#include "Adafruit_LEDBackpack.h" #include "Adafruit_GFX.h" #include const short num_samples = 20; int vcc = 2; //attach pin 2 to vcc int trig = 3; // attach pin 3 to Trig int echo = 4; //attach pin 4 to Echo int gnd = 5; //attach pin 5 to GND Adafruit_7segment matrix = Adafruit_7segment(); long duration, cm; void setup() { pinMode (vcc,OUTPUT); pinMode (gnd,OUTPUT); // initialize serial communication: Serial.begin(9600); matrix.begin(0x70); } void loop() { duration = 0; for (int i = 0; i < num_samples; i++) { digitalWrite(vcc, HIGH); // establish variables for duration of the ping, // and the distance result in inches and centimeters: // The PING))) is triggered by a HIGH pulse of 2 or more microseconds. // Give a short LOW pulse beforehand to ensure a clean HIGH pulse: pinMode(trig, OUTPUT); digitalWrite(trig, LOW); delayMicroseconds(2); digitalWrite(trig, HIGH); delayMicroseconds(5); digitalWrite(trig, LOW); // The same pin is used to read the signal from the PING))): a HIGH // pulse whose duration is the time (in microseconds) from the sending // of the ping to the reception of its echo off of an object. pinMode(echo,INPUT); duration += pulseIn(echo, HIGH); delay(2); } cm = microsecondsToCentimeters(duration/num_samples); matrix.print(cm); matrix.writeDisplay(); Serial.print(cm); Serial.print("cm"); Serial.println(); delay(100); } long microsecondsToInches(long microseconds) { // According to Parallax's datasheet for the PING))), there are // 73.746 microseconds per inch (i.e. sound travels at 1130 feet per // second). This gives the distance travelled by the ping, outbound // and return, so we divide by 2 to get the distance of the obstacle. // See: http://www.parallax.com/dl/docs/prod/acc/28015-PI... return microseconds / 74 / 2; } long microsecondsToCentimeters(long microseconds) { // The speed of sound is 340 m/s or 29 microseconds per centimeter. // The ping travels out and back, so to find the distance of the // object we take half of the distance travelled. return microseconds / 29 / 2; }