@chopper53

Could you post the code you used to talk to the module.

@ChowMix12

How can you go about programming these IO pins?

More info? Are you using the 168 or 328 and have you selected the right chip from the board menu?

/me

The fact that there is something inside:

while ( Serial.available() == 0 ) {
   delay(100);
}

means that it will delay(100); then leave the while loop. So you need to just leave it blank and it should just loop nothing while no serial data is available.

/me

Don't really know WHAT it means. But you need to put semicolons in front of your 'int inPin2 = 3' like 'int inPin2 = 3;'

So basically it's saying there is an invalid id [eg nothing] after numeric qualifier [what the value is]

OK, I guessed the explanation, but it'll work.

/me

I may well do. I always struggle to figure out the correct ways to complete tasks.

As a wise maths teach of mine once said: It's not intelligence that enables you; it is experience. Experience you cannot teach and experience comes with practice!

/me

Does anyone know of any good C++ tutorials or reference as I want to expand my coding abilities.

/me

I think you are referring to switch 'bouncing'.

http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Debounce


/me

[loop]

Just as a side not; could you only have CHECKED1 and then change:

void loop()            
{
  out_buffer = CHECKED1;
  write_buffer();
  delay(500);

  out_buffer = CHECKED2;
  write_buffer();
  delay(500);
}

to

void loop()            
{
  out_buffer = CHECKED1;
  write_buffer();
  delay(500);

  out_buffer = !CHECKED1;
  write_buffer();
  delay(500);
}

Because CHECKED1 and 2 are just the opposite bits of each other?!

/me

You cannot upload Processing Sketches to Arduino as the Arduino uses a different language.

/me

It seems to be right here:

It always does, you can't use Serial without initialising the serial port and setting the baud-rate.

/me

Could you give us more details please? Do you mean the Software Serial library?

/me

Something like the ATmega1280. I want to make my own board for a big project instead of just shielding the Duemilanove or Mega.

I would like to create my own version of Arduino...or a 'duino. And I want to know; can you bootload any ATmega chip? Or do only some work.

Compiles fine for me too (in 0014 on XP)

Maybe try just changing the name of the variable to something random, or just put in the pin numbers raw!