Creating Arduino Morse Code Decoder using Laser Modules

Send morse code messages using laser module and Arduino

Jan 23, 2025

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Laser Receiver - Recognising lenth of laser signals and pause durations

cpp

Connect laser sensor to Arduino, detect & measure

1#define Laser_Pin 2
2unsigned long Start; 
3unsigned long End; 
4unsigned long Signal_Len=0; 
5unsigned long Pause_Len=0; 
6void setup() { 
7  Serial.begin(9600);  
8  pinMode(Laser_Pin,INPUT); 
9  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(2), Signal_change,CHANGE); 
10} 
11void Signal_change(){ 
12  if(digitalRead(Laser_Pin)==1) {
13    Start=millis(); 
14    Pause_Len=Start-End;
15  }  
16  else { 
17      
18    End=millis(); 
19    Signal_Len=End-Start; 
20  } 
21} 
22
23void loop() { 
24  if (Signal_Len>0){ 
25    Serial.print("Signal Start:"); 
26    Serial.print(Start); 
27    Serial.print(" Signal End:"); 
28    Serial.print(End); 
29    Serial.print(" Signal Duration:"); 
30    Serial.println(Signal_Len); 
31    Signal_Len=0; 
32  }  
33    if (Pause_Len>0){ 
34    Serial.print("Pause Start:"); 
35    Serial.print(Start); 
36    Serial.print(" Pause End:"); 
37    Serial.print(End); 
38    Serial.print(" Pause Duration:"); 
39    Serial.println(Pause_Len); 
40    Pause_Len=0; 
41  }  
42}

#define Laser_Pin 2
unsigned long Start; 
unsigned long End; 
unsigned long Signal_Len=0; 
unsigned long Pause_Len=0; 
void setup() { 
  Serial.begin(9600);  
  pinMode(Laser_Pin,INPUT); 
  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(2), Signal_change,CHANGE); 
} 
void Signal_change(){ 
  if(digitalRead(Laser_Pin)==1) {
    Start=millis(); 
    Pause_Len=Start-End;
  }  
  else { 
      
    End=millis(); 
    Signal_Len=End-Start; 
  } 
} 

void loop() { 
  if (Signal_Len>0){ 
    Serial.print("Signal Start:"); 
    Serial.print(Start); 
    Serial.print(" Signal End:"); 
    Serial.print(End); 
    Serial.print(" Signal Duration:"); 
    Serial.println(Signal_Len); 
    Signal_Len=0; 
  }  
    if (Pause_Len>0){ 
    Serial.print("Pause Start:"); 
    Serial.print(Start); 
    Serial.print(" Pause End:"); 
    Serial.print(End); 
    Serial.print(" Pause Duration:"); 
    Serial.println(Pause_Len); 
    Pause_Len=0; 
  }  
}

