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1.1.3 LED Bar Graph

Introduction

In this project, we sequentially illuminate the lights on the LED Bar Graph.

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 Bar Graph	-

Schematic Diagram

Experimental Procedures

Step 1: Build the circuit.

Note

Pay attention to the direction when connecting. If you connect it backwards, it will not light up.

Step 2: Go to the folder of the code.

cd ~/raphael-kit/nodejs/

Step 3: Compile the code.

sudo node led_bar_graph.js

After the code runs, you will see the LEDs on the LED bar turn on and off regularly.

Code

const Gpio = require('pigpio').Gpio;

var pins = [17, 18, 27, 22, 23, 24, 25, 2, 3, 8];
var leds = [];
for (let i = 0; i < pins.length; i++) {
    leds[i] = new Gpio(pins[i], { mode: Gpio.OUTPUT });
}

function oddLedBarGraph() {
    for (let i = 0; i < leds.length; i++) {
        if (i % 2 == 1) {
            leds[i].digitalWrite(1);
        } else {
            leds[i].digitalWrite(0);
        }
    }
}

function evenLedBarGraph() {
    for (let i = 0; i < leds.length; i++) {
        if (i % 2 == 0) {
            leds[i].digitalWrite(1);
        } else {
            leds[i].digitalWrite(0);
        }
    };
}

var odd_even = 0;

setInterval(() => {
    odd_even = (odd_even + 1) % 2;
    if (odd_even == 1) {
        oddLedBarGraph();
    } else {
        evenLedBarGraph();
    }
}, 500);

Code Explanation

var pins = [17,18,27,22,23,24,25,2,3,8];

Because the led bar graph will use multiple pins, we create a constant array pins to store them in batches.

var leds = [];
for (let i = 0; i < pins.length; i++) {
    leds[i] = new Gpio(pins[i], { mode: Gpio.OUTPUT });
}

Instantiate these pins as leds objects with a for loop.

function oddLedBarGraph() {
    for (let i = 0; i < leds.length; i++) {
        if (i % 2 == 1) {
            leds[i].digitalWrite(1);
        } else {
            leds[i].digitalWrite(0);
        }
    }
}

Implement an oddLedBarGraph() function to make the LEDs on the odd digits of the LED bar graph light up.

function evenLedBarGraph() {
    for (let i = 0; i < leds.length; i++) {
        if (i % 2 == 0) {
            leds[i].digitalWrite(1);
        } else {
            leds[i].digitalWrite(0);
        }
    };
}

Implement an evenLedBarGraph() function to make the LEDs on the even digits of the LED bar graph light up.

var odd_even = 0;

setInterval(() => {
    odd_even = (odd_even + 1) % 2;
    if (odd_even == 1) {
        oddLedBarGraph();
    } else {
        evenLedBarGraph();
    }
}, 500);

The working state of the LED is switched every 500ms.

Phenomenon Picture