Controlling Switch Case statement over Serial Monitor

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#1

Hello,
I tweaked code I have following this tutorial:http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/SwitchCase2#.UwqAkIXW9PY so that I would be able to turn my motors the way I want from the Serial Monitor input. The code had no trouble uploading, but did not execute after I plug in values on the Serial Monitor. Could someone who knows more about the Switch Case syntax tell me what I am doing wrong:

#define motorpin0 9 // Direction ch1 front right motor
#define motorpin1 13// Direction ch2 front left motor

#define speedpin0 10 //Speed Ch1
#define speedpin1 6 //Speed Ch2

int count=0;

void setup() {
//the motor control wires are outputs
pinMode (motorpin0, OUTPUT);
pinMode(motorpin1, OUTPUT);

//PWM Pins are outputs
pinMode(speedpin0, OUTPUT);
pinMode(speedpin1, OUTPUT);


}

void loop() {
  
    analogWrite(speedpin0,255);
    analogWrite(speedpin1,255);
    
    
  switch (count)
  {
    case 'f': //forward
    digitalWrite(motorpin0,1);
    digitalWrite(motorpin1,1);
    
    delay(10000);
    count++;
    break;
    
     case 'r': //Turn right
    
    analogWrite(speedpin0,50);
 
    
    digitalWrite(motorpin0,1);
    digitalWrite(motorpin1,1);

    delay(1200);
    count++;
    break;
    
    case 'b': //backward
    
    digitalWrite(motorpin0,0);
    digitalWrite(motorpin1,0);
    
    delay (5000);
    count++;
    break;
    
   
    case 'l': //Turn left
    
    analogWrite(speedpin1,50);
  
    
    digitalWrite(motorpin0,1);
    digitalWrite(motorpin1,1);
  
    delay(1200);
    count++;
    break;
}
}

Thanks,
CalculatorDude

#2

Serial Monitor

Add some code to read the serial data.

#3

thnx, excuse my ignorance

#4