3.1.10 Morse Code Generator

Introduction

In this project, we’ll make a Morse code generator, where you type in a series of English letters in the Raspberry Pi to make it appear as Morse code.

Required Components

In this project, we need the following components.

It’s definitely convenient to buy a whole kit, here’s the link:

Name	ITEMS IN THIS KIT	LINK
Raphael Kit	337	Raphael Kit

You can also buy them separately from the links below.

COMPONENT INTRODUCTION	PURCHASE LINK
GPIO Extension Board	BUY
Breadboard	BUY
Jumper Wires	BUY
Resistor	BUY
LED	BUY
Buzzer	-
Transistor	BUY

Schematic Diagram

T-Board Name	physical	wiringPi	BCM
GPIO17	Pin 11	0	17
GPIO22	Pin 15	3	22

Experimental Procedures

Step 1: Build the circuit. (Pay attention to poles of the buzzer: The one with + label is the positive pole and the other is the negative.)

Step 2: Open the code file.

cd ~/raphael-kit/c/3.1.10/

Step 3: Compile the code.

gcc 3.1.10_MorseCodeGenerator.c -lwiringPi

Step 4: Run the executable file above.

sudo ./a.out

After the program runs, type a series of characters, and the buzzer and the LED will send the corresponding Morse code signals.

Note

If it does not work after running, or there is an error prompt: "wiringPi.h: No such file or directory", please refer to Install and Check the WiringPi.

Code Explanation

struct MORSE{
    char word;
    unsigned char *code;
};

struct MORSE morseDict[]=
{
    {'A',"01"}, {'B',"1000"}, {'C',"1010"}, {'D',"100"}, {'E',"0"},
    {'F',"0010"}, {'G',"110"}, {'H',"0000"}, {'I',"00"}, {'J',"0111"},
    {'K',"101"}, {'L',"0100"}, {'M',"11"}, {'N',"10"}, {'O',"111"},
    {'P',"0110"}, {'Q',"1101"}, {'R',"010"}, {'S',"000"}, {'T',"1"},
    {'U',"001"}, {'V',"0001"}, {'W',"011"}, {'X',"1001"}, {'Y',"1011"},
    {'Z',"1100"},{'1',"01111"}, {'2',"00111"}, {'3',"00011"}, {'4',"00001"},
    {'5',"00000"},{'6',"10000"}, {'7',"11000"}, {'8',"11100"}, {'9',"11110"},
    {'0',"11111"},{'?',"001100"}, {'/',"10010"}, {',',"110011"}, {'.',"010101"},
    {';',"101010"},{'!',"101011"}, {'@',"011010"}, {':',"111000"}
};

This structure MORSE is the dictionary of the Morse code, containing characters A-Z, numbers 0-9 and marks “?” “/” “:” “,” “.” “;” “!” “@” .

char *lookup(char key,struct MORSE *dict,int length)
{
    for (int i=0;i<length;i++)
    {
        if(dict[i].word==key){
            return dict[i].code;
        }
    }
}

The function lookup() works by “checking the dictionary”. Define a key search the same words as key in the structure morseDict and return the corresponding information— code of the certain word.

void on(){
    digitalWrite(ALedPin,HIGH);
    digitalWrite(BeepPin,HIGH);
}

Create a function on() to start the buzzer and the LED.

void off(){
    digitalWrite(ALedPin,LOW);
    digitalWrite(BeepPin,LOW);
}

The function off() turns off the buzzer and the LED.

void beep(int dt){
    on();
    delay(dt);
    off();
    delay(dt);
}

Define a function beep() to make the buzzer and the LED emit sounds and blink in a certain interval of dt.

void morsecode(char *code){
    int pause = 250;
    char *point = NULL;
    int length = sizeof(morseDict)/sizeof(morseDict[0]);
    for (int i=0;i<strlen(code);i++)
    {
        point=lookup(code[i],morseDict,length);
        for (int j=0;j<strlen(point);j++){
            if (point[j]=='0')
            {
                beep(pause/2);
            }else if(point[j]=='1')
            {
                beep(pause);
            }
            delay(pause);
        }
    }
}

The function morsecode() is used to process the Morse code of input characters by making the “1” of the code keep emitting sounds or lights and the “0”shortly emit sounds or lights, ex., input “SOS”, and there will be a signal containing three short three long and then three short segments “ · · · - - - · · · ”.

int toupper(int c)
{
    if ((c >= 'a') && (c <= 'z'))
        return c + ('A' - 'a');
    return c;
}
char *strupr(char *str)
{
    char *orign=str;
    for (; *str!='\0'; str++)
        *str = toupper(*str);
return orign;
}

Before coding, you need to unify the letters into capital letters.

void main(){
    setup();
    char *code;
    int length=8;
    code = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char)*length);
    while (1){
        printf("Please input the messenger:");
        scanf("%s",code);
        code=strupr(code);
        printf("%s\n",code);
        morsecode(code);
    }
}

When you type the relevant characters with the keyboard, code=strupr(code) will convert the input letters to their capital form.

Printf() then prints the clear text on the computer screen, and the morsecod() function causes the buzzer and the LED to emit Morse code.

Note that the length of the input character mustn’t exceed the length (can be revised).

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