Formating for numerous IN/OUTputs

Forum 2005-2010 (read only) Hardware Troubleshooting
#1

I am have extreme difficulty trying to adapt from "basic STAMP" configuration to"Arduino" and am hoping someone out there can help me regain my sanity.

The following is how I initialised the STAMP program and it doesn't what form of Arduino opening address I use I can't get beyond this stage.

Could someone please transform the following to Arduino intellegence? :-[

secs VAR Byte ' byte counts to to 255 Mans VAR Byte tries VAR Nib ' Nib counts from 0 to 15

Setup:

INPUT 1 INPUT 2 INPUT 3

GreyW_Off PIN 1 ' float switch closes on rise GreyW_on PIN 2 ' float switch closes on rise Man_Start PIN 3 ' momentry make watering sequence for back

OUTPUT 8 OUTPUT 9 OUTPUT 10

Power_On PIN 8 ' this OP turn 240V supply to pumps on Pump_Select PIN 9 ' this selects when activated grey water pump or tank pump when not activated Valve1 PIN 10 ' section one for watering back garden

#2 
secs         VAR  Byte     ' byte counts to to 255
Mans           VAR  Byte
tries         VAR  Nib      ' Nib counts from 0 to 15
=============================
byte secs;
byte Mans;
byte tries;    // No nybble data type 

----------------------------------------------------
Setup:

INPUT  1
INPUT 2
INPUT 3

GreyW_Off  PIN 1      ' float switch closes on rise
GreyW_on   PIN 2      ' float switch closes on rise
Man_Start  PIN 3      ' momentry make watering sequence for back  
========================
const int GreyW_Off = 1;
pinMode (GreyW_Off, INPUT);
etc
---------------------------------------------------------
OUTPUT 8
OUTPUT 9
OUTPUT 10

Power_On       PIN 8      ' this OP turn 240V supply to pumps on
Pump_Select    PIN 9     ' this selects  when activated grey water pump or tank pump when not activated
Valve1         PIN 10    ' section one for watering back garden

=========================

const int Power_On = 8;
...
pinMode (Power_On, OUTPUT);

http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/PinMode

#3

I have tried many times to get my programming started but I always come up with a programming error. The following program has been written I believe as dictated by the DigitalRead tutorial.

RESULT error: function 'void setup()' is initialized like a variable

can you advise me where I have gone wrong please?

int GreyW_Off =0; //' float switch closes on rise int GreyW_On =1; //' float switch closes on rise int Man_Start = 2; //' momentry make watering sequence for back int Power_On =8; //' this OP turn 240V supply to pumps on int Pump_Select = 9; // ' this selects when activated grey water pump or tank pump when not activated int Valve1 = 10; // ' section one for watering back garden

int val = 0; //======================== void setup() ( pinMode(GreyW_Off, INPUT); pinMode (GreyW_On, INPUT); pinMode ( Man_Start, INPUT); pinMode ( Power_On, OUTPUT); pinMode (Pump_Select , OUTPUT); pinMode (Valve1 , OUTPUT); )

#4

Spend some time reading ladyada's tutorials. You need a good grounding in the basics, otherwise you'll constantly be running into little problems like this

You can probably start with lesson 2 - it sounds like you know how to plug it in and open the IDE

http://www.ladyada.net/learn/arduino/lesson2.html

BTW, everyone will be happy if you use the "code" tags when posting your code here - it makes it SO much easier for everyone to read. The button looks like a "#" in the toolbar above the input box.

(Hint: you are using "straight" brackets to enclose the setup function, you need to use "curly" brackets.)

#5

Your using parenthesis for your code block - (
instead of brackets - {

#6