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hi im tinkering around with a 74HC595 chip and i was trying to figure out how to controll induvial leds. all the guides about these chips are just about understanding how it works and not how to program it. I understand how it shifts in data, but I am unable to creat a correct code to turn induvial leds on.


 with the code below i was able to turn on led #1 , but when i was unable to turn any single one on..


//Pin connected to ST_CP of 74HC595
int latchPin = 8;
//Pin connected to SH_CP of 74HC595
int clockPin = 12;
////Pin connected to DS of 74HC595
int dataPin = 11;



void setup() {
  //set pins to output so you can control the shift register
  pinMode(latchPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(clockPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(dataPin, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
  // count from 0 to 255 and display the number
  // on the LEDs
  for (int i = 0;i < 2; i++) {
    // take the latchPin low so
    // the LEDs don't change while you're sending in bits:
    digitalWrite(latchPin, LOW);
    // shift out the bits:
    shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin,00000001, i); 

    //take the latch pin high so the LEDs will light up:
    digitalWrite(latchPin, HIGH);
    // pause before next value:
    delay(1);
   
    digitalWrite(latchPin, LOW);
  }}

[Reply #1 on:]

shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin,00000001, i); 

toss a B in front of 00000001 to tell the compiler that is a Binary representation of the number

shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin,B00000001, i); 

[Reply #2 on:]

So if I wanted to turn just led #8 on I would change B00000001 to B10000000? That's it?

[Reply #3 on:]

if its wired correctly ... ayep

actually you have the function wrong

shiftOut(dataPin, clockPin, bitOrder, value)

so

shiftOut(dataPin,ClockPin, MSBFIRST (or LSBFIRST), B00000001);

http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/ShiftOut

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ok i think i get it now. using this code i was able to turn one leds and make them flash at different intervals.

//Pin connected to ST_CP of 74HC595
int latchPin = 8;
//Pin connected to SH_CP of 74HC595
int clockPin = 12;
////Pin connected to DS of 74HC595
int dataPin = 11;



void setup() {
  //set pins to output so you can control the shift register
  pinMode(latchPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(clockPin, OUTPUT);
  pinMode(dataPin, OUTPUT);
}

void loop() {
  // count from 0 to 255 and display the number
  // on the LEDs
  for (int i = 0;i < 256; i++) {
    // take the latchPin low so
    // the LEDs don't change while you're sending in bits:
    digitalWrite(latchPin, LOW);
    // shift out the bits:
    shiftOut(dataPin,clockPin, MSBFIRST, B01000000); 
   //take the latch pin high so the LEDs will light up:
    digitalWrite(latchPin, HIGH);
    delay(500);
    digitalWrite(latchPin, LOW);
    shiftOut(dataPin,clockPin,MSBFIRST, B00000001);
    digitalWrite(latchPin, HIGH);
    delay(200);
    digitalWrite(latchPin,LOW);
    shiftOut(dataPin,clockPin,MSBFIRST,B00000100);
    digitalWrite(latchPin, HIGH);
  delay(500);

}} 
 

 
 

[Reply #5 on:]

Do you need the for loop ?

[Reply #6 on:]

Do I need the what?

[Reply #7 on:]

Do I need the what?

Probably not.