Code Morse Translator

In this project, we enter a phrase and it's translated into a Morse code with sound and light.

May 22, 2019

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Components and supplies

Jumper wires (generic)

Buzzer, Piezo

Resistor 220 ohm

LED (generic)

Arduino 101

Breadboard (generic)

Project description

Code

Morse Code Project

arduino

1/*
2  Morse Code Project
3  
4  This code will loop through a string  of characters and convert these to morse code.  
5  It will blink two LED lights  and play audio on a speaker.  
6 */
7 
8 
9//**************************************************//
10//   Type the String to Convert to Morse Code Here  //
11//**************************************************//
12char  stringToMorseCode[] = "Arduino Morse Code Project";
13
14// Create variable  to define the output pins
15int led12 = 12;      // blink an led on output 12
16int  led6 = 6;        // blink an led on output 6
17int audio8 = 8;      // output audio  on pin 8
18int note = 1200;      // music note/pitch
19
20/*
21	Set the speed  of your morse code
22	Adjust the 'dotlen' length to speed up or slow down your  morse code
23		(all of the other lengths are based on the dotlen)
24
25	Here  are the ratios code elements:
26	  Dash length = Dot length x 3
27	  Pause between  elements = Dot length
28		  (pause between dots and dashes within the character)
29	  Pause between characters = Dot length x 3
30	  Pause between words = Dot length  x 7
31  
32				http://www.nu-ware.com/NuCode%20Help/index.html?m...
33*/
34int  dotLen = 100;     // length of the morse code 'dot'
35int dashLen = dotLen * 3;    // length of the morse code 'dash'
36int elemPause = dotLen;  // length of  the pause between elements of a character
37int Spaces = dotLen * 3;     // length  of the spaces between characters
38int wordPause = dotLen * 7;  // length of the  pause between words
39
40// the setup routine runs once when you press reset:
41void  setup() {                
42  // initialize the digital pin as an output for LED  lights.
43  pinMode(led12, OUTPUT); 
44  pinMode(led6, OUTPUT); 
45}
46
47//  Create a loop of the letters/words you want to output in morse code (defined in  string at top of code)
48void loop()
49{ 
50  // Loop through the string and  get each character one at a time until the end is reached
51  for (int i = 0; i  < sizeof(stringToMorseCode) - 1; i++)
52  {
53    // Get the character in the  current position
54	char tmpChar = stringToMorseCode[i];
55	// Set the case  to lower case
56	tmpChar = toLowerCase(tmpChar);
57	// Call the subroutine to  get the morse code equivalent for this character
58	GetChar(tmpChar);
59  }
60  
61  // At the end of the string long pause before looping and starting again
62  LightsOff(8000);			
63}
64
65// DOT
66void MorseDot()
67{
68  digitalWrite(led12,  HIGH);  	// turn the LED on 
69  digitalWrite(led6, HIGH); 
70  tone(audio8,  note, dotLen);	// start playing a tone
71  delay(dotLen);             	// hold  in this position
72}
73
74// DASH
75void MorseDash()
76{
77  digitalWrite(led12,  HIGH);  	// turn the LED on 
78  digitalWrite(led6, HIGH);
79  tone(audio8, note,  dashLen);	// start playing a tone
80  delay(dashLen);               // hold in  this position
81}
82
83// Turn Off
84void LightsOff(int delayTime)
85{
86  digitalWrite(led12, LOW);    	// turn the LED off  	
87  digitalWrite(led6,  LOW);
88  noTone(audio8);	       	   	// stop playing a tone
89  delay(delayTime);            	// hold in this position
90}
91
92// *** Characters to Morse Code  Conversion *** //
93void GetChar(char tmpChar)
94{
95	// Take the passed character  and use a switch case to find the morse code for that character
96	switch (tmpChar)  {
97	  case 'a':	
98		MorseDot();
99		LightsOff(elemPause);
100		MorseDash();
101		LightsOff(elemPause);
102		break;
103	  case 'b':
104		MorseDash();
105		LightsOff(elemPause);
106		MorseDot();
107		LightsOff(elemPause);
108		MorseDot();
109		LightsOff(elemPause);
110		MorseDot();
111		LightsOff(elemPause);
112		break;
113	  case 'c':
114	    MorseDash();
115		LightsOff(elemPause);
116		MorseDot();
117		LightsOff(elemPause);
118		MorseDash();
119		LightsOff(elemPause);
120		MorseDot();
121		LightsOff(elemPause);
122		break;
123	  case 'd':
124		MorseDash();
125		LightsOff(elemPause);
126		MorseDash();
127		LightsOff(elemPause);
128		MorseDot();
129		LightsOff(elemPause);
130		break;
131	  case 'e':
132		MorseDot();
133		LightsOff(elemPause);
134		break;
135	  case 'f':
136	    MorseDot();
137		LightsOff(elemPause);
138		MorseDot();
139		LightsOff(elemPause);
140		MorseDash();
141		LightsOff(elemPause);
142		MorseDot();
143		LightsOff(elemPause);
144		break;
145	  case 'g':
146		MorseDash();
147		LightsOff(elemPause);
148		MorseDash();
149		LightsOff(elemPause);
150		MorseDot();
151		LightsOff(elemPause);
152		break;
153	  case 'h':
