PIP-GRL 31415
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| Participants | ZTiK |
| Skills | Arduino, Basic electronics, Coding, UI Design, Not Being on Fire |
| Status | Active |
| Niche | Electronics |
| Purpose | World domination |
Contents
- 1 What is it?
- 2 Things to know
- 3 What happens when you turn it on
- 4 Overview of page functionality
- 5 List of parts and link to my suppliers
- 6 Project page on PJRC.com
- 7 Project videos on youtube
What is it?
A wristcomputer similar to the PIP Boy 3000 from the game series Fallout.
The device is made up of several modules and sensors such as:
-2.8" TFT touchscreen
-MicroSD card (contains images and logfiles)
-GPS
-Compass
-FM Radio
-6 Degrees Of Freedom motionsensor
-Altitude/pressure sensor
-Light sensors
-Audio sensors
-3x Ultrabright white LED's
-1x non-diffused RGB LED
-Laserpointer
The PIP Boy 3000 from the game series Fallout also contains a geigercounter, but I do not think this is a realistic addition :( and it turns out this is actually doable :)
More updates on this will follow soon.
Things to know
-To use the touch sensitive screen a stylus is... useful unless you have small fingers.
-The option pages (Page_100-103) can be opened by touching/pressing the topright corner of the screen, there is a 5x5 px square (invisible) that activates it.
-Before power up, check if the laserpointer is still properly connected. Its wires unplug rather easily.
What happens when you turn it on
When the device is powered up, the first thing it will ask is to select the proper password.
You have 4 tries, after which the device will enter 'bricked mode'.
At the moment of writing, this is bypassable by restarting the device (ie. bricked mode is NOT permanent during prototype phase).
The password selection page is a direct copy from the ROBCO's Computer Terminals primarily present in the game series Fallout.
There has been a small change made, this device will not display the amount of correct characters in the chosen password as the game does.
Once logged in, the user has a choice of several 'pages':
Page_1, Page_2 & Page_3 are 'normal' pages which contain functions the enduser is able to use.
Page_100, Page_101, Page_102 & Page_103 are 'option' pages, much like the settings screen of any computergame.
Page_99 is the 'bricked' page
Overview of page functionality
Page_1 a.k.a. STATS
The STATS page is divided into 5 menu's, each menu can have several submenus
Status menu which has 3 submenus:
CND
Displays endusers health
RAD
Displays amount of radiation absorbed, at the moment this is actually the average of 3 random numbers. The random numbers are readings from an analog pin without anything connected to it (noise).
EFF
Displays the armor the enduser is wearing, also not functioning... (RFID tags in clothes?)
The S.P.E.C.I.A.L. has 7 submenus:
Strength
Displays description with value 5
Perception
Displays description with value 9
Endurance
Displays description with value 9
Charisma
Displays description with value 7
Intelligence
Displays description with value 9
Agility
Displays description with value 8
Luck
Displays description with value 9
Doesn't display anything yet
Doesn't display anything yet
Doesn't display anything yet
Page_2 a.k.a. ITEMS
The ITEMS page still needs to be filled, the layout exists but nothing has been added (yet).
Page_3 a.k.a. DATA
The DATA page is where most of the magic happens, it has 5 menus:
Local Map
The Local Map displays a map of the Netherlands, and once the GPS has a fix, a rectangle will appear as a 'You are here' indicator.
The plan is to divide this into 3 submenus, each showing a different zoom level of the map (1=country, 2=province, 3=city)
World Map
Same as the Local Map, except this displays a map of the world.
The plan is to divide this into 2 submenus, each showing a different zoom level of the map (1=world, 2=continent)
Quests
The Quest menu should display your active/finished quests, but because I do not know how to implement this yet, I decided to add the Audio sensors output here.
The code written for reading the microphones peak-to-peak is horrible, and doesnt function properly yet (should make use of interupts, not a timed interval).
Misc
The Misc menu displays the values from the Light Dependent Resistor.
The goal is to use this value to decrease the backlight on the TFT using a digital potentiometer automatically.
Radio
The Radio menu contains all controls for the FM Radio.
Turn on/off, Mute on/off, Seek up/down, Tune up/down, Volume up/down.
It also displays the freq. you are listening to, and if this is a mono or stereo signal.
At the moment RDS is not being processed, but will be in the near future.
Page_99 a.k.a. BRICKED
This page will be displayed if you choose the wrong password 4 consecutive times.
Turn the device off and on to retry, bricked mode is not permanent while prototyping :)
Page_100 a.k.a DISPLAY
The DISPLAY options contain:
-Backlight brightness level (not functioning until I have the dig. potentiometer).
-Image quality low/medium/high (this defines the prefix folder where images are stored).
-HUD color (to change foreground colors)
-Background color (to change... you guessed it...)
-Return button to return to last used page/menu/submenu
Page_101 a.k.a AUDIO
The AUDIO options contain: -Mute on/off (to mute the speaker, NOT the radio!)
-Return button to return to last used page/menu/submenu
Page_102 a.k.a CONTROL
The CONTROL options contain:
-LED1 on/off (turns on/off ultrabright LED1)
-LED2 on/off (turns on/off ultrabright LED2)
-LED3 on/off (turns on/off ultrabright LED3)
-LED4 on/off (turns on/off RGB LED4 RED)
-LED5 on/off (turns on/off RGB LED4 BLUE)
-LED6 on/off (turns on/off RGB LED4 GREEN)
-LASER on/off (turns on/off LASER pointer)
-ALL on/off (turns on/off everything)
-Return button to return to last used page/menu/submenu
Page_103 a.k.a GAMEPLAY
The GAMEPLAY options contain:
-PAGE1 (shortcut to goto page1)
-PAGE2 (shortcut to goto page2)
-PAGE3 (shortcut to goto page3)
-Return button to return to last used page/menu/submenu
List of parts and link to my suppliers
All components have been ordered from 6 different webshops: PJRC, Conrad, Floris.cc, Sparkfun Electronics, iPrototype.nl and AlphaCrucis.
