CodeCell + CoilCell

[maurosampietro]

Conflicts in the 2 libraries prevents this code from compiling:
I only wanted to control a CoilCell from a CodeCell.

#include <CodeCell.h>
#include <CoilCell.h>

// Pick the two CodeCell GPIO pins wired to CoilCell IN1 and IN2.
// Replace these with the actual pins you are using.
#define COIL_IN1 8
#define COIL_IN2 9

CodeCell myCodeCell;
CoilCell myCoilCell(COIL_IN1, COIL_IN2);

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);

  // Initialize CodeCell.
  // Use LIGHT only if you need light/proximity sensor functions.
  // Use 0 if you only want GPIO/power handling.
  myCodeCell.Init(0);

  // Initialize CoilCell GPIO/PWM driver.
  myCoilCell.Init();

  Serial.println("CodeCell + CoilCell ready");
}

void loop() {
  // Drive one polarity at 75% power
  myCoilCell.Drive(true, 75);
  delay(500);

  // Drive opposite polarity at 75% power
  myCoilCell.Drive(false, 75);
  delay(500);

  // Stop / low power
  myCoilCell.Drive(true, 0);
  delay(1000);
}

[microbotsio]

Thanks for sharing your code.

A couple of things to note:

1. You are not calling if (myCodeCell.Run(10)) { ... } inside your loop(). This function is required, as it handles important background tasks such as power management and battery monitoring on the CodeCell.

2. GPIO 8 and GPIO 9 are typically reserved for the onboard I²C bus used to communicate with the built-in sensors. I would recommend trying different GPIO pins instead.

3. If your goal is simply to generate a square wave that alternates every 500 ms at 75% power, you can use the built-in Vibrate() function directly:

myCoilCell.Vibrate(false, 75, 500);  // 75% power, flipping every 500 ms

A minimal example would look like this:

#include <CodeCell.h>
#include <CoilCell.h>

#define COIL_IN1 2
#define COIL_IN2 3

CodeCell myCodeCell;
CoilCell myCoilCell(COIL_IN1, COIL_IN2);

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(115200);
  myCodeCell.Init(0);
  myCoilCell.Init();
}

void loop() {
  if (myCodeCell.Run(10)) {
    myCoilCell.Vibrate(false, 75, 500);
  }
}

Give this a try with different GPIO pins and let me know if you still run into issues.