Rocket ship letterbox, gets excited when mail is full

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    var distance = 0;
    var running;
    var on = 1;
    var global = [0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,150,1,0];
    
    
    var sensor = require("HC-SR04").connect(A0,A1,functio­n(dist) {
      distance = dist;
    });
    
    SPI2.setup({baud:3200000, mosi:B15});
    
    function runIt(){
      sensor.trigger();
      if (distance > 9.5){
        noMail();
      }else{
          gotMail();
      }
    }
    
    function switchit(){
      if (on){
        clearInterval(running);
        on = 0;
      } else {
        global[11] = Math.floor((Math.random() * 100) + 50);
        running = setInterval(runIt, global[11]);
        on = 1;
      }
    }
    
    
    function gotMail(){
      
      if(global[1] > 255){
        global[1] = 0;
      }
      if(global[2] > 255){
        global[2] = 0;
      }
      if(global[4] > 50){
        global[4] = 11;
      }
      
      switch(global[4]) {
        case 0:
            blackOut();
            break;
        case 1:
            SPI2.send4bit([0,0,0,         0,0,0,      0,0,0,         0,0,0,             50,0,0,         255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011);
            break;
        case 2:
            SPI2.send4bit([0,0,0,          0,0,0,     0,0,0,         50,0,0,            100,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011);
            break;
        case 3:
            SPI2.send4bit([0,0,0,       0,0,0,       50,0,0,         100,0,0,        155,50,0,         255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011);
            break;
        case 4:
            SPI2.send4bit([0,0,0,      50,0,0,      100,0,0,        155,50,0,        255,150,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011);
            break;
        case 5:
            SPI2.send4bit([50,0,0,     100,0,0,      55,50,0,       255,150,0,        255,255,255,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011);
            break;
        case 6:
            SPI2.send4bit([100,0,0,    55,50,0,     255,255,255,   255,255,255,         255,255,255,        255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011);
            break;
        case 7:
            SPI2.send4bit([255,255,255,      255,255,255,      255,255,255,       255,255,255,       255,255,255,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011);
            break;
        case 8:
            SPI2.send4bit([255,255,255,      255,255,255,      255,255,255,       255,255,255,       255,255,255,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011);
            break;
        case 9:
            SPI2.send4bit([255,255,255,      255,255,255,      255,255,255,       255,255,255,       255,255,255,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011);
            break;
        case 10:
            blackOut();
            break;
        case 11:
            SPI2.send4bit([2,0,0,      2,0,0,       2,0,0,       2,0,0,        2,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 12:
            SPI2.send4bit([4,0,0,      4,0,0,       4,0,0,       4,0,0,        4,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 13:
            SPI2.send4bit([6,0,0,      6,0,0,       6,0,0,       6,0,0,        6,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 14:
            SPI2.send4bit([8,0,0,      8,0,0,       8,0,0,       8,0,0,        8,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 15:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 16:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 17:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 18:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 19:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 20:
            SPI2.send4bit([30,0,0,     20,0,0,      20,0,0,      20,0,0,       20,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 21:
            SPI2.send4bit([155,50,0,   30,0,0,      20,0,0,     20,0,0,       20,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 22:
            SPI2.send4bit([30,0,0,     155,50,0,     30,0,0,        20,0,0,      20,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 23:
            SPI2.send4bit([20,0,0,     30,0,0,       155,50,0,        30,0,0,     20,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 24:
            SPI2.send4bit([20,0,0,     20,0,0,       30,0,0,        155,50,0,      30,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 25:
            SPI2.send4bit([20,0,0,     20,0,0,       20,0,0,        30,0,0,      155,50,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 26:
            SPI2.send4bit([20,0,0,     20,0,0,       20,0,0,        20,0,0,      30,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 27:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 28:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 29:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 30:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 31:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 32:
            SPI2.send4bit([30,0,0,     20,0,0,      20,0,0,      20,0,0,       20,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 33:
            SPI2.send4bit([155,50,0,   30,0,0,      20,0,0,     20,0,0,       20,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 34:
            SPI2.send4bit([30,0,0,     155,50,0,     30,0,0,        20,0,0,      20,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 35:
            SPI2.send4bit([20,0,0,     30,0,0,       155,50,0,        30,0,0,     20,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 36:
            SPI2.send4bit([20,0,0,     20,0,0,       30,0,0,        155,50,0,      30,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 37:
            SPI2.send4bit([20,0,0,     20,0,0,       20,0,0,        30,0,0,      155,50,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 38:
            SPI2.send4bit([20,0,0,     20,0,0,       20,0,0,        20,0,0,      30,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 39:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 40:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 41:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 42:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 43:
            SPI2.send4bit([10,0,0,     10,0,0,      10,0,0,      10,0,0,       10,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 44:
            SPI2.send4bit([50,0,0,     100,0,0,       150,0,0,        200,0,0,      50,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 45:
            SPI2.send4bit([155,50,0,     100,0,0,       150,0,0,        200,0,0,      50,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 46:
            SPI2.send4bit([50,0,0,     155,50,0,       150,0,0,        200,0,0,      50,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 47:
            SPI2.send4bit([50,0,0,     100,0,0,       155,50,0,        200,0,0,      50,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 48:
            SPI2.send4bit([50,0,0,     100,0,0,       150,0,0,        155,50,0,      50,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 49:
            SPI2.send4bit([50,0,0,     100,0,0,       150,0,0,        200,0,0,      155,50,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        case 50:
            SPI2.send4bit([50,0,0,     100,0,0,       150,0,0,        200,0,0,      50,0,0,       255,255,255], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
            break;
        default:
            SPI2.send4bit([50,0,0,     100,0,0,       150,0,0,        200,0,0,      50,0,0,       0,255,0], 0b0001, 0b0011); // white
      }
    
