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//This code is in the public domain. By Marcin Jakubowski on Nov. 5, 2009
//Control code for running The Liberator high performance CEB press; this code yields 6 bricks per minute
//with a 5 inch main cylinder and a 2.5 inch secondary cylinder.

int mainup = 5; // Sets pinout on the Arduino - pins 5,6,10, and 11 are used.
int maindown = 6;
int secin = 10;
int secout = 11;
unsigned long time = 800;
float factor1 = 3.0; // Main cylinder moves down 7 inches to load soil.
float factor2 = 0.9; // Sec. cylinder moves to pressing position, or 7 inches out.
float factor3 = 2.0; // Main moves up 4 inches to compress the brick.
float factor4 = 0.1; // Main moves down 1/4" to release pressure.
float factor5 = 1.0; // Sec. opens drawer, or 7 inches out.
float factor6 = 2.0; // Main ejects brick from compression chamber, 4.5 inches up.
// Extra half inch accoounts for extra thick bricks.
float factor7 = 2; // Sec. cylinder moves 14 inches in to eject block from machine.
// Cycle of 7 steps repeats.
void setup()
{
pinMode(mainup, OUTPUT);
pinMode(maindown, OUTPUT);
pinMode(secin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(secout, OUTPUT);
// To initialize cylinders:
// 1. Release drawer (if pressured).
digitalWrite(maindown, HIGH);
delay(time*.2);
digitalWrite(maindown, LOW);
// 2. Move drawer all the way out.
digitalWrite(secout, HIGH);
delay(time*1.31);
digitalWrite(secout, LOW);
// 3. Eject any block from compression chamber.
digitalWrite(mainup, HIGH);
delay(time*4);
digitalWrite(mainup, LOW);
// 4. Eject any block from machine
digitalWrite(secin, HIGH);
delay(time*1.75);
digitalWrite(secin, LOW);
}

void loop()
{
// Main cylinder moves down 8 inches to load soil.
digitalWrite(maindown, HIGH);
delay(time*factor1);
digitalWrite(maindown, LOW);

// Sec. cylinder moves to pressing position, or 7 inches out.
digitalWrite(secout, HIGH);
delay(time*factor2);
digitalWrite(secout, LOW);

// Main moves up 4 inches to compress the brick.
digitalWrite(mainup, HIGH);
delay(time*factor3);
digitalWrite(mainup, LOW);

// Main moves down 1/4" to release pressure.
digitalWrite(maindown, HIGH);
delay(time*factor4);
digitalWrite(maindown, LOW);

// Sec. opens drawer, or 7 inches out.
digitalWrite(secout, HIGH);
delay(time*factor5);
digitalWrite(secout, LOW);

// Main ejects brick from compression chamber, 4.5 inches up.
digitalWrite(mainup, HIGH);
delay(time*factor6);
digitalWrite(mainup, LOW);

// Sec. cylinder moves 14 inches in to eject block from machine.
digitalWrite(secin, HIGH);
delay(time*factor7);
digitalWrite(secin, LOW);
}

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