Laser Code transmitter -full version

cpp

Text input with OLED & 5-keyboard,see YouTube demo

1// Mario's Ideas
2// Text input using OLED display an 5 Key Keyboard and encoding it to Morse Code
3
4#include <SPI.h>
5#include <Wire.h>
6#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
7#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>
8
9// Oled display size
10#define SCREEN_WIDTH 128 // OLED display width, in pixels
11#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 64 // OLED display height, in pixels
12
13
14
15// Array holding all Morse code letter dot dash combinations
16char MorseCode[26][6] = {
17  {'.','-','x','x','x','A'},
18  {'-','.','.','.','x','B'},
19  {'-','.','-','.','x','C'},
20  {'-','.','.','x','x','D'},
21  {'.','x','x','x','x','E'},
22  {'.','.','-','.','x','F'},
23  {'-','-','.','x','x','G'},
24  {'.','.','.','.','x','H'},
25  {'.','.','x','x','x','I'},
26  {'.','-','-','-','x','J'},
27  {'-','.','-','x','x','K'},
28  {'.','-','.','.','x','L'},
29  {'-','-','x','x','x','M'},
30  {'-','.','x','x','x','N'},
31  {'-','-','-','x','x','O'},
32  {'.','-','-','.','x','P'},
33  {'-','-','.','-','x','Q'},
34  {'.','-','.','x','x','R'},
35  {'.','.','.','x','x','S'},
36  {'-','x','x','x','x','T'},
37  {'.','.','-','x','x','U'},
38  {'.','-','-','x','x','W'},
39  {'.','.','.','-','x','V'},
40  {'.','-','-','.','x','X'},
41  {'-','.','-','-','x','Y'},
42  {'-','-','.','.','x','Z'},
43  };
44
45//Potentiometer PIN A1
46  int Keyboard=A2;
47
48// Variables capturing current and newly calculated position on the letter board (9x3 - 27 postions)
49  int New_X=0;
50  int Old_X=0;
51  int New_Y=0;
52  int Old_Y=0;
53  
54// Variable capturing output from Keyboard pin (Values 0 1023)
55  int Key_read=0;
56  int Prev_Key_read=1023;
57  boolean Key_pressed=false; 
58
59// String variable holding the text to transmit
60  String To_Transmit="";
61
62//Unit length
63  int unit=300;
64
65// Length of the text to transmit
66  int To_Transmit_Length=0;
67
68
69// Declaration for an SSD1306 display connected to I2C (SDA, SCL pins)
70  #define OLED_RESET     4 // Reset pin # (or -1 if sharing Arduino reset pin)
71  Adafruit_SSD1306 display(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, &Wire, OLED_RESET);
72
73
74// Used for displaying Leter board
75char Letters[3][9]={"ABCDEFGHI",
76                    "JKLMNOPQR",
77                    "STUVWXYZ_"};
78
79
80// Play/Display Morse code representation of the letter
81void Play_Letter (char Letter){
82  // searching in MorseCode array for the corresponding letter
83  if (Letter=='_') delay(5*unit); else {
84    for (int j=0; j<26; j++){
85      if (MorseCode[j][5]==Letter)
86        // if the right letter is detected run Play_Dot_Dash for . or -
87        for (int k=0; k<4;k++){
88          if (MorseCode[j][k]!='x') Play_Dot_Dash(MorseCode[j][k]);
89        }
90    }
91    delay(2*unit);
92  }
93}
94
95// Playing/Displaying . or -
96
97void Play_Dot_Dash(char sign){
98  if (sign=='.'){
99    analogWrite(A3, 255);
100    delay(unit);
101    analogWrite(A3,0);
102    delay(unit);
103  }
104  if (sign=='-'){
105    analogWrite(A3, 255);
106    delay(3*unit);
107    analogWrite(A3, 0);
108    delay(unit);
109  }
110}
111
112void setup() {
113  Serial.begin(9600);
114  
115  // SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC = generate display voltage from 3.3V internally
116  if(!display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C)) { // Address 0x3D for 128x64
117    Serial.println(F("SSD1306 allocation failed"));
118    for(;;); // Don't proceed, loop forever
119  }
120
121  // Show initial display buffer contents on the screen --
122  // the library initializes this with an Adafruit splash screen.
123  display.display();
124  delay(2000); // Pause for 2 seconds
125  
126  // Clear the buffer
127  display.clearDisplay();
128  display.display();
129  
130  // Display filled in rect in the top section of the display when To_Transfer would be output
131  display.fillRect(0, 0, 128, 15, SSD1306_INVERSE);
132  display.drawRect(110, 2, 16, 12, SSD1306_BLACK);
133  display.setTextSize(1);            
134  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_BLACK);  
135  display.setCursor(113,4); 
136  display.println("OK");
137  display.display();
138  // Display Letter Board 3 rows 9 character in each row 
139  display.setTextSize(2);            
140  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);       
141  for (int j=0; j<3;j++){
142    for (int i=0; i<9;i++){
143       display.setCursor(i*12+2*i+1,j*16+17);           
144       display.println(Letters[j][i]);
145       delay(10);
146     display.display();
147    }
148  }
149
150  // Highlight character A by displaying Inverse rect at first position
151  display.fillRect(0, 16, 12, 16, SSD1306_INVERSE);
152  display.display();
153  
154}
155
156void Highlight_letter(int X, int X_Old, int Y, int Y_Old){
157  // When position changes 
158  // Draw the inverse rect in the Old_pos to deactivate  the highlight in the old spot
159  // Draw the inverse rect to Highlite the new spot
160
161  // Displaying Inverse rect in a new position to highlight
162  display.fillRect(X*12+2*X, Y*16 +16, 12, 16, SSD1306_INVERSE);
163  
164  // Displaying Inverse rect in the old positon to unhighlight
165  display.fillRect(X_Old*12+2*X_Old, Y_Old*16 +16, 12, 16, SSD1306_INVERSE);
166  
167  display.display();
168}
169
170
171void loop() {
172  Key_read =analogRead(Keyboard);
173  if (Prev_Key_read>1000 and Key_read<1000){
174    Key_pressed=true;
175    if (Key_read<10 and Old_X>0) New_X=Old_X-1; 
176    if (Key_read>160 and Key_read<170 and Old_X<9) New_X=Old_X+1;
177    if (Key_read>25 and Key_read<35 and Old_Y>-1) New_Y=Old_Y-1;
178    if (Key_read>80 and Key_read<90 and  Old_Y<2 ) New_Y=Old_Y+1;
179    if (Key_read>350 and Key_read<360) {
180     if (New_Y!=-1){
181       To_Transmit=To_Transmit + Letters[New_Y][New_X];
182       To_Transmit_Length++;
183       display.setTextSize(1);
184       display.setCursor(3,1);
185       display.setTextColor(BLACK     );
186       display.fillRect(0, 0, 100, 15, SSD1306_WHITE);
187       display.println(To_Transmit);
188       display.display();
189     }
190     else{   
191       for (int i=0; i<To_Transmit.length();i++ ){
192         Play_Letter(To_Transmit.charAt(i));
193       }
194      }
195     }     
196
197    if (New_Y==-1 and Old_Y==0){
198        display.fillRect(110, 2, 16, 12, SSD1306_INVERSE); 
199        display.fillRect(Old_X*12+2*Old_X, Old_Y*16 +16, 12, 16, SSD1306_INVERSE); 
200    }
201    if (New_Y==0 and Old_Y==-1){
202        display.fillRect(110, 2, 16, 12, SSD1306_INVERSE); 
203        display.fillRect(New_X*12+2*New_X, New_Y*16 +16, 12, 16, SSD1306_INVERSE);
204        Prev_Key_read=Key_read;
205        Old_X=New_X;
206        Old_Y=New_Y;;
207    }
208    if ((Old_X!=New_X or Old_Y!=New_Y) and Old_Y!=-1 ){
209        if (New_Y!=-1 )Highlight_letter (New_X,Old_X,New_Y,Old_Y);
210        Old_X=New_X;
211        Old_Y=New_Y;
212    }
213  }
214  
215  display.display();
216  Prev_Key_read=Key_read; 
217      
218}