      global[1] += 5;
      global[2] += 2;
      global[4] += 1;
    }
    
    
    function noMail(){
      if(global[3] > 5){
        global[3] = 0;
      }
      if (global[4] !== 0){
        switchit();
        global[4] = 0;
        switchit();
      }
      if(global[1] > 255){
        global[8] = 0;
        global[1] = 255;
      }
      if(global[1] < 0){
        global[8] = 1;
        global[1] = 0;
      }
      if(global[5] > 255){
        global[6] = 0;
        global[5] = 255;
      }
      if(global[5] < 0){
        global[6] = 1;
        global[5] = 0;
      }
      if(global[2] > 255){
        global[7] = 0;
        global[2] = 255;
      }
      if(global[2] < 0){
        global[7] = 1;
        global[2] = 0;
      }
      if(global[9] > 100){
        global[10] = 0;
        global[9] = 100;
      }
      if(global[9] < 0){
        global[10] = 1;
        global[9] = 0;
      }
      if(global[13] > 1000){
        global[13] = 0;
        if (global[12] === 0){
          global[12] = 1;
        } else {
          global[12] = 0;
        }
      }
      
      if (global[12] === 0){
        switch(global[3]) {
          case 0:
              SPI2.send4bit([global[2],global[1],globa­l[5],  0,0,global[9],      0,0,global[1],           0,0,global[9],            0,0,global[1],      global[1],0,0], 0b0001, 0b0011);
              break;
          case 1:
              SPI2.send4bit([25,25,global[1],      global[2],global[1],global[5],  0,0,global[1],        0,0,global[9],            0,0,global[1],        global[1],0,0], 0b0001, 0b0011);
              break;
          case 2:
              SPI2.send4bit([0,0,global[1],         25,25,global[9],       global[2],global[1],global[5],   0,0,global[1],        0,0,global[1],      global[1],0,0], 0b0001, 0b0011);
              break;
          case 3:
              SPI2.send4bit([0,0,global[1],      0,0,global[9],      25,25,50,        global[2],global[1],global[5],     0,0,global[1],     global[1],0,0], 0b0001, 0b0011);
              break;
          case 4:
              SPI2.send4bit([0,0,global[1],      0,0,global[9],      0,0,global[1],        25,25,global[9],        global[2],global[1],global[5],  global[1],0,0], 0b0001, 0b0011);
              break;
          default:
              SPI2.send4bit([0,0,global[1],     0,0,global[9],      0,0,global[1],        0,0,global[9],         25,25,global[1], global[1],0,0], 0b0001, 0b0011);
        }
        global[3] += 1;
      } else {
         SPI2.send4bit([global[1],global[5],globa­l[9],global[5],global[2],global[1],globa­l[5],global[1],global[2],global[5],globa­l[2],global[1],global[1],global[5],globa­l[9],global[9],0,0], 0b0001, 0b0011);
      }
      global[13] += 1;
      
      if (global[6] == 1){
        global[5] += 1;
      } else{
        global[5] -= 1;
      }
      
      if (global[7] == 1){
        global[2] += 2;
      } else {
        global[2] -= 2;
      }
      
      if (global[8] == 1){
        global[1] += 5;
      } else {
        global[1] -= 5;
      }
      if (global[10] == 1){
        global[9] += 10;
      } else {
        global[9] -= 10;
      }
    
    }
    
    function blackOut(){SPI2.send4bit([0,0,0,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  0,0,0,  0,0,0], 0b0001, 0b0011);}
    
    running = setInterval(runIt, 200);
    
    setWatch(switchit, BTN1, {repeat:true, edge:"rising"});
    
  • Wow, that looks great - thanks for posting all the code up!

    Did you make it for something specific, or just a bit of fun?

  • This was for a letter box in a theme camp for australias version of Burning Man. Ran off of a phone backup battery which surprisingly lasted all week running the 5 LEDs

  • Nice! :)

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