The code presented on this page can be downloaded or found in the Arduino examples menu under Examples → SpinWearables → Dancing_with_Color → Motion_Snake.
For more examples and information, refer to the dancing companion page.
These include statements should look familiar! As a reminder, they allow the program to access coding tools for the SpinWheel.
#include "SpinWearables.h"
using namespace SpinWearables;The setup function should also seem familiar. As a reminder, the setup function is run once when the SpinWheel turns on. Also, SpinWheel.begin() prepares the LED to accept new colors.
void setup() {
SpinWheel.begin();
}Initialize the angle variable to zero. This will keep track of the Spin Wheel’s rotation.
int angle = 0; Instructions in a loop function are repeated over and over again, in other words, “in a loop”.
void loop() {The readIMU function checks if the sensor is ready and takes its current rotation data.
SpinWheel.readIMU();Use an if statement to check to see if the rotation is large enough. If the rotation is large enough, then we will create a snake-like pattern on the device where the motion of the snake is based on the motion of the device. Experiment with changing the 100 threshold value if you want to make the SpinWheel more or less sensitive. Keep in mind that gy measures rotation around the y axis, i.e. spinning in place while hanging the SpinWheel by the keyring.
if (abs(SpinWheel.gy) > 100) {
// Add 10 to make it spin at a reasonable speed.
// Experiment with this number to change the rate
// with which the snake spins. Can you make the
// snake go the other way? (Hint: what happens if you
// subtract 10 instead?)
angle = angle+10;
// Here we use (0,255,0) to make the
// snake green, but you can use any color you like.
SpinWheel.setSmallLEDsPointer(angle, 0, 255, 0);
}Create a pattern on the large LEDs as well.
SpinWheel.setLargeLEDsUniform(100, 0, 100);Have the SpinWheel draw the desired pattern.
SpinWheel.drawFrame();
}