// Mario's Ideas
// Text input using OLED display an 5 Key Keyboard and encoding it to Morse Code

#include <SPI.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>

// Oled display size
#define SCREEN_WIDTH 128 // OLED display width, in pixels
#define SCREEN_HEIGHT 64 // OLED display height, in pixels



// Array holding all Morse code letter dot dash combinations
char MorseCode[26][6] = {
  {'.','-','x','x','x','A'},
  {'-','.','.','.','x','B'},
  {'-','.','-','.','x','C'},
  {'-','.','.','x','x','D'},
  {'.','x','x','x','x','E'},
  {'.','.','-','.','x','F'},
  {'-','-','.','x','x','G'},
  {'.','.','.','.','x','H'},
  {'.','.','x','x','x','I'},
  {'.','-','-','-','x','J'},
  {'-','.','-','x','x','K'},
  {'.','-','.','.','x','L'},
  {'-','-','x','x','x','M'},
  {'-','.','x','x','x','N'},
  {'-','-','-','x','x','O'},
  {'.','-','-','.','x','P'},
  {'-','-','.','-','x','Q'},
  {'.','-','.','x','x','R'},
  {'.','.','.','x','x','S'},
  {'-','x','x','x','x','T'},
  {'.','.','-','x','x','U'},
  {'.','-','-','x','x','W'},
  {'.','.','.','-','x','V'},
  {'.','-','-','.','x','X'},
  {'-','.','-','-','x','Y'},
  {'-','-','.','.','x','Z'},
  };

//Potentiometer PIN A1
  int Keyboard=A2;

// Variables capturing current and newly calculated position on the letter board (9x3 - 27 postions)
  int New_X=0;
  int Old_X=0;
  int New_Y=0;
  int Old_Y=0;
  
// Variable capturing output from Keyboard pin (Values 0 1023)
  int Key_read=0;
  int Prev_Key_read=1023;
  boolean Key_pressed=false; 

// String variable holding the text to transmit
  String To_Transmit="";

//Unit length
  int unit=300;

// Length of the text to transmit
  int To_Transmit_Length=0;


// Declaration for an SSD1306 display connected to I2C (SDA, SCL pins)
  #define OLED_RESET     4 // Reset pin # (or -1 if sharing Arduino reset pin)
  Adafruit_SSD1306 display(SCREEN_WIDTH, SCREEN_HEIGHT, &Wire, OLED_RESET);


// Used for displaying Leter board
char Letters[3][9]={"ABCDEFGHI",
                    "JKLMNOPQR",
                    "STUVWXYZ_"};


// Play/Display Morse code representation of the letter
void Play_Letter (char Letter){
  // searching in MorseCode array for the corresponding letter
  if (Letter=='_') delay(5*unit); else {
    for (int j=0; j<26; j++){
      if (MorseCode[j][5]==Letter)
        // if the right letter is detected run Play_Dot_Dash for . or -
        for (int k=0; k<4;k++){
          if (MorseCode[j][k]!='x') Play_Dot_Dash(MorseCode[j][k]);
        }
    }
    delay(2*unit);
  }
}

// Playing/Displaying . or -

void Play_Dot_Dash(char sign){
  if (sign=='.'){
    analogWrite(A3, 255);
    delay(unit);
    analogWrite(A3,0);
    delay(unit);
  }
  if (sign=='-'){
    analogWrite(A3, 255);
    delay(3*unit);
    analogWrite(A3, 0);
    delay(unit);
  }
}

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  
  // SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC = generate display voltage from 3.3V internally
  if(!display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C)) { // Address 0x3D for 128x64
    Serial.println(F("SSD1306 allocation failed"));
    for(;;); // Don't proceed, loop forever
  }

  // Show initial display buffer contents on the screen --
  // the library initializes this with an Adafruit splash screen.
  display.display();
  delay(2000); // Pause for 2 seconds
  
  // Clear the buffer
  display.clearDisplay();
  display.display();
  
  // Display filled in rect in the top section of the display when To_Transfer would be output
  display.fillRect(0, 0, 128, 15, SSD1306_INVERSE);
  display.drawRect(110, 2, 16, 12, SSD1306_BLACK);
  display.setTextSize(1);            
  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_BLACK);  
  display.setCursor(113,4); 
  display.println("OK");
  display.display();
  // Display Letter Board 3 rows 9 character in each row 
  display.setTextSize(2);            
  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);       
  for (int j=0; j<3;j++){
    for (int i=0; i<9;i++){
       display.setCursor(i*12+2*i+1,j*16+17);           
       display.println(Letters[j][i]);
       delay(10);
     display.display();
    }
  }

  // Highlight character A by displaying Inverse rect at first position
  display.fillRect(0, 16, 12, 16, SSD1306_INVERSE);
  display.display();
  
}

void Highlight_letter(int X, int X_Old, int Y, int Y_Old){
  // When position changes 
  // Draw the inverse rect in the Old_pos to deactivate  the highlight in the old spot
  // Draw the inverse rect to Highlite the new spot

  // Displaying Inverse rect in a new position to highlight
  display.fillRect(X*12+2*X, Y*16 +16, 12, 16, SSD1306_INVERSE);
  
