Waveform Beat Generators

Detailed Description

Waveform generators that reset at a given number of "beats per minute" (BPM).

The standard "beat" functions generate "sawtooth" waves which rise from 0 up to a max value and then reset, continuously repeating that cycle at the specified frequency (BPM).

The "sin" versions function similarly, but create an oscillating sine wave at the specified frequency.

BPM can be supplied two ways. The simpler way of specifying BPM is as a simple 8-bit integer from 1-255, (e.g., "120"). The more sophisticated way of specifying BPM allows for fractional "Q8.8" fixed point number (an accum88) with an 8-bit integer part and an 8-bit fractional part. The easiest way to construct this is to multiply a floating point BPM value (e.g. 120.3) by 256, (e.g. resulting in 30796 in this case), and pass that as the 16-bit BPM argument.

Originally these functions were designed to make an entire animation project pulse. with brightness. For that effect, add this line just above your existing call to "FastLED.show()":

uint8_t bright = beatsin8( 60 /*BPM*/, 192 /*dimmest*/, 255 /*brightest*/ ));
FastLED.setBrightness( bright );
FastLED.show();

The entire animation will now pulse between brightness 192 and 255 once per second.

Warning

Any "BPM88" parameter MUST always be provided in Q8.8 format!

Note

The beat generators need access to a millisecond counter to track elapsed time. See GET_MILLIS for reference. When using the Arduino millis() function, accuracy is a bit better than one part in a thousand.

Functions
LIB8STATIC uint16_t	beat88 (accum88 beats_per_minute_88, uint32_t timebase=0)
	Generates a 16-bit "sawtooth" wave at a given BPM, with BPM specified in Q8.8 fixed-point format.
LIB8STATIC uint16_t	beat16 (accum88 beats_per_minute, uint32_t timebase=0)
	Generates a 16-bit "sawtooth" wave at a given BPM.
LIB8STATIC uint8_t	beat8 (accum88 beats_per_minute, uint32_t timebase=0)
	Generates an 8-bit "sawtooth" wave at a given BPM.
LIB8STATIC uint16_t	beatsin88 (accum88 beats_per_minute_88, uint16_t lowest=0, uint16_t highest=65535, uint32_t timebase=0, uint16_t phase_offset=0)
	Generates a 16-bit sine wave at a given BPM that oscillates within a given range.
LIB8STATIC uint16_t	beatsin16 (accum88 beats_per_minute, uint16_t lowest=0, uint16_t highest=65535, uint32_t timebase=0, uint16_t phase_offset=0)
	Generates a 16-bit sine wave at a given BPM that oscillates within a given range.
LIB8STATIC uint8_t	beatsin8 (accum88 beats_per_minute, uint8_t lowest=0, uint8_t highest=255, uint32_t timebase=0, uint8_t phase_offset=0)
	Generates an 8-bit sine wave at a given BPM that oscillates within a given range.

Function Documentation

beat16()

LIB8STATIC uint16_t beat16	(	accum88	beats_per_minute,
		uint32_t	timebase = 0 )

Generates a 16-bit "sawtooth" wave at a given BPM.

Parameters

beats_per_minute	the frequency of the wave, in decimal
timebase	the time offset of the wave from the millis() timer

Examples

Pacifica.ino.

Definition at line 970 of file lib8tion.h.

beat8()

LIB8STATIC uint8_t beat8	(	accum88	beats_per_minute,
		uint32_t	timebase = 0 )

Generates an 8-bit "sawtooth" wave at a given BPM.

Parameters

beats_per_minute	the frequency of the wave, in decimal
timebase	the time offset of the wave from the millis() timer

Examples

Pacifica.ino.

Definition at line 980 of file lib8tion.h.

beat88()

LIB8STATIC uint16_t beat88	(	accum88	beats_per_minute_88,
		uint32_t	timebase = 0 )

Generates a 16-bit "sawtooth" wave at a given BPM, with BPM specified in Q8.8 fixed-point format.

Parameters

beats_per_minute_88	the frequency of the wave, in Q8.8 format
timebase	the time offset of the wave from the millis() timer

Warning

The BPM parameter MUST be provided in Q8.8 format! E.g. for 120 BPM it would be 120*256 = 30720. If you just want to specify "120", use beat16() or beat8().

Definition at line 954 of file lib8tion.h.

beatsin16()

LIB8STATIC uint16_t beatsin16	(	accum88	beats_per_minute,
		uint16_t	lowest = 0,
		uint16_t	highest = 65535,
		uint32_t	timebase = 0,
		uint16_t	phase_offset = 0 )

Generates a 16-bit sine wave at a given BPM that oscillates within a given range.

Parameters

beats_per_minute	the frequency of the wave, in decimal
lowest	the lowest output value of the sine wave
highest	the highest output value of the sine wave
timebase	the time offset of the wave from the millis() timer
phase_offset	phase offset of the wave from the current position

Examples

DemoReel100.ino, and Pacifica.ino.

Definition at line 1014 of file lib8tion.h.

beatsin8()

LIB8STATIC uint8_t beatsin8	(	accum88	beats_per_minute,
		uint8_t	lowest = 0,
		uint8_t	highest = 255,
		uint32_t	timebase = 0,
		uint8_t	phase_offset = 0 )

Generates an 8-bit sine wave at a given BPM that oscillates within a given range.

Parameters

beats_per_minute	the frequency of the wave, in decimal
lowest	the lowest output value of the sine wave
highest	the highest output value of the sine wave
timebase	the time offset of the wave from the millis() timer
phase_offset	phase offset of the wave from the current position

Examples

DemoReel100.ino, and Pacifica.ino.

Definition at line 1032 of file lib8tion.h.

beatsin88()

LIB8STATIC uint16_t beatsin88	(	accum88	beats_per_minute_88,
		uint16_t	lowest = 0,
		uint16_t	highest = 65535,
		uint32_t	timebase = 0,
		uint16_t	phase_offset = 0 )

Generates a 16-bit sine wave at a given BPM that oscillates within a given range.

Parameters

beats_per_minute_88	the frequency of the wave, in Q8.8 format
lowest	the lowest output value of the sine wave
highest	the highest output value of the sine wave
timebase	the time offset of the wave from the millis() timer
phase_offset	phase offset of the wave from the current position

Warning

The BPM parameter MUST be provided in Q8.8 format! E.g. for 120 BPM it would be 120*256 = 30720. If you just want to specify "120", use beatsin16() or beatsin8().

Examples

Pacifica.ino, and Pride2015.ino.

Definition at line 996 of file lib8tion.h.