Error 1 Error compiling for board Arduino Uno

[jjyay6464]

i try to upload or verify my code but it keeps coming back with this message can someone help me please
here is my code:

int ledpin = 8;
int buzzerpin = 9;
int tiltpin = 10;

void setup() {
pinMode(ledpin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(buzzerpin, OUTPUT);
pinMode(tiltpin, INPUT_PULLUP);
digitalWrite(ledpin, LOW);
digitalWrite(buzzerpin, LOW);
}

void loop() {
if(digitalRead(tiltpin) = HIGH)
{
digitalWrite(ledpin, HIGH);
digitalWrite(buzzerpin, HIGH);

}
}

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Arduino: 1.8.13 (Windows 10), Board: "Arduino Nano, ATmega328P"





















C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino-builder -dump-prefs -logger=machine -hardware C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware -hardware C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\tools-builder -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -tools C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -built-in-libraries C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries -libraries C:\Users\Bob2\Documents\Arduino\libraries -fqbn=arduino:avr:nano:cpu=atmega328 -vid-pid=1A86_7523 -ide-version=10813 -build-path C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_105997 -warnings=all -build-cache C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_873119 -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude.path=C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17 -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude-6.3.0-arduino17.path=C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17 -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc.path=C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7 -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc-7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7.path=C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7 -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA.path=C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\arduinoOTA\1.3.0 -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA-1.3.0.path=C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\arduinoOTA\1.3.0 -verbose C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_modified_sketch_210752\sketch_aug02a.ino

C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\arduino-builder -compile -logger=machine -hardware C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware -hardware C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\tools-builder -tools C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\hardware\tools\avr -tools C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages -built-in-libraries C:\Program Files (x86)\Arduino\libraries -libraries C:\Users\Bob2\Documents\Arduino\libraries -fqbn=arduino:avr:nano:cpu=atmega328 -vid-pid=1A86_7523 -ide-version=10813 -build-path C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_105997 -warnings=all -build-cache C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_cache_873119 -prefs=build.warn_data_percentage=75 -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude.path=C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17 -prefs=runtime.tools.avrdude-6.3.0-arduino17.path=C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avrdude\6.3.0-arduino17 -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc.path=C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7 -prefs=runtime.tools.avr-gcc-7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7.path=C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\avr-gcc\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7 -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA.path=C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\arduinoOTA\1.3.0 -prefs=runtime.tools.arduinoOTA-1.3.0.path=C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\tools\arduinoOTA\1.3.0 -verbose C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_modified_sketch_210752\sketch_aug02a.ino

Using board 'nano' from platform in folder: C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.3

Using core 'arduino' from platform in folder: C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.3

Detecting libraries used...

"C:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -flto -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10813 -DARDUINO_AVR_NANO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\hardware\\avr\\1.8.3\\cores\\arduino" "-IC:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\hardware\\avr\\1.8.3\\variants\\eightanaloginputs" "C:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_105997\\sketch\\sketch_aug02a.ino.cpp" -o nul -DARDUINO_LIB_DISCOVERY_PHASE

Generating function prototypes...

"C:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -w -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -flto -w -x c++ -E -CC -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10813 -DARDUINO_AVR_NANO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\hardware\\avr\\1.8.3\\cores\\arduino" "-IC:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\hardware\\avr\\1.8.3\\variants\\eightanaloginputs" "C:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_105997\\sketch\\sketch_aug02a.ino.cpp" -o "C:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_105997\\preproc\\ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp" -DARDUINO_LIB_DISCOVERY_PHASE

"C:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\builtin\\tools\\ctags\\5.8-arduino11/ctags" -u --language-force=c++ -f - --c++-kinds=svpf --fields=KSTtzns --line-directives "C:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_105997\\preproc\\ctags_target_for_gcc_minus_e.cpp"

Compiling sketch...

"C:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\tools\\avr-gcc\\7.3.0-atmel3.6.1-arduino7/bin/avr-g++" -c -g -Os -Wall -Wextra -std=gnu++11 -fpermissive -fno-exceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fno-threadsafe-statics -Wno-error=narrowing -MMD -flto -mmcu=atmega328p -DF_CPU=16000000L -DARDUINO=10813 -DARDUINO_AVR_NANO -DARDUINO_ARCH_AVR "-IC:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\hardware\\avr\\1.8.3\\cores\\arduino" "-IC:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Arduino15\\packages\\arduino\\hardware\\avr\\1.8.3\\variants\\eightanaloginputs" "C:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_105997\\sketch\\sketch_aug02a.ino.cpp" -o "C:\\Users\\Bob2\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\arduino_build_105997\\sketch\\sketch_aug02a.ino.cpp.o"

In file included from C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_build_105997\sketch\sketch_aug02a.ino.cpp:1:0:

C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_modified_sketch_210752\sketch_aug02a.ino: In function 'void loop()':

C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\1.8.3\cores\arduino/Arduino.h:40:14: error: lvalue required as left operand of assignment

 #define HIGH 0x1

              ^

C:\Users\Bob2\AppData\Local\Temp\arduino_modified_sketch_210752\sketch_aug02a.ino:16:30: note: in expansion of macro 'HIGH'

   if (digitalRead(tiltpin) = HIGH)

                              ^~~~

exit status 1

Error compiling for board Arduino Nano.

= is for assignment
== is for comparrison

[jjyay6464]

here is the whole error message

In file included from sketch/tiltswitch.ino.cpp:1:0:
/home/goodwinjon08/Arduino/tiltswitch/tiltswitch.ino: In function 'void loop()':
/opt/arduino-1.8.15/hardware/arduino/avr/cores/arduino/Arduino.h:40:14: error: lvalue required as left operand of assignment
 #define HIGH 0x1
              ^
/home/goodwinjon08/Arduino/tiltswitch/tiltswitch.ino:18:30: note: in expansion of macro 'HIGH'
   if (digitalRead(tiltpin) = HIGH)
                              ^~~~
exit status 1
Error compiling for board Arduino Uno.

[jjyay6464]

thanks so much i read the little bit at the bottom about the = and i relised my mistake i couldnt find anywhere to help becuase it waas such a simple mistake thanks so much

[SteveMann]

@jjyay6464

i couldnt find anywhere to help becuase it waas such a simple mistake thanks so much

You would be surprised how often we see it here. (Or how often we do it ourselves).