  // Displaying Inverse rect in the old positon to unhighlight
  display.fillRect(X_Old*12+2*X_Old, Y_Old*16 +16, 12, 16, SSD1306_INVERSE);
  
  display.display();
}


void loop() {
  Key_read =analogRead(Keyboard);
  if (Prev_Key_read>1000 and Key_read<1000){
    Key_pressed=true;
    if (Key_read<10 and Old_X>0) New_X=Old_X-1; 
    if (Key_read>160 and Key_read<170 and Old_X<9) New_X=Old_X+1;
    if (Key_read>25 and Key_read<35 and Old_Y>-1) New_Y=Old_Y-1;
    if (Key_read>80 and Key_read<90 and  Old_Y<2 ) New_Y=Old_Y+1;
    if (Key_read>350 and Key_read<360) {
     if (New_Y!=-1){
       To_Transmit=To_Transmit + Letters[New_Y][New_X];
       To_Transmit_Length++;
       display.setTextSize(1);
       display.setCursor(3,1);
       display.setTextColor(BLACK     );
       display.fillRect(0, 0, 100, 15, SSD1306_WHITE);
       display.println(To_Transmit);
       display.display();
     }
     else{   
       for (int i=0; i<To_Transmit.length();i++ ){
         Play_Letter(To_Transmit.charAt(i));
       }
      }
     }     

    if (New_Y==-1 and Old_Y==0){
        display.fillRect(110, 2, 16, 12, SSD1306_INVERSE); 
        display.fillRect(Old_X*12+2*Old_X, Old_Y*16 +16, 12, 16, SSD1306_INVERSE); 
    }
    if (New_Y==0 and Old_Y==-1){
        display.fillRect(110, 2, 16, 12, SSD1306_INVERSE); 
        display.fillRect(New_X*12+2*New_X, New_Y*16 +16, 12, 16, SSD1306_INVERSE);
        Prev_Key_read=Key_read;
        Old_X=New_X;
        Old_Y=New_Y;;
    }
    if ((Old_X!=New_X or Old_Y!=New_Y) and Old_Y!=-1 ){
        if (New_Y!=-1 )Highlight_letter (New_X,Old_X,New_Y,Old_Y);
        Old_X=New_X;
        Old_Y=New_Y;
    }
  }
  
  display.display();
  Prev_Key_read=Key_read; 
      
