;
  }
}