Connie – Final Project

This project features a lovely, be-jeweled turd that talks. The LEDs are synced with the audio to create the illusion that the turd is, in fact, do the talking. I had originally hoped to make this as an example of how people say things that are insubstantial and amount to basically a pile of crap. Though now looking at it the poop seems to become a character of its own – that may one day rise above its state of abject shit and evolve into the most fabulous poo that ever pooped.

A Shitty Spiel from Connie D on Vimeo.

The audio file was originally played in processing where the values were then sent to Arduino.

Processing:

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import processing.serial.*;
Serial myArduinoSerial;
int valueToSend;
 
import ddf.minim.*;
Minim minim;
AudioPlayer diatribe;
 
PImage goldenpoop;
 
void setup() { 
  size(249, 188);
  goldenpoop = loadImage("goldenpoop.jpg");
 
  minim = new Minim(this);
 
  diatribe = minim.loadFile("poopy.mp3");
 
  float vol = diatribe.getVolume();
 
  println(Serial.list());
 
  myArduinoSerial = new Serial (this, Serial.list()[0], 9600);
}
 
void draw() {
 
  image (goldenpoop, 0, 0);
 
  AudioBuffer theBuf = diatribe.mix;
  float vol = theBuf.level();
  float convertedVol = map(vol, 0, 1, 0, 255);
 
  valueToSend = (int)convertedVol;
 
  vol = diatribe.getVolume();
  println("volume: " + valueToSend);
 
  myArduinoSerial.write(valueToSend);
}
 
void mousePressed() {
  diatribe.rewind();
  diatribe.play();
}
 
void stop() {
  diatribe.close();
  minim.stop();
  super.stop();
}

 

Arduino:

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const int leds[ ] = {
  3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11};
 
 
void setup() {
  // initialize the serial communication:
  Serial.begin(9600);
  for (int i=0; i< 6; i++){
    pinMode (leds[i], OUTPUT);
  }
}
 
void loop() {
  byte brightness;
 
  if (Serial.available()) {
    brightness = Serial.read();
 
    for (int i=0; i<6; i++){
      analogWrite(leds[i], brightness);
    }
  }
}

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