Arduino coding for a pulse of power

Using Arduino Programming Questions
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Okay so I am literally brand new to all of this but here's what I want to do...I am gonna use MobiFlight to write code for me for most of my needs as I'm building flight sim Hardware but on one of the pins I need the arduino Mega to PULSE a power signal for no longer than 5 to a very MAX of 7 seconds to a electromagnetic lock that I'm fabricating into a circuit breaker for flight sim. If it stays on longer than 7 seconds the magnet gets WAY too hot and will melt the plastic it will be in so when the Sims circuit breaker pops the sim sends a signal to that pin which will power the electromagnet for 5 to 7 seconds to release the breaker then power off? Can someone pls help me figure this out?

Also there will be other codes written to the mega so I need to know what goes where and how pretty pls...

3

A simple temperature switch were safer than a controller. It can be a heated bimetal switch, heated in parallel to the lock.

4

That would be introducing more pieces to a very small form factor puzzle I'm already having to use mosfet boards to make the 5 amps I need to pop the breakers

5

Very simple pseudo code in loop()

if (start) {
  lock(on);
  delay(5000); //ON time
  lock(off);
  while (start) ; //wait for start signal off
}
6

Hi,
If you don't want blocking code.
Look in IDE Examples fpr "Blink without delay".

Tom... :smiley: :+1: :coffee: :australia:

7

Unfortunately tom I'm so new don't even know what you just said ide?

8

HI,

The IDE is the Integrated Development Environment, it is the editor you use to write your code.
This may help.

example
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As you code you will find all sorts of things the IDE can do for you.

Tom.... :smiley: :+1: :coffee: :australia:

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