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Arduino Blinker w/ LCD KeyPad Shield
#include <LiquidCrystal.h>
// select the pins used on the LCD panel
LiquidCrystal lcd(8, 9, 4, 5, 6, 7);
// define some values used by the panel and buttons
#define btnRIGHT 0
#define btnUP 1
#define btnDOWN 2
#define btnLEFT 3
#define btnSELECT 4
#define btnNONE 5
#define toggledRelay 23 // relay 1
int currentPosition = 0;
int previousButtonPressTime = 0;
int previousFlashingTime = 0;
int amount = 0;
bool relayIsOn = false;
// read the buttons
int read_LCD_buttons()
{
int adc_key_in = analogRead(0); // read the value from the sensor
// my buttons when read are centered at these valies: 0, 144, 329, 504, 741
// we add approx 50 to those values and check to see if we are close
if (adc_key_in > 1000) return btnNONE; // We make this the 1st option for speed reasons since it will be the most likely result
// For V1.1 us this threshold
if (adc_key_in < 50) return btnRIGHT;
if (adc_key_in < 250) return btnUP;
if (adc_key_in < 450) return btnDOWN;
if (adc_key_in < 650) return btnLEFT;
if (adc_key_in < 850) return btnSELECT;
return btnNONE; // when all others fail, return this...
}
void setup()
{
pinMode(toggledRelay, OUTPUT);
pinMode(toggledRelay + 2, OUTPUT);
pinMode(toggledRelay + 4, OUTPUT);
digitalWrite(toggledRelay + 2, LOW);
digitalWrite(toggledRelay + 4, LOW);
lcd.begin(16, 2); // start the library
lcd.setCursor(0, 0);
lcd.print("---D F T B A---"); // print a simple message
lcd.setCursor(0, 1);
lcd.print("0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0"); // print a simple message
lcd.blink();
lcd.cursor();
Serial.begin(9600);
}
void loop()
{
lcd.setCursor(currentPosition * 2, 1); // move to the begining of the second line
int lcd_key = read_LCD_buttons(); // read the buttons
int newTime = millis();
int delta = newTime - previousButtonPressTime;
if (delta >= 500)
{
switch (lcd_key) // depending on which button was pushed, we perform an action
{
case btnRIGHT:
{
currentPosition = (currentPosition >= 7) ? 7 : currentPosition + 1;
previousButtonPressTime = newTime;
break;
}
case btnLEFT:
{
currentPosition = (currentPosition <= 0) ? 0 : currentPosition - 1;
previousButtonPressTime = newTime;
break;
}
case btnSELECT:
{
bool isAlreadySelected = amount & (1 << currentPosition);
int temp = (1 << currentPosition) * pow(-1 , isAlreadySelected);
amount += temp;
Serial.println(amount);
lcd.print(!isAlreadySelected);
previousButtonPressTime = newTime;
break;
}
case btnNONE:
{
break;
}
}
lcd.setCursor(currentPosition * 2, 1);
}
delta = newTime - previousFlashingTime;
if(amount != 0 && delta > (1000.0 / amount)){
previousFlashingTime = newTime;
relayIsOn = !relayIsOn;
digitalWrite(toggledRelay, relayIsOn ? HIGH : LOW);
} else if(amount == 0 && delta > (1000.0 / amount)){
previousFlashingTime = newTime;
relayIsOn = true;
digitalWrite(toggledRelay, HIGH);
}
}
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