On a sidenote:
I would rate all these webshops with 5/5 stars, with the exception of AlphaCrucis. It took them 5 weeks to respond to my mail why my order wasn't sent (one of the items is not in stock), and another 3 weeks to realize that this particular item would not be resupplied. This was when I finally received an email with the message 'your order has been shipped' and a second email with the message that a refund of somewhere around 3 euro have been initiated. When I finally received my package and checked the invoice, it turned out I had waited 8 weeks for F/M jumper cables...
Tools
1x Solder Wick
1x Hobby Knife
1x SparkFun Inventor's Kit for Arduino - Carrying Case
2x Third Hand
1x Adhesive Bandages - RTFM (5 pack)
Sensors & modules
| Header name & link | in use | additional information |
|---|---|---|
| Triple Axis Accelerometer & Gyro | yes | in need of calibration |
| Line Tracking sensor | no | need to free pins and use 5v-3.3v logic level converter |
| Color Light Sensor | no | need to free PWM pins to connect RGB LED |
1x Breakout voor Audio Plug - still needs to be soldered
1x Audio Plug female 3.5mm - still needs to be soldered
1x Adafruit Ultimate GPS Breakout - 66 channel w/10 Hz updates - V3 - connected and works
1x LSM303 Breakout Board - Tilt Compensated Compass - connected, but in need of calibration
1x Humidity and Temperature Sensor - RHT03 - tested and works, but now unplugged to free pins for other uses
1x Logic Level Converter - not being used (yet)
1x 8-channel Bi-directional Logic Level Converter - TXB0108 - not being used (yet)
1x MPL3115A2 Altitude/Pressure Sensor Breakout - connected, but in need of calibration
1x SpeakJet - not connected, probably never will
1x Pulse Sensor - connected and worked, needs calibration, has been disconnected to free pins
1x Evaluation Board for Si4703 FM Tuner - connected and works
1x Laser Card Module - Red - connected - connected through MCP23016 and works
1x Max Power IR LED Kit Max Power IR LED Kit - still needs to be soldered
Simple parts
1x Steekprintplaat EIC-102 (l x b x h) 165 x 55 x 8.5 mm Aantal poolklemmen 830 - currently houses the project
1x Bedradingsset EIC-J-XL Set steekbruggen (l x b x h) 205 x 145 x 40 mm - some of these are in use, the box is now in the space for everybody to use.
1x Mipow Powertube 2600, zwart SP2600M-BK Mipow 2600M mobiele oplader - not actively used, but could be at any given time.
1x Breadboard met Jumpwires - holds whatever didn't fit on the main breadboard anymore (mainly I2C devices).
1x Premium Jumpwires M/F - bag of 10, 2 are in use for the A10 & A11 pins on the Teensy.
1x Digitale Sensor kabel - not being used
1x Analoge Sensor kabel - not being used
1x Mini Speaker - was connected, but had to unplug to free pin for other uses
3x LED Wit (Extra bright) - connected through the MCP23016 expander
1x 20 in 1!Basic components mixed pack - in my box in the space unused, still need to sort and put in proper storage boxes
6x Solderless Headers - 10-pin Straight - a lot of these have been used, very useful buggers
2x Breadboard wire bundle - same as above, 1 pack has been used, the other is in the jumperwire storage box
1x Black Metal Knob - 14x24mm - not being used, doesn't fit on my potentiometer
1x Key Switch - Small - not being used yet, one of the final things to be added
1x Coin Cell Battery - 20mm - tested and works, currently searching for a nice holder
1x 10K Breadboard Potentiometer - is being used to dim the TFT backlight
1x Surface Transducer - Small - not in use yet, needs soldering of two tiny pads
1x Electret Microphone Amplifier - MAX4466 with Adjustable Gain - in use for the audio volume meter
1x LED Light Pipe 0.6" Round - not being used, not sure if it will either
3x LED Tactile Button - Red - haven't got a clue how to connect these at the moment
1x Resistor Kit - 1/4W (500 total) - very useful, although I'm not sure why 0 Ohm resistors are included...
1x Toggle Switch - not connected yet, will probably be one of the last things to do
1x Missile Switch Cover - Carbon Fiber Look - not connected yet, will probably be one of the last things to do
Advanced parts
1x Teensy USB Board, Version 3.0, with Header Pins - the beating heart of this project.. connected and works :)
1x Pin Expander (MCP23016) - connected and works for output, need to use scope to test input
1x I2C Bus Expander (PCF8574AN) - not being used yet
1x LDR - in use, works very well
1x Breadboard Power Supply USB - 5V/3.3V - one of the best purchases I made, powers the breadboard with 5v on the top rail, and 3.3v on the bottom rail
1x MCP23017 - i2c 16 input/output port expander - not being used, had some issues connecting this, although its said to be faster/better
1x MOSFET Power Control Kit - still needs soldering
10x Resettable Fuse PTC - a few of these have been connected (TFT screen & compass module)
1x Crystal 32kHz - needs to be soldered to the Teensy
Project page on PJRC.com
http://forum.pjrc.com/threads/17717-PIP-GRL-31415-(not-spam!)
Project videos on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU5nSKNLjNrutxzlRTsA0mQmNgPrwgW7h