}

Laser Morse Code Receiver - Full version

cpp

Reads laser signals, decodes to text,shows on OLED

1#include <Wire.h>
2#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
3#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>
4
5#include <avr/pgmspace.h>
6
7const char alfabeth[] PROGMEM = {"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"};
8
9const char morse_A[] PROGMEM = ".-";
10const char morse_B[] PROGMEM = "-...";
11const char morse_C[] PROGMEM = "-.-.";
12const char morse_D[] PROGMEM = "-..";
13const char morse_E[] PROGMEM = ".";
14const char morse_F[] PROGMEM = "..-.";
15const char morse_G[] PROGMEM = "--.";
16const char morse_H[] PROGMEM = "....";
17const char morse_I[] PROGMEM = "..";
18const char morse_J[] PROGMEM = ".---";
19const char morse_K[] PROGMEM = "-.-";
20const char morse_L[] PROGMEM = ".-..";
21const char morse_M[] PROGMEM = "--";
22const char morse_N[] PROGMEM = "-.";
23const char morse_O[] PROGMEM = "---";
24const char morse_P[] PROGMEM = ".--.";
25const char morse_Q[] PROGMEM = "--.-";
26const char morse_R[] PROGMEM = ".-.";
27const char morse_S[] PROGMEM = "...";
28const char morse_T[] PROGMEM = "-";
29const char morse_U[] PROGMEM = "..-";
30const char morse_V[] PROGMEM = "...-";
31const char morse_W[] PROGMEM = ".--";
32const char morse_X[] PROGMEM = "-..-";
33const char morse_Y[] PROGMEM = "-.--";
34const char morse_Z[] PROGMEM = "--..";
35
36const char *const morse_code[] PROGMEM = {morse_A, morse_B, morse_C, morse_D, morse_E, morse_F,
37                                          morse_G, morse_H, morse_I, morse_J, morse_K, morse_L,
38                                          morse_M, morse_N, morse_O, morse_P, morse_Q, morse_R,
39                                          morse_S, morse_T, morse_U, morse_V, morse_W, morse_X,
40                                          morse_Y, morse_Z};
41
42char buffer[5];
43#define OLED_RESET     -1// Reset pin # (or -1 if sharing Arduino reset pin)
44Adafruit_SSD1306 display(128, 64, &Wire, OLED_RESET);
45
46String rcvd="";
47String Message="";
48char Matched_Letter;
49int tol=10; 
50int unit=300;
51#define LaserPin 2
52int letter_index=-1;
53
54unsigned long Lastrun=0;
55
56unsigned long Start; 
57unsigned long End; 
58unsigned long Signal_Len=0; 
59unsigned long Pause_Len=0; 
60
61boolean TransferInProgress=false;
62
63struct MorseCodeSignal{
64  char Letter; 
65  String Signal;
66};
67
68
69
70
71void setup() {
72  Serial.begin(9600);
73  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(2), Signal_change,CHANGE); 
74  
75   // SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC = generate display voltage from 3.3V internally
76  if(!display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C)) { // Address 0x3D for 128x64
77    Serial.println(F("SSD1306 allocation failed"));
78    for(;;); // Don't proceed, loop forever
79  }
80 
81  display.display();
82  delay(2000); // Pause for 2 seconds
83
84    // Clear the buffer
85  display.clearDisplay();
86   display.fillRect(0,0,128,16,SSD1306_WHITE);
87   
88
89  display.display();
90}
91
92void DrawSequence(int index, String instr){
93  int offset_X;
94  int offset_Y;
95  offset_X=9+int(index/6)*43;
96  offset_Y=17+(index-int(index/6)*6)*8;
97  display.fillRect(offset_X-2,offset_Y,2,6,SSD1306_WHITE);
98  for (int i=0; i<instr.length();i++ ){
99    if(instr.charAt(i)=='.'){
100      display.fillRect(offset_X,offset_Y,4,6,SSD1306_WHITE);
101      display.fillRect(offset_X,offset_Y+2,2,2,SSD1306_BLACK);
102      offset_X+=4;
103    }
104    if(instr.charAt(i)=='-'){
105      display.fillRect(offset_X,offset_Y,8,6,SSD1306_WHITE);
106      display.fillRect(offset_X,offset_Y+2,6,2,SSD1306_BLACK);
107      offset_X+=8;
108    }
109  }
110  display.display();
111}
112
113void DrawLetter(int index, char Letter){
114  int offset_X;
115  int offset_Y;
116  offset_X=int(index/6)*43;
117  offset_Y=16+(index-int(index/6)*6)*8;
118  display.setCursor(offset_X,offset_Y); 
119  display.setTextSize(1);
120  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);
121  display.println(Letter);  
122  display.display();
123}
124
125void DrawMessage(String TextIn){
126  if (TextIn.length()>0){
127    display.fillRect(0,0,128,16,SSD1306_WHITE);
128    display.setCursor(3,1); 
129    display.setTextSize(2);
130    display.setTextColor(SSD1306_BLACK);
131    display.println(TextIn);
132    display.display();
133  }
134}
135
136void Signal_change(){ 
137  if (millis()-Lastrun>10){
138  if(digitalRead(LaserPin)==1) {
139    Start=millis(); 
140    Pause_Len=Start-End;
141    if (TransferInProgress==false) {TransferInProgress=true;rcvd="";}
142  }   
143  else { 
144    End=millis(); 
145    Signal_Len=End-Start; 
146  } 
147 
148  Lastrun=millis();
149  }
150} 
151
152char Match_Letter(String input){
153  char Matched_letter;  
154  String Sequence;
155  for (int i = 0; i < 26; i++) {
156    strcpy_P(buffer, (char *)pgm_read_word(&(morse_code[i])));  // Necessary casts and dereferencing, just copy.
157    Sequence=buffer;
158    if (Sequence==input) Matched_letter=pgm_read_byte_near(alfabeth+i);
159  }
160  return Matched_letter;
161}
162
163void loop() {
164
165 if (TransferInProgress){
166   if (Signal_Len>0){ 
167      if(Signal_Len>=(unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<=(unit+unit/tol)) {rcvd+='.';DrawSequence(letter_index,rcvd);} 
168      if(Signal_Len>=(3*unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<=(3*unit+unit/tol)) {rcvd+='-';DrawSequence(letter_index,rcvd);}; 
169     // if(Signal_Len<(unit- unit*tolerance/100) or (Signal_Len>(unit+unit*tolerance/100)and Signal_Len<(3*unit- unit*tolerance/100)) or Signal_Len>(3*unit+unit*tolerance/100) )
170      
171      Signal_Len=0; 
172    }  
173    if (Pause_Len>0){  
174      
175      if(Pause_Len>(unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<(unit+unit/tol)) {;}
176      if(Pause_Len>(3*unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<(3*unit+unit/tol)) {
177        Matched_Letter=Match_Letter(rcvd);
178        Message+=Matched_Letter;
179        DrawMessage(Message);
180        Serial.print(Matched_Letter);
181        DrawLetter(letter_index,Matched_Letter);
182        display.display();
183        Serial.println(rcvd);
184        rcvd="";
185        letter_index++;
186        Matched_Letter="";
187      }
188      Pause_Len=0;
189    }  
190    if((millis()-End)>8*unit and TransferInProgress){
191        Matched_Letter=Match_Letter(rcvd);
192        Message+=Matched_Letter;
193        DrawMessage(Message);
194        display.display();
195        Serial.print(Matched_Letter);
196        DrawLetter(letter_index,Matched_Letter);
197        display.display();
198        Serial.println(rcvd);
199        rcvd="";
200        //letter_index=0;
201        TransferInProgress=false;
202        Message="";
203        Pause_Len=0;
204      }
205 }
206}

#include <Wire.h>
#include <Adafruit_GFX.h>
#include <Adafruit_SSD1306.h>

#include <avr/pgmspace.h>

const char alfabeth[] PROGMEM = {"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"};

const char morse_A[] PROGMEM = ".-";
const char morse_B[] PROGMEM = "-...";
const char morse_C[] PROGMEM = "-.-.";
const char morse_D[] PROGMEM = "-..";
const char morse_E[] PROGMEM = ".";
const char morse_F[] PROGMEM = "..-.";
const char morse_G[] PROGMEM = "--.";
const char morse_H[] PROGMEM = "....";
const char morse_I[] PROGMEM = "..";
const char morse_J[] PROGMEM = ".---";
const char morse_K[] PROGMEM = "-.-";
const char morse_L[] PROGMEM = ".-..";
const char morse_M[] PROGMEM = "--";
const char morse_N[] PROGMEM = "-.";
const char morse_O[] PROGMEM = "---";
const char morse_P[] PROGMEM = ".--.";
const char morse_Q[] PROGMEM = "--.-";
const char morse_R[] PROGMEM = ".-.";
const char morse_S[] PROGMEM = "...";
const char morse_T[] PROGMEM = "-";
const char morse_U[] PROGMEM = "..-";
const char morse_V[] PROGMEM = "...-";
const char morse_W[] PROGMEM = ".--";
const char morse_X[] PROGMEM = "-..-";
const char morse_Y[] PROGMEM = "-.--";
const char morse_Z[] PROGMEM = "--..";

const char *const morse_code[] PROGMEM = {morse_A, morse_B, morse_C, morse_D, morse_E, morse_F,
                                          morse_G, morse_H, morse_I, morse_J, morse_K, morse_L,
                                          morse_M, morse_N, morse_O, morse_P, morse_Q, morse_R,
                                          morse_S, morse_T, morse_U, morse_V, morse_W, morse_X,
                                          morse_Y, morse_Z};

char buffer[5];
#define OLED_RESET     -1// Reset pin # (or -1 if sharing Arduino reset pin)
Adafruit_SSD1306 display(128, 64, &Wire, OLED_RESET);

String rcvd="";
String Message="";
char Matched_Letter;
int tol=10; 
int unit=300;
#define LaserPin 2
int letter_index=-1;

unsigned long Lastrun=0;

unsigned long Start; 
unsigned long End; 
unsigned long Signal_Len=0; 
unsigned long Pause_Len=0; 

boolean TransferInProgress=false;

struct MorseCodeSignal{
  char Letter; 
  String Signal;
};




void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(2), Signal_change,CHANGE); 
  
   // SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC = generate display voltage from 3.3V internally
  if(!display.begin(SSD1306_SWITCHCAPVCC, 0x3C)) { // Address 0x3D for 128x64
    Serial.println(F("SSD1306 allocation failed"));
    for(;;); // Don't proceed, loop forever
  }
 
  display.display();
  delay(2000); // Pause for 2 seconds

    // Clear the buffer
  display.clearDisplay();
   display.fillRect(0,0,128,16,SSD1306_WHITE);
   

  display.display();
}

void DrawSequence(int index, String instr){
  int offset_X;
  int offset_Y;
  offset_X=9+int(index/6)*43;
  offset_Y=17+(index-int(index/6)*6)*8;
  display.fillRect(offset_X-2,offset_Y,2,6,SSD1306_WHITE);
  for (int i=0; i<instr.length();i++ ){
    if(instr.charAt(i)=='.'){
      display.fillRect(offset_X,offset_Y,4,6,SSD1306_WHITE);
      display.fillRect(offset_X,offset_Y+2,2,2,SSD1306_BLACK);
      offset_X+=4;
    }
    if(instr.charAt(i)=='-'){
      display.fillRect(offset_X,offset_Y,8,6,SSD1306_WHITE);
      display.fillRect(offset_X,offset_Y+2,6,2,SSD1306_BLACK);
      offset_X+=8;
    }
  }
  display.display();
}

void DrawLetter(int index, char Letter){
  int offset_X;
  int offset_Y;
  offset_X=int(index/6)*43;
  offset_Y=16+(index-int(index/6)*6)*8;
  display.setCursor(offset_X,offset_Y); 
  display.setTextSize(1);
  display.setTextColor(SSD1306_WHITE);
  display.println(Letter);  
  display.display();
}

void DrawMessage(String TextIn){
  if (TextIn.length()>0){
    display.fillRect(0,0,128,16,SSD1306_WHITE);
    display.setCursor(3,1); 
    display.setTextSize(2);
    display.setTextColor(SSD1306_BLACK);
    display.println(TextIn);
    display.display();
  }
}

void Signal_change(){ 
  if (millis()-Lastrun>10){
  if(digitalRead(LaserPin)==1) {
    Start=millis(); 
    Pause_Len=Start-End;
    if (TransferInProgress==false) {TransferInProgress=true;rcvd="";}
  }   
  else { 
    End=millis(); 
    Signal_Len=End-Start; 
  } 
 
  Lastrun=millis();
  }
} 

char Match_Letter(String input){
  char Matched_letter;  
  String Sequence;
  for (int i = 0; i < 26; i++) {
    strcpy_P(buffer, (char *)pgm_read_word(&(morse_code[i])));  // Necessary casts and dereferencing, just copy.
    Sequence=buffer;
    if (Sequence==input) Matched_letter=pgm_read_byte_near(alfabeth+i);
  }
  return Matched_letter;
}

void loop() {

 if (TransferInProgress){
   if (Signal_Len>0){ 
      if(Signal_Len>=(unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<=(unit+unit/tol)) {rcvd+='.';DrawSequence(letter_index,rcvd);} 
      if(Signal_Len>=(3*unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<=(3*unit+unit/tol)) {rcvd+='-';DrawSequence(letter_index,rcvd);}; 
     // if(Signal_Len<(unit- unit*tolerance/100) or (Signal_Len>(unit+unit*tolerance/100)and Signal_Len<(3*unit- unit*tolerance/100)) or Signal_Len>(3*unit+unit*tolerance/100) )
      
      Signal_Len=0; 
    }  
    if (Pause_Len>0){  
      
      if(Pause_Len>(unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<(unit+unit/tol)) {;}
      if(Pause_Len>(3*unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<(3*unit+unit/tol)) {
        Matched_Letter=Match_Letter(rcvd);
        Message+=Matched_Letter;
        DrawMessage(Message);
        Serial.print(Matched_Letter);
        DrawLetter(letter_index,Matched_Letter);
        display.display();
        Serial.println(rcvd);
        rcvd="";
        letter_index++;
        Matched_Letter="";
      }
      Pause_Len=0;
    }  
    if((millis()-End)>8*unit and TransferInProgress){
        Matched_Letter=Match_Letter(rcvd);
        Message+=Matched_Letter;
        DrawMessage(Message);
        display.display();
        Serial.print(Matched_Letter);
        DrawLetter(letter_index,Matched_Letter);
        display.display();
        Serial.println(rcvd);
        rcvd="";
        //letter_index=0;
        TransferInProgress=false;
        Message="";
        Pause_Len=0;
      }
 }
}

Laser Morse code transmitter - simplified version

cpp

Sends coded text: entire alphabet with 300ms unit

1#define Laser_Pin 2
2unsigned long Start; 
3unsigned long End; 
4unsigned long Signal_Len=0; 
5unsigned long Pause_Len=0; 
6void setup() { 
7  Serial.begin(9600);  
8  pinMode(Laser_Pin,INPUT); 
9  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(2), Signal_change,CHANGE); 
10} 
11void Signal_change(){ 
12  if(digitalRead(Laser_Pin)==1) {
13    Start=millis(); 
14    Pause_Len=Start-End;
15  }  
16  else { 
17      
18    End=millis(); 
19    Signal_Len=End-Start; 
20  } 
21} 
22
23
24void loop() { 
25  if (Signal_Len>0){ 
26    Serial.print("Signal Start:"); 
27    Serial.print(Start); 
28    Serial.print(" Signal End:"); 
29    Serial.print(End); 
30    Serial.print(" Signal Duration:"); 
31    Serial.println(Signal_Len); 
32    Signal_Len=0; 
33  }  
34    if (Pause_Len>0){ 
35    Serial.print("Pause Start:"); 
36    Serial.print(Start); 
37    Serial.print(" Pause End:"); 
38    Serial.print(End); 
39    Serial.print(" Pause Duration:"); 
40    Serial.println(Pause_Len); 
41    Pause_Len=0; 
42  }  
43}

#define Laser_Pin 2
unsigned long Start; 
unsigned long End; 
unsigned long Signal_Len=0; 
unsigned long Pause_Len=0; 
void setup() { 
  Serial.begin(9600);  
  pinMode(Laser_Pin,INPUT); 
  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(2), Signal_change,CHANGE); 
} 
void Signal_change(){ 
  if(digitalRead(Laser_Pin)==1) {
    Start=millis(); 
    Pause_Len=Start-End;
  }  
  else { 
      
    End=millis(); 
    Signal_Len=End-Start; 
  } 
} 


void loop() { 
  if (Signal_Len>0){ 
    Serial.print("Signal Start:"); 
    Serial.print(Start); 
    Serial.print(" Signal End:"); 
    Serial.print(End); 
    Serial.print(" Signal Duration:"); 
    Serial.println(Signal_Len); 
    Signal_Len=0; 
  }  
    if (Pause_Len>0){ 
    Serial.print("Pause Start:"); 
    Serial.print(Start); 
    Serial.print(" Pause End:"); 
    Serial.print(End); 
    Serial.print(" Pause Duration:"); 
    Serial.println(Pause_Len); 
    Pause_Len=0; 
  }  
}

Laser Morse Code Receiverv - simplified verison

cpp

Decodes signals to text and displays in Serial Mon

1String rcvd="";
2String Message="";
3int tol=10; 
4int unit=300;
5#define LaserPin 2
6
7unsigned long Lastrun=0;
8
9unsigned long Start; 
10unsigned long End; 
11unsigned long Signal_Len=0; 
12unsigned long Pause_Len=0; 
13
14boolean TransferInProgress=false;
15
16struct MorseCodeSignal{
17  char Letter; 
18  String Signal;
19};
20
21MorseCodeSignal MorseCode[26] = {
22  {'A',".-"},   {'B',"-..."}, {'C',"-.-."}, {'D',"-.."},  {'E',"."},
23  {'F',"..-."}, {'G',"--."},  {'H',"...."}, {'I',".."},   {'J',".---"},
24  {'K',"-.-"},  {'L',".-.."}, {'M',"--"},   {'N',"-."},   {'O',"---"},
25  {'P',".--."}, {'Q',"--.-"}, {'R',".-."},  {'S',"..."},  {'T',"-"},
26  {'U',"..-"},  {'V',"...-"}, {'W',".--"},  {'X',"-..-"}, {'Y',"-.--"},
27  {'Z',"--.."}
28  };
29
30
31void setup() {
32  Serial.begin(9600);
33  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(2), Signal_change,CHANGE); 
34}
35
36void Signal_change(){ 
37  if (millis()-Lastrun>10){
38  if(digitalRead(LaserPin)==1) {
39    Start=millis(); 
40    Pause_Len=Start-End;
41    if (TransferInProgress==false) {TransferInProgress=true;rcvd="";}
42  }   
43  else { 
44    End=millis(); 
45    Signal_Len=End-Start; 
46  } 
47 
48  Lastrun=millis();
49  }
50} 
51
52char Match_Letter(String input){
53  char Matched_letter;
54  for (int i=0;i<26;i++){
55    if(MorseCode[i].Signal==rcvd) Matched_letter=MorseCode[i].Letter;
56  }
57  return Matched_letter;
58}
59
60void loop() {
61
62 if (TransferInProgress){
63   if (Signal_Len>0){ 
64      if(Signal_Len>=(unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<=(unit+unit/tol)) {rcvd+='.';} 
65      if(Signal_Len>=(3*unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<=(3*unit+unit/tol)) rcvd+='-'; 
66     // if(Signal_Len<(unit- unit*tolerance/100) or (Signal_Len>(unit+unit*tolerance/100)and Signal_Len<(3*unit- unit*tolerance/100)) or Signal_Len>(3*unit+unit*tolerance/100) )
67      
68      Signal_Len=0; 
69    }  
70    if (Pause_Len>0){  
71      
72      if(Pause_Len>(unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<(unit+unit/tol)) {;}
73      if(Pause_Len>(3*unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<(3*unit+unit/tol)) {Message+=Match_Letter(rcvd);Serial.print(Match_Letter(rcvd));Serial.print(rcvd);rcvd="";}
74      //if(Pause_Len>(5*unit- unit*tolerance/100) and Signal_Len<(5*unit+unit*tolerance/100)) {Message+=Match_Letter(rcvd);Message+=" ";Serial.print(Message);Serial.println(rcvd);rcvd="";}
75      Pause_Len=0;
76    }  
77    if((millis()-End)>8*unit and TransferInProgress){Serial.print(Match_Letter(rcvd));Serial.println(rcvd);Message+=Match_Letter(rcvd);Serial.println(Message);rcvd="";TransferInProgress=false;Message="";}
78 }
79}

String rcvd="";
String Message="";
int tol=10; 
int unit=300;
#define LaserPin 2

unsigned long Lastrun=0;

unsigned long Start; 
unsigned long End; 
unsigned long Signal_Len=0; 
unsigned long Pause_Len=0; 

boolean TransferInProgress=false;

struct MorseCodeSignal{
  char Letter; 
  String Signal;
};

MorseCodeSignal MorseCode[26] = {
  {'A',".-"},   {'B',"-..."}, {'C',"-.-."}, {'D',"-.."},  {'E',"."},
  {'F',"..-."}, {'G',"--."},  {'H',"...."}, {'I',".."},   {'J',".---"},
  {'K',"-.-"},  {'L',".-.."}, {'M',"--"},   {'N',"-."},   {'O',"---"},
  {'P',".--."}, {'Q',"--.-"}, {'R',".-."},  {'S',"..."},  {'T',"-"},
  {'U',"..-"},  {'V',"...-"}, {'W',".--"},  {'X',"-..-"}, {'Y',"-.--"},
  {'Z',"--.."}
  };


void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  attachInterrupt(digitalPinToInterrupt(2), Signal_change,CHANGE); 
}

void Signal_change(){ 
  if (millis()-Lastrun>10){
  if(digitalRead(LaserPin)==1) {
    Start=millis(); 
    Pause_Len=Start-End;
    if (TransferInProgress==false) {TransferInProgress=true;rcvd="";}
  }   
  else { 
    End=millis(); 
    Signal_Len=End-Start; 
  } 
 
  Lastrun=millis();
  }
} 

char Match_Letter(String input){
  char Matched_letter;
  for (int i=0;i<26;i++){
    if(MorseCode[i].Signal==rcvd) Matched_letter=MorseCode[i].Letter;
  }
  return Matched_letter;
}

void loop() {

 if (TransferInProgress){
   if (Signal_Len>0){ 
      if(Signal_Len>=(unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<=(unit+unit/tol)) {rcvd+='.';} 
      if(Signal_Len>=(3*unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<=(3*unit+unit/tol)) rcvd+='-'; 
     // if(Signal_Len<(unit- unit*tolerance/100) or (Signal_Len>(unit+unit*tolerance/100)and Signal_Len<(3*unit- unit*tolerance/100)) or Signal_Len>(3*unit+unit*tolerance/100) )
      
      Signal_Len=0; 
    }  
    if (Pause_Len>0){  
      
      if(Pause_Len>(unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<(unit+unit/tol)) {;}
      if(Pause_Len>(3*unit- unit/tol) and Signal_Len<(3*unit+unit/tol)) {Message+=Match_Letter(rcvd);Serial.print(Match_Letter(rcvd));Serial.print(rcvd);rcvd="";}
      //if(Pause_Len>(5*unit- unit*tolerance/100) and Signal_Len<(5*unit+unit*tolerance/100)) {Message+=Match_Letter(rcvd);Message+=" ";Serial.print(Message);Serial.println(rcvd);rcvd="";}
      Pause_Len=0;
    }  
    if((millis()-End)>8*unit and TransferInProgress){Serial.print(Match_Letter(rcvd));Serial.println(rcvd);Message+=Match_Letter(rcvd);Serial.println(Message);rcvd="";TransferInProgress=false;Message="";}
 }
}

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Transmitter Connectivity

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Transmitter Connectivity

How to connect all components

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Receiver connectivity

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