Delayed output without using the delay function

[StefanL38]

@paulpaulson

As already mentioned, do not use any magic abbreviations or numbers.

@paulpaulson apply this to your explanation.

For a beginner your "explanation"

@paulpaulson

Define an object with the I/Os, time control once and use this multiple times for each room.

is a many letters using acronym, that hides away a lot of knowledge which requires to learn dozens of hours about medium advanced programming techniques!

@guyc1
here is a video-tutorial that explains how non-blocking timing based on millis() works

alternatively you could read this tutorial

Example-code for timing based on millis() easier to understand through the use of example-numbers / avoiding delay()

non-blocking timing. Execute code only from time to time. There are a lot of different ways to learn programming. This thread wants to add another approach that is different to the yet existing ones. UPDATE 06.01.2023 if you are mainly interested in applying non-blocking timing you can do a quick read of this short tutorial / demonstration If you are intersted in understanding the details how it works go on reading here. I use an everyday analogon in this post to explain the basic principle …