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Non-Contact Hand Washing Timer Using Maker UNO

by suadanwar
March 27, 2020

Introduction

We should wash our hands🖐 with soap for at least 20 seconds. With this Non-Contact Hand Washing Timer, you can wash your hands with colorful LEDs without counting the numbers. Just clap 👏🏼 your hand and the count down⏱ will start.

Video

Watch this video for more info on how to make a non-contact hand washing timer using Maker UNO.

This is the hardware connection and the components needed.

Maker Uno

SK6812 NeoPixel Addressable LED Ring-12 LED

Mini Microphone Module

Right Angle Pin Header (Male) 1×40 Ways

Male to Female Jumper Wire

Sample Code

#include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h>

#ifdef __AVR__

#include <avr/power.h>

#endif

#define LED_RING    5

#define SENSOR      6

#define PIEZO       8

#define NUMPIXELS   12 // NeoPixel ring size

Adafruit_NeoPixel pixels(NUMPIXELS, LED_RING, NEO_GRB + NEO_KHZ800);

#define NOTE_B5  988

int startNoteDurations[] = {8,4,4};

int stopMelody[] = {NOTE_B5};

int stopNoteDurations[] = {8};

#define playstopMelody() playMelody(stopMelody, stopNoteDurations, 2)

char inChar;

String inString;

void setup() {

#if defined(__AVR_ATtiny85__) && (F_CPU == 16000000)

  clock_prescale_set(clock_div_1);

#endif

  pinMode(SENSOR, INPUT);

  pinMode(PIEZO, OUTPUT);

  pixels.begin(); // INITIALIZE NeoPixel strip object (REQUIRED)

  Serial.begin(9600);

}

void loop() {

  pixels.clear(); // Set all pixel colors to 'off'

  pixels.show();   // Send the updated pixel colors to the hardware.

  if (digitalRead(SENSOR) == HIGH) {

    for (int i = NUMPIXELS; i >= 0; i–) {

      pixels.setPixelColor(i, pixels.Color(100, 5, 5));

      pixels.show();

      delay(250); // Pause before next pass through loop

    }

    for (int i = 0; i < NUMPIXELS; i++) {

      Serial.print("i = ");

      Serial.println(i);

      pixels.setPixelColor(i, pixels.Color(10, 100, 10));

      pixels.show();

      delay(1700);

    }

    blinking(3);

  }

  else {

    pixels.clear();

    pixels.show();

  }

}

void blinking(int times)

{

  for (int i = 0; i < times; i++) {

    pixels.clear();

    pixels.show();

    delay(200);

    for (int i = 0; i < 12; i++) {

      pixels.setPixelColor(i, pixels.Color(5, 100, 5));

      pixels.show();

    }

    delay(200);

    playstopMelody();

  }

}

void playMelody(int *melody, int *noteDurations, int notesLength)

{

  for (int thisNote = 0; thisNote < notesLength; thisNote++) {

    int noteDuration = 1000 / noteDurations[thisNote];

    tone(PIEZO, melody[thisNote], noteDuration);

    int pauseBetweenNotes = noteDuration * 1.30;

    delay(pauseBetweenNotes);

    noTone(PIEZO);

  }

}

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Reference

Adafruit No-Touch Hand Washing Timer.

Thank you

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