HI,
I'm totally new to arduino programing.
my idea is already working good with no errors, but i want to improve.
the idea is a bomb, when reaches 00:00 "explodes"
i can set a value "start_num" in seconds.
the problem is:
start_num = 300 //300 seconds = 5 minutes
in my display shows 299.... 298...297....296 and so on...
i really want to show is 4:59....4:58....4:57 like a real clock, not only show in seconds.
(at this time, dont worry about the dots ":", i can solve this later)
where is my code, witch in fact i`ve found at the internet (and have no ideia how works))
int segA = 3;
int segB = 7;
int segC = 11;
int segD = 9;
int segE = 8;
int segF = 4;
int segG = 12;
int digit1 = 2;
int digit2 = 5;
int digit3 = 6;
int digit4 = 13;
int dot = 10;
int start_num=120; // Number to countdown from
unsigned long time;
void setup() {
pinMode(segA, OUTPUT);
pinMode(segB, OUTPUT);
pinMode(segC, OUTPUT);
pinMode(segD, OUTPUT);
pinMode(segE, OUTPUT);
pinMode(segF, OUTPUT);
pinMode(segG, OUTPUT);
pinMode(digit1, OUTPUT);
pinMode(digit2, OUTPUT);
pinMode(digit3, OUTPUT);
pinMode(digit4, OUTPUT);
pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
if((millis()/1000) < start_num){
displayNumber(start_num -(millis()/1000));
}
else {
// reached zero, flash the display
time=millis();
while(millis() < time+200) {
displayNumber(0); // display 0 for 0.2 second
}
time=millis();
while(millis() < time+200) {
lightNumber(10); // Turn display off for 0.2 second
}
}
//while( (millis() - startTime) < 2000) {
//displayNumber(1217);
//}
//delay(1000);
}
//Given a number, we display 10:22
//After running through the 4 numbers, the display is left turned off
//Display brightness
//Each digit is on for a certain amount of microseconds
//Then it is off until we have reached a total of 20ms for the function call
//Let's assume each digit is on for 1000us
//If each digit is on for 1ms, there are 4 digits, so the display
//is off for 16ms.
//That's a ratio of 1ms to 16ms or 6.25% on time (PWM).
//Let's define a variable called brightness that varies from:
//5000 blindingly bright (15.7mA current draw per digit)
//2000 shockingly bright (11.4mA current draw per digit)
//1000 pretty bright (5.9mA)
//500 normal (3mA)
//200 dim but readable (1.4mA)
//50 dim but readable (0.56mA)
//5 dim but readable (0.31mA)
//1 dim but readable in dark (0.28mA)
void displayNumber(int toDisplay) {
#define DISPLAY_BRIGHTNESS 1
#define DIGIT_ON HIGH
#define DIGIT_OFF LOW
long beginTime = millis();
for(int digit = 4 ; digit > 0 ; digit--) {
//Turn on a digit for a short amount of time
switch(digit) {
case 1:
digitalWrite(digit1, DIGIT_ON);
break;
case 2:
digitalWrite(digit2, DIGIT_ON);
break;
case 3:
digitalWrite(digit3, DIGIT_ON);
break;
case 4:
digitalWrite(digit4, DIGIT_ON);
break;
}
//Turn on the right segments for this digit
lightNumber(toDisplay % 10);
toDisplay /= 10;
delayMicroseconds(DISPLAY_BRIGHTNESS);
//Display digit for fraction of a second (1us to 5000us, 500 is pretty good)
//Turn off all segments
lightNumber(10);
//Turn off all digits
digitalWrite(digit1, DIGIT_OFF);
digitalWrite(digit2, DIGIT_OFF);
digitalWrite(digit3, DIGIT_OFF);
digitalWrite(digit4, DIGIT_OFF);
}
while( (millis() - beginTime) < 10) ;
//Wait for 20ms to pass before we paint the display again
}
//Given a number, turns on those segments
//If number == 10, then turn off number
void lightNumber(int numberToDisplay) {
#define SEGMENT_ON LOW
#define SEGMENT_OFF HIGH
switch (numberToDisplay){
case 0:
digitalWrite(segA, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segB, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segC, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segD, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segE, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segF, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segG, SEGMENT_OFF);
break;
case 1:
digitalWrite(segA, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segB, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segC, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segD, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segE, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segF, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segG, SEGMENT_OFF);
break;
case 2:
digitalWrite(segA, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segB, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segC, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segD, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segE, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segF, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segG, SEGMENT_ON);
break;
case 3:
digitalWrite(segA, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segB, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segC, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segD, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segE, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segF, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segG, SEGMENT_ON);
break;
case 4:
digitalWrite(segA, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segB, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segC, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segD, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segE, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segF, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segG, SEGMENT_ON);
break;
case 5:
digitalWrite(segA, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segB, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segC, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segD, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segE, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segF, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segG, SEGMENT_ON);
break;
case 6:
digitalWrite(segA, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segB, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segC, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segD, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segE, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segF, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segG, SEGMENT_ON);
break;
case 7:
digitalWrite(segA, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segB, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segC, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segD, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segE, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segF, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segG, SEGMENT_OFF);
break;
case 8:
digitalWrite(segA, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segB, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segC, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segD, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segE, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segF, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segG, SEGMENT_ON);
break;
case 9:
digitalWrite(segA, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segB, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segC, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segD, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segE, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segF, SEGMENT_ON);
digitalWrite(segG, SEGMENT_ON);
break;
case 10:
digitalWrite(segA, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segB, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segC, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segD, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segE, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segF, SEGMENT_OFF);
digitalWrite(segG, SEGMENT_OFF);
break;
}
}