154	    MorseDot();
155		LightsOff(elemPause);
156		MorseDot();
157		LightsOff(elemPause);
158		MorseDot();
159		LightsOff(elemPause);
160		MorseDot();
161		LightsOff(elemPause);
162		break;
163	  case 'i':
164	    MorseDot();
165		LightsOff(elemPause);
166		MorseDot();
167		LightsOff(elemPause);
168		break;
169	  case 'j':
170	    MorseDot();
171		LightsOff(elemPause);
172		MorseDash();
173		LightsOff(elemPause);
174		MorseDash();
175		LightsOff(elemPause);
176		MorseDash();
177		LightsOff(elemPause);
178		break;
179      case 'k':
180	    MorseDash();
181		LightsOff(elemPause);
182		MorseDot();
183		LightsOff(elemPause);
184		MorseDash();
185		LightsOff(elemPause);
186		break;
187	  case 'l':
188	    MorseDot();
189		LightsOff(elemPause);
190		MorseDash();
191		LightsOff(elemPause);
192		MorseDot();
193		LightsOff(elemPause);
194		MorseDot();
195		LightsOff(elemPause);
196		break;
197      case 'm':
198	    MorseDash();
199		LightsOff(elemPause);
200		MorseDash();
201		LightsOff(elemPause);
202		break;
203	  case 'n':
204	    MorseDash();
205		LightsOff(elemPause);
206		MorseDot();
207		LightsOff(elemPause);
208		break;
209	  case 'o':
210	    MorseDash();
211		LightsOff(elemPause);
212		MorseDash();
213		LightsOff(elemPause);
214		MorseDash();
215		LightsOff(elemPause);
216		break;
217	  case 'p':
218	    MorseDot();
219		LightsOff(elemPause);
220		MorseDash();
221		LightsOff(elemPause);
222		MorseDash();
223		LightsOff(elemPause);
224		MorseDot();
225		LightsOff(elemPause);
226		break;
227	  case 'q':
228	    MorseDash();
229		LightsOff(elemPause);
230		MorseDash();
231		LightsOff(elemPause);
232		MorseDot();
233		LightsOff(elemPause);
234		MorseDash();
235		LightsOff(elemPause);
236		break;
237	  case 'r':
238	    MorseDot();
239		LightsOff(elemPause);
240		MorseDash();
241		LightsOff(elemPause);
242		MorseDot();
243		LightsOff(elemPause);
244		break;
245	  case 's':
246	    MorseDot();
247		LightsOff(elemPause);
248		MorseDot();
249		LightsOff(elemPause);
250		MorseDot();
251		LightsOff(elemPause);
252		break;
253	  case 't':
254	    MorseDash();
255		LightsOff(elemPause);
256		break;
257	  case 'u':
258	    MorseDot();
259		LightsOff(elemPause);
260		MorseDot();
261		LightsOff(elemPause);
262		MorseDash();
263		LightsOff(elemPause);
264		break;
265	  case 'v':
266	    MorseDot();
267		LightsOff(elemPause);
268		MorseDot();
269		LightsOff(elemPause);
270		MorseDot();
271		LightsOff(elemPause);
272		MorseDash();
273		LightsOff(elemPause);
274		break;
275	  case 'w':
276	    MorseDot();
277		LightsOff(elemPause);
278		MorseDash();
279		LightsOff(elemPause);
280		MorseDash();
281		LightsOff(elemPause);
282		break;
283	  case 'x':
284	    MorseDash();
285		LightsOff(elemPause);
286		MorseDot();
287		LightsOff(elemPause);
288		MorseDot();
289		LightsOff(elemPause);
290		MorseDash();
291		LightsOff(elemPause);
292		break;
293	  case 'y':
294	    MorseDash();
295		LightsOff(elemPause);
296		MorseDot();
297		LightsOff(elemPause);
298		MorseDash();
299		LightsOff(elemPause);
300		MorseDash();
301		LightsOff(elemPause);
302		break;
303	  case 'z':
304	    MorseDash();
305		LightsOff(elemPause);
306		MorseDash();
307		LightsOff(elemPause);
308		MorseDot();
309		LightsOff(elemPause);
310		MorseDot();
311		LightsOff(elemPause);
312		break;
313	  default: 
314		// If a matching character was not found it will default to a  blank space
315		LightsOff(Spaces);			
316	}
317}
318
319/* 
320	Unlicensed  Software:
321	
322	This is free and unencumbered software released into the public  domain.
323
324	Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
325	distribute  this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
326	binary, for any  purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
327	means.
328
329	In jurisdictions  that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
330	of this software dedicate  any and all copyright interest in the
331	software to the public domain. We make  this dedication for the benefit
332	of the public at large and to the detriment  of our heirs and
333	successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
334	relinquishment  in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this
335	software under copyright  law.
336
337	THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
338	EXPRESS  OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
339	MERCHANTABILITY,  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
340	IN NO EVENT SHALL THE  AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
341	OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN  ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
342	ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION  WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
343	OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
344
345	For  more information, please refer to 
346*/

