sthysel / rattlesnake

Rattlesnake warns you if you come to close

Rattlesnake

Rattlesnake is a program designed to create an alarm when an object is within a specific proximity. It will produce a different pitch depending on the distance.

The system was designed for a sentor which would: Input a distance from 0-10 meters, for a 10m input the tone will be low, 500Hz, for a distance of 0 the tone will be 2.5kHz.

Usage

To setup for the standard conditions you must first set up the preferences on the command line,

python3 cli.py
  --min-distance 0
  --max-distance 10
  --min-frequency 500
  --max-frequency 2.5kHz

During runtime, use these commands to adjust the output

    on : Plays the tone
    off: Stops the tone
    f# : The frequency
    d# : The distance from the sensor
    v# : The volume (0 - 9)

    0  : exit (or ^c)