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Overview
Section titled “Overview”Using an infrared sensor IC (AKM AK9754AE) for close-range detection on the SP&PIR Leaf, let’s create a system that makes a sound when a person approaches.

Leaf to use
Section titled “Leaf to use”Use the following leaves.
| Type | Name | Q’ty |
|---|---|---|
| AZ62 | Connector Cover | 2 |
| AI02 | SP&PIR | 1 |
| AX07 | Back to back | 1 |
| AP02 | ESP32 MCU | 1 |
| AV04 | 2V~4.5V | 1 |
| AZ63 | Nut Plate | 2 |
| AAA battery holder | 1 | |
| AAA battery | 3 | |
| M2*8mm screw | 2 | |
| M2*12mm screw | 2 | |
| φ10x2mm magnet | 1 |
Assembly
Section titled “Assembly”Let’s assemble leaves as shown in the figure below.
Source code
Section titled “Source code”Write the following program in the Arduino IDE.
- For beep sound
//=====================================================================// Leafony Platform sample sketch// Application : Human_Sensing (Beep)// Processor : ESP32-WROOM-32 (ESP32 Dev Module)// Arduino IDE : 1.8.13// Arduino ESP32: 1.0.4//// Leaf configuration// (1) AI02 SP&PIR// (2) AP02 ESP32 MCU//// (c) 2020 Trillion-Node Study Group// Released under the MIT license// https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT//// Rev.00 2020/08/20 First release//=====================================================================//---------------------------------------------------------------------// difinition//---------------------------------------------------------------------#include <Wire.h> // I2C
//-----------------------------------------------// IO pin name definition// Define it according to the leaf to be connected.//-----------------------------------------------#define PIR_INT 4 // D2 IO4#define BUZZER_OUT 13 // D5 IO13 buzzer output
//------------------------------// Tone setting//------------------------------#define LEDC_CHANNEL_0 0 // use first channel of 16 channels (started from zero)#define LEDC_TIMER_13_BIT 13 // use 13 bit precission for LEDC timer#define LEDC_BASE_FREQ 5000 // use 5000 Hz as a LEDC base frequency
//-----------------------------------------------// Define constants to be used in the program//-----------------------------------------------#define I2C_PIR_ADDR 0x65#define I2C_SEND_BUF_LENGTH 10#define I2C_RECV_BUF_LENGTH 10
unsigned char i2c_sendBuf[I2C_SEND_BUF_LENGTH];unsigned char i2c_recvBuf[I2C_RECV_BUF_LENGTH];
double irData;double tempData;
volatile int HumanDetected = 0;
//=====================================================================// setup//=====================================================================void setup(){ // initialize serial communication at 115200 second per second: Serial.begin(115200); // initialize i2c communication: Wire.begin();
delay(100);
//人感センサ設定 i2c_write_byte(I2C_PIR_ADDR, 0x20, 0xFF); //CNTL1 Resrt i2c_write_byte(I2C_PIR_ADDR, 0x2A, 0xF2); //CNTL11 人感アルゴリズム有効/割り込み出力有効 i2c_write_byte(I2C_PIR_ADDR, 0x25, 0x0F); //CNTL6 センサゲイン205%(最大) i2c_write_byte(I2C_PIR_ADDR, 0x2B, 0xFF); //CNTL12 Mode=1 start Meas(連続測定モード) delay(1000);
// Beep ledcSetup(LEDC_CHANNEL_0, LEDC_BASE_FREQ, LEDC_TIMER_13_BIT); ledcAttachPin(BUZZER_OUT, LEDC_CHANNEL_0);
// 人接近検知割り込み attachInterrupt(PIR_INT,onHumanDetected , FALLING );
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------// Interrupt setting//---------------------------------------------------------------------//----------------------------------------------// Function to be called when a person is detected//----------------------------------------------void onHumanDetected(){ HumanDetected = 1;}
//=====================================================================// Main loop//=====================================================================void loop(){
// Register read i2c_read(I2C_PIR_ADDR, 0x04, 6, i2c_recvBuf); // IR Sensor irData = clacIR(); Serial.print("IR = "); Serial.print(irData,2); Serial.println(" pA");
// Sensor temperature tempData = clacTemp(); Serial.print("TSENS = "); Serial.print(tempData,2); Serial.println(" deg"); Serial.println("===================================");
if (HumanDetected == 1){ // Human proximity detection Serial.println("Detect!");
// Beep ledcWriteNote(LEDC_CHANNEL_0, NOTE_C, 5); int pauseBetweenNotes = 1000 / 4 * 1.30; delay(pauseBetweenNotes); // stop the tone ledcWriteTone(LEDC_CHANNEL_0, 0);
HumanDetected = 0; } delay(1000);}
//=====================================================================double clacTemp(){ double ret; unsigned short val = (unsigned short)((i2c_recvBuf[4] << 8) | i2c_recvBuf[3]); if ( (val & 0x8000) == 0x8000){ val = ~val + 1; ret = (double)((val) * 0.0019837 ) * -1; } else{ ret = (double)val * 0.0019837; } return ret + 25;}
//=====================================================================double clacIR(){ double ret; unsigned short val = (unsigned short)((i2c_recvBuf[2] << 8) | i2c_recvBuf[1]); if ((val & 0x8000) == 0x8000){ val = ~val + 1; ret = (double)(val * 0.4578 ) * -1; } else{ ret = (double)(val * 0.4578 ); } return ret;}
//=====================================================================// I2C control function//=====================================================================//-----------------------------------------------// I2C Write 1 byte to the slave device//-----------------------------------------------void i2c_write_byte(int device_address, int reg_address, int write_data){ Wire.beginTransmission(device_address); Wire.write(reg_address); Wire.write(write_data); Wire.endTransmission();}
//-----------------------------------------------// I2C Read 1 byte from the slave device//-----------------------------------------------unsigned char i2c_read_byte(int device_address, int reg_address){ int read_data = 0;
Wire.beginTransmission(device_address); Wire.write(reg_address); Wire.endTransmission(false);
Wire.requestFrom(device_address, 1); read_data = Wire.read();
return read_data;}
//-----------------------------------------------// I2C Write multiple bytes to the slave device//-----------------------------------------------void i2c_write(int device_address, int reg_address, int lengrh, unsigned char* write_byte){ Wire.beginTransmission(device_address); Wire.write(reg_address); for (int i = 0; i < lengrh; i++){ Wire.write(write_byte[i]); } Wire.endTransmission();}
//-----------------------------------------------// I2C Read multiple bytes from the slave device//-----------------------------------------------void i2c_read(int device_address, int reg_address, int lengrh, unsigned char* read_byte){ Wire.beginTransmission(device_address); Wire.write(reg_address); Wire.endTransmission(false);
Wire.requestFrom(device_address, lengrh); for (int i = 0; i < lengrh; i++){ read_byte[i] = Wire.read(); }}Execution Results
Section titled “Execution Results”It makes a sound when someone approaches.