Final Project

Proof of Concept

I knew it would work, but I had to see if I could find an old midi controller, which surprasingly had an usb. Using the controllermate I started to add specific buttons and assign them functionality and here comes APPLE SCRIPT, which, as I found out later, could be replaced by java script, but that's already with version 0.2 :)

Apple Script

AppleScript is a scripting language developed by Apple to help people automate their work processes on the Mac operating system. It accomplishes this by exposing every element of the system's applications as an object in an extremely simple, English-like language. AppleScript is to the Mac OS as JavaScript is to browsers. And here we go back to the scripts and to the program I chose as my test object, and that is photoshop to the total at the moment only he has a decent documentation to handle this language:

https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/devnet/photoshop/scripting/Photoshop-CS6-AppleScript-Ref.pdf

below are a few examples that I've used and edited for myself:

tell application "System Events" to key code 116 using {command down, shift down}

tell application "System Events" to key code 121 using {command down, shift down}

	

tell application "System Events" to key code 116 using {option down, shift down}

tell application "System Events" to key code 121 using {option down, shift down}

	
		tell application "System Events" to key code 69 using {option down, shift down}

tell application "System Events" to key code 78 using {option down, shift down}

	
tell application "Adobe Photoshop CS6"
    adjust current layer of the current document using brightness and contrast ¬
   	 with options {class:brightness and contrast, brightness level:10, contrast level:0} ¬

end tell

Coding

For the sake of comfort of work I chose Wire language, which is commonly known as Arduino with plugin/plates from mini core which gave me the possibility of programming from arduino ide, ATmega48 . If it's about the code itself, it's divided into tabs, which correspond to individual programs, and everything to make your work easier and keep the code in clear is full of comments, so everyone should understand what it's about.
The main task of this code was to read the positions and remember them.
The rest of the main program is in files:

	

// COMPONENT LIST

// 1x   ATMEGA48A-au
// 1x   10kOhm (B10K) linear slide potentiometer
// 2x   3 POSITION SWITCH ON-ON-ON TYPE
// 3x   20 step rotary encoder (PEC11L-4125K-N0020)
// 1x   joystick (2 potentiometers) +switch //b103 3810
// 3x   BUTTONS



// ROTARY ENCODER

#define ENCODER_DO_NOT_USE_INTERRUPTS
#include 

Encoder myEncRGB(PC0, PC1);
Encoder myEncLEVELS(PD4, PD5);
Encoder myEncEXPOSURE(PD2, PD3);
long position1  = -999;
long position2  = -999;
long position3  = -999;
int encVals[12] = {0, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 127}; // set initial value of encoder to mid range of 0-127
int encValsLEVELS[12] = {0, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 127};
int encValsEXPOSURE[12] = {0, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 84, 96, 108, 120, 127};
int eVal = 1;
int fVal = 1;

//RGB SWITCH

const int Switch1 = PC2;
const int Switch2 = PC3;
const int Switch3 = PC4;

//Slider
const int slidePot = 22; //analog slider pin it is ADC7 on a board

int slidePotVal = 0;

int lastSlidePotVal = 0;


//Hue and saturation switch

const int Switch4 = PB4;
const int Switch5 = PB3;
const int Switch6 = PB5;


int cVal = 1;
int hVal = 1;

// JOYSTICK

const int joyX = PC5;  // joystick pins
const int joyY = PC4;
const int joySw = PB6; //zoom button

int joyXval = 0;
int joyYval = 0;
int lastJoyXval = 0;
int lastJoyYval = 0;

//Buttons
const int buttonCopy = PB0 ;
const int buttonPaste = PB1 ;
const int buttonMerge = PD6 ;




void setup() {

  Serial.begin(9600); // enable serial communication

  pinMode(Switch1, INPUT);
  pinMode(Switch2, INPUT);
  pinMode(Switch3, INPUT);
  pinMode(Switch4, INPUT);
  pinMode(Switch5, INPUT);
  pinMode(Switch6, INPUT);

}


void loop() {

  readSwitch();    // read 3 POINT on-on-on switch RGB
  readSwitch1();    // read 3 POINT on-on-on switch hue saturation
  readEncoder();      // read roraty encoders
  readJoystick();     // read joystick + switch
  readSlider();       // read Huea/saturation Slider
  readButtons();      //read buttons

}

PCB

My pcb is not super complicated but it contains a lot of connections between individual elements in total 14 dig+3 Analogs+ TX RX VCC and more. Due to the fact that not all elements were in the libraries, I've created some of my own and I have to admit that it's very satisfying. Moreover I had to design pinouts for particular devices that were not soldered to pcb. In the project I proposed a double-sided option but due to lack of suitable tools I made one side with wires connecting the pins. Unfortunately, in combination with the whole mass of cables from the devices, it gave a small mess, but it was possible to make it impossible in the case).

Form

Did I manage to achieve my goal

In most cases yes, but I would certainly like to replace the ftdi with the usual usb and change the buttons, it can be tempted to work with javascript which could create more versatile possibilities to work in practically any system.

Licence

Costs

Video presentation of the final product

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