/*
  Morse Code Project
  
  This code will loop through a string  of characters and convert these to morse code.  
  It will blink two LED lights  and play audio on a speaker.  
 */
 
 
//**************************************************//
//   Type the String to Convert to Morse Code Here  //
//**************************************************//
char  stringToMorseCode[] = "Arduino Morse Code Project";

// Create variable  to define the output pins
int led12 = 12;      // blink an led on output 12
int  led6 = 6;        // blink an led on output 6
int audio8 = 8;      // output audio  on pin 8
int note = 1200;      // music note/pitch

/*
	Set the speed  of your morse code
	Adjust the 'dotlen' length to speed up or slow down your  morse code
		(all of the other lengths are based on the dotlen)

	Here  are the ratios code elements:
	  Dash length = Dot length x 3
	  Pause between  elements = Dot length
		  (pause between dots and dashes within the character)
	  Pause between characters = Dot length x 3
	  Pause between words = Dot length  x 7
  
				http://www.nu-ware.com/NuCode%20Help/index.html?m...
*/
int  dotLen = 100;     // length of the morse code 'dot'
int dashLen = dotLen * 3;    // length of the morse code 'dash'
int elemPause = dotLen;  // length of  the pause between elements of a character
int Spaces = dotLen * 3;     // length  of the spaces between characters
int wordPause = dotLen * 7;  // length of the  pause between words

// the setup routine runs once when you press reset:
void  setup() {                
  // initialize the digital pin as an output for LED  lights.
  pinMode(led12, OUTPUT); 
  pinMode(led6, OUTPUT); 
}

//  Create a loop of the letters/words you want to output in morse code (defined in  string at top of code)
void loop()
{ 
  // Loop through the string and  get each character one at a time until the end is reached
  for (int i = 0; i  < sizeof(stringToMorseCode) - 1; i++)
  {
    // Get the character in the  current position
	char tmpChar = stringToMorseCode[i];
	// Set the case  to lower case
	tmpChar = toLowerCase(tmpChar);
	// Call the subroutine to  get the morse code equivalent for this character
	GetChar(tmpChar);
  }
  
  // At the end of the string long pause before looping and starting again
  LightsOff(8000);			
}

// DOT
void MorseDot()
{
  digitalWrite(led12,  HIGH);  	// turn the LED on 
  digitalWrite(led6, HIGH); 
  tone(audio8,  note, dotLen);	// start playing a tone
  delay(dotLen);             	// hold  in this position
}

// DASH
void MorseDash()
{
  digitalWrite(led12,  HIGH);  	// turn the LED on 
  digitalWrite(led6, HIGH);
  tone(audio8, note,  dashLen);	// start playing a tone
  delay(dashLen);               // hold in  this position
}

// Turn Off
void LightsOff(int delayTime)
{
  digitalWrite(led12, LOW);    	// turn the LED off  	
  digitalWrite(led6,  LOW);
  noTone(audio8);	       	   	// stop playing a tone
  delay(delayTime);            	// hold in this position
}

// *** Characters to Morse Code  Conversion *** //
void GetChar(char tmpChar)
{
	// Take the passed character  and use a switch case to find the morse code for that character
	switch (tmpChar)  {
	  case 'a':	
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'b':
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'c':
	    MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'd':
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'e':
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'f':
	    MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'g':
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'h':
	    MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'i':
	    MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'j':
	    MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
      case 'k':
	    MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'l':
	    MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
      case 'm':
	    MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'n':
	    MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'o':
	    MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'p':
	    MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'q':
	    MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'r':
	    MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 's':
	    MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 't':
	    MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'u':
	    MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'v':
	    MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'w':
	    MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'x':
	    MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'y':
	    MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  case 'z':
	    MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDash();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		MorseDot();
		LightsOff(elemPause);
		break;
	  default: 
		// If a matching character was not found it will default to a  blank space
		LightsOff(Spaces);			
	}
}

/* 
	Unlicensed  Software:
	
	This is free and unencumbered software released into the public  domain.

	Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
	distribute  this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
	binary, for any  purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
	means.

	In jurisdictions  that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
	of this software dedicate  any and all copyright interest in the
	software to the public domain. We make  this dedication for the benefit
	of the public at large and to the detriment  of our heirs and
	successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
	relinquishment  in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this
	software under copyright  law.

	THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
	EXPRESS  OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
	MERCHANTABILITY,  FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
	IN NO EVENT SHALL THE  AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
	OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN  ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
	ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION  WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
	OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

	For  more information, please refer to 